Alarming insolvency numbers: Vienna stands before the record year 2025!

Alarming insolvency numbers: Vienna stands before the record year 2025!

Wien, Österreich - in Vienna there is a dramatic year for the corporate landscape. In the first six months of 2025, 799 company insolvencies have already been recorded, which corresponds to an increase of 5.41 percent compared to the record year 2024. The forecast number for the entire year could reach up to 1,600 company slides, an alarming statistics that caused the Alpine Virant Office (AKV) to carefully observe this development. This is a significant increase compared to the values of the financial crisis of 2007/2008, which also underlines the worrying situation.

The majority of the bankruptcies are in the real estate sector, which has a total of 5.55 billion euros with a total of 3.83 billion euros. In the ten largest company bankruptcies of the first half of the year, nine comes from the signal universe of the entrepreneur René Benko, which indicates the significant problem in the real estate industry.

industry -specific analysis

The statistics show that the industries are most affected:

• trade: 179 bankruptcies
• construction industry: 151 bankruptcies
• real estate industry: 144 bankruptcies
• gastronomy: 115 bankruptcies

These figures are particularly worrying because they not only question the economic stability of the companies concerned, but can also burden the entire industry. If you look at the bankruptcies in detail, you will find that an average of 30 companies register bankruptcy in Vienna per week, which corresponds to an average of 133 bankruptcies per month.

In addition to the corporate insolvencies, the situation in private bankruptcies has also deteriorated. So far, 1,631 cases have been registered, which corresponds to an increase of 7.3 percent compared to the previous year. The total amount of debts from private bankruptcies is 207.58 million euros, with an average debt per person of 127,200 euros. For 2025, around 3,300 private bankruptcies are expected.

a worrying trend

The current situation in Vienna is undoubtedly alarming. The high number of company insolvencies could not only cost many jobs, but also have long -term consequences for the economy in the region. When taking bankruptcy dismissals into account due to poor assets, the number of corporate insolvencies will be estimated to be around 2,800 by the end of 2025

Overall, the data, published by Statista, show that corporate insolvencies in Austria represent a worrying trend that must be observed comprehensively. The results of insolvency statistics are therefore of great relevance for everyone involved in order to better understand the economic situation in Vienna and all of Austria and, if necessary, take countermeasures.