Number Of Bankruptcy Applications, Orders Made And Discharges, Monthly

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Number Of Bankruptcy Applications, Orders Made And Discharges, Monthly

Data from Jan 2004 to Mar 2025

Last updated: 05 Jul 2025, 21:01 SGT

SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)

Source: INSOLVENCY OFFICE

Data Last Updated: 29/05/2025

Update Frequency: Monthly

Footnotes: A Bankruptcy Order may translate into more than 1 bankrupt. As such, the number of Bankruptcy Orders made and the number of Bankruptcy Discharges may not necessarily add up with the Total Number of Undischarged Bankrupts.

Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/TS/M890551

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NumberOfBankruptcyApplicationsOrdersMadeAndDischargesMonthly.csv (3 rows, 7 KB)

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Applications For Bankruptcy	434	448	480	404	425	468	401	435	458	384	430	395	353	363	409	323	302	381	363	401	345	297	314	301	356	317	286	268	320	320	337	342	302	377	297	300	332	229	224	270	288	246	259	256	272	272	251	267	286	239	254	284	213	191	144	131	159	230	43	160	462	382	434	322	347	332	295	330	320	222	298	250	244	217	296	223	257	336	232	286	269	243	254	254	276	201	266	227	242	263	237	269	253	253	247	248	270	209	214	221	240	158	154	104	319	269	243	247	247	257	245	208	237	251	249	198	255	164	253	236	192	125	244	144	212	245	228	209	212	206	224	212	250	209	236	197	190	297	262	272	244	199	220	256	261	199	227	208	277	284	263	254	295	232	258	271	251	219	207	185	208	205	245	184	181	200	156	175	205	195	175	191	166	198	187	175	173	214	178	188	190	152	190	202	211	218	192	180	239	199	266	296	242	252	257	205	186	208	290	240	300	262	253	256	258	204	292	167	236	300	254	303	305	283	292	253	300	223	301	254	339	329	293	277	321	283	280	170	381	302	277	294	280	363	394	371	351	338	344	324	344	319	356	383	348	440	433	482	476	434	396	421	462	410	437
Bankruptcy Orders Made	140	140	98	132	108	90	81	133	93	98	146	116	79	99	57	64	86	91	102	139	77	91	109	115	105	59	58	100	57	58	64	49	59	106	96	90	112	90	77	143	75	110	93	119	96	69	45	71	50	70	62	52	60	72	56	102	109	110	7	22	91	127	157	116	106	167	144	143	124	125	172	140	134	122	152	119	173	137	156	149	129	110	147	126	170	129	111	108	148	129	138	169	118	148	138	131	157	130	124	142	123	137	179	163	166	189	139	134	147	138	140	160	160	204	85	122	161	149	126	158	161	115	175	96	113	164	137	145	154	151	192	212	120	110	164	135	157	164	148	168	159	199	220	157	136	158	191	149	195	117	175	128	122	134	148	164	190	112	114	147	122	113	176	95	131	161	131	134	138	78	101	172	104	95	137	125	209	151	97	141	81	118	107	166	129	169	106	101	151	200	194	263	195	174	210	137	160	205	206	205	237	180	215	191	200	175	215	196	263	221	214	261	198	282	189	216	262	202	263	258	296	226	280	254	217	267	216	225	280	253	211	307	274	284	346	262	310	255	272	378	290	252	312	361	331	426	358	346	366	357	341	423	353	384	507
Bankruptcy Discharges	62	25	40	67	67	117	52	62	58	54	41	78	67	64	83	51	25	79	73	69	56	39	56	60	62	47	37	48	73	49	69	92	82	69	75	90	118	110	81	148	168	169	192	279	152	144	126	137	180	159	191	288	256	222	266	217	200	118	77	132	348	270	24	53	258	504	553	491	653	516	592	504	368	405	491	519	526	656	526	501	411	215	206	101	115	113	138	162	156	211	163	172	155	135	187	141	148	181	219	247	300	247	234	376	303	376	513	477	545	401	340	407	361	406	373	291	358	248	239	221	130	186	279	249	415	347	278	354	247	263	196	234	277	359	327	323	353	242	219	226	191	136	194	184	218	157	141	179	265	160	198	187	200	190	119	132	112	83	56	123	86	71	86	81	139	85	98	117	106	157	242	325	275	268	186	164	216	132	94	178	170	132	112	219	139	300	167	209	294	343	430	376	272	204	103	130	177	271	108	114	135	81	106	87	85	86	120	113	168	136	95	187	121	146	151	88	177	123	121	189	165	145	159	220	149	128	125	130	98	73	53	107	106	125	121	115	199	155	168	175	145	126	140	153	152	118	174	211	167	154	184	112	151	90	52

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import requests
          
dataset_id = "d_86ab55e8deb78e31841a0ac920e09a9a"
url = "https://data.gov.sg/api/action/datastore_search?resource_id="  + dataset_id 
        
response = requests.get(url)
print(response.json())

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Singapore Department of Statistics. (2024). Number Of Bankruptcy Applications, Orders Made And Discharges, Monthly (2025) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved July 7, 2025 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_86ab55e8deb78e31841a0ac920e09a9a/view

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