Book publishing
In NACE division 58, 12.2 companies per 100 started in the past twelve months, against 7.5 nationally; that is higher than that of 90% of the 87 NACE divisions with this figure. Comparison: as of 22-10-2026 05:30.
Key figures for NACE division 58
financial year 2025 · median over 1,331 filed annual accountsForeign control in NACE division 58
2,232 registered companiesStaff cost per FTE in NACE division 58
268 employers| Size | Median | Middle half | Employers |
|---|---|---|---|
| fewer than 10 FTE | €72,000 | €56,800 to €89,600 | 167 |
| 10 to 49 FTE | €81,300 | €70,800 to €95,600 | 80 |
Employers with the highest staff cost per FTE in this division All sectors by staff cost In the Analysis workbench
Bankruptcies
past five yearsNationally, 1.61% of current registrations have a published bankruptcy opening in the past five years. This sector's historical share is lower than that of 60% of the 88 NACE divisions with this figure. The median bankruptcy probability in NACE division 58 is 0.1%, against 0.2% nationally, over 2,030 scored companies. Comparison: as of 22-10-2026 05:30.
Regional split
by region · 641 of 1,111 enterprises with a registered office on fileRecent bankruptcies in this sector
8| Date | Company |
|---|---|
| 31-12-2025 | Riva Projects
BE 0886.657.204 |
| 10-12-2025 | EXHIBITIONS INTERNATIONAL
BE 0455.300.677 |
| 06-10-2025 | NINETEEN CONSULTING
BE 0761.779.996 |
| 17-09-2025 | PUBLIDEA
BE 0880.168.397 |
| 03-06-2025 | SNOECK UITGEVERIJ
BE 0863.835.280 |
| 16-10-2024 | A3 LIVRES
BE 0887.357.879 |
| 05-02-2024 | BATOK
BE 0888.479.319 |
| 07-08-2023 | Renaissance
BE 0445.898.904 |
Geographic distribution
by province · based on the registered officeWhere are this sector's balance sheets registered? By municipality, down to the address
Subsidies in this sector
per register · legal entities with an enterprise number- Flemish subsidies €51.4m awarded
- Federal transfers 368,421 amount as published
- Wallonia-Brussels Federation €54.1m paid
- EU budget €6.2m attributed share
- EU research €10.4m eu contribution
How these figures are counted
Current enterprise registrations are counted through their registered main activities; establishment units are excluded. Counted in the KBO's NACE 2025 nomenclature, the one in which code 58110 exists.
Share of currently registered companies with a published bankruptcy opening in the past five years. Registered main activities in the selected classification can overlap. This retrospective share is not a future bankruptcy probability.
The comparison with the country and with the other NACE divisions comes from a nightly overview of every division, each counted in the nomenclature in which it exists. A standing such as "higher than 80%" counts the other divisions that have the figure. The bankruptcy probability is the median of our nightly score over the division's companies that have one; the count is stated.
The key figures cover the whole NACE division 58, not NACE 58110 on its own: there are too few filed annual accounts per five-digit code to compute them separately. The middle company of the sector, based on all filed annual accounts.