Bankruptcy filings across all chapters rose 16.8% from 2022 to 2023, with an increase recorded in all four quarters of 2023 after more than a decade on the decline.

Business filings, which made up about 4% of all bankruptcy filings for the year, went up by more than 40% year over year. Bankruptcy experts are now expecting to see a steady stream of Chapter 11 filings continue throughout 2024, though not with a year-over-year jump like 2023′s.