The year 2021 has left 168 tenders and 1,108 dissolutions registered in the Canary Islands, 50% more in the first case and 40.08% more in the second compared to 2020, according to the 'Study on tenders and dissolutions' by Informa.
In December 2021, the number of tenders stood at 10, 33.3% lower than in the same month in 2020. However, dissolutions rose to 129, above the 81 in December 2020.
In Spain as a whole, there were 5,862 tenders and 27,760 dissolutions registered in Spain, 34% more in the first case and 20% more in the second compared to 2020, figures that had not been reached since 2014 and 2013, respectively.
In December alone, tenders stood at 387, below the previous three months and 16% lower than in the same month in 2020. However, dissolutions rose for the third consecutive month, to 3,300, the second highest figure of the year, which is 11% higher than in December 2020.
All sectors grew in the number of tenders since January last year, except for communications, which cut back by 9%, and financial intermediation, which decreased by 2%.
The leading sectors in 2021 in tenders are: commerce, with 1,247; followed by construction and real estate activities, with 1,107; and hospitality, with 922. The latter is the one that grows the most in the year-on-year, 101%.
Also, in December, the same sectors are the most affected: commerce registers 90 tenders, 8% less; construction and real estate activities, 83, 20% more; and hospitality remains at 55, which is 26% less.
Regarding dissolutions, they only decrease in two sectors in the accumulated annual: energy, where they fall by 26%, and extractive industries, in which they fall by 4%.
In addition, construction and real estate activities, with 6,624, and commerce, with 5,477, lead the dissolution processes in 2021. If we add the 4,450 dissolutions of business services, they account for nearly 60% of the total. In December, they are also the top three with 792, 690 and 504, respectively.
The Director of Studies at Informa, Nathalie Gianese, commented that 2021 closes with the "highest" number of tenders since 2014 and with hospitality as the sector where they have "increased the most, doubling those of 2020".
By autonomous communities
The only autonomous community that sees business tenders decline in 2021 is Melilla, with a decrease of 50%. Catalonia is the community with the most processes, with 1,613, an annual increase of 43%; and in December with 106, a month in which they are reduced by 9%. Behind, Madrid, with 1,211 in the accumulated, an advance of 36%; and 74 in December. It is followed by Valencia, with 830, an increase of 23%, and 66 in December.
Regarding dissolutions since January 2021, Madrid is the winning community, with 7,859, 28% of the total, and an increase of 11% compared to the previous year. It is followed by Andalusia, with 3,723, 18% more; and Valencia, which grows by 30%, the largest increase in number, up to 3,399 dissolutions.
In December, they repeat as the communities that reach the most processes: 952 for Madrid, 402 in Andalusia and 327 in Valencia.
