Public administration and defence; compulsory social security
In NACE division 84, 0.5 companies per 100 started in the past twelve months, against 7.5 nationally; that is lower than that of 95% of the 86 other NACE divisions. Comparison: as of 12-10-2026 05:30.
Key figures for NACE division 84
financial year 2025 · median over 185 filed annual accountsForeign control in NACE division 84
1,687 registered companiesStaff cost per FTE in NACE division 84
89 employers| Size | Median | Middle half | Employers |
|---|---|---|---|
| fewer than 10 FTE | €77,500 | €59,000 to €102,100 | 36 |
| 10 to 49 FTE | €85,300 | €70,400 to €107,300 | 27 |
| 50 to 249 FTE | €83,200 | €75,800 to €94,700 | 20 |
Employers with the highest staff cost per FTE in this division All sectors by staff cost In the Analysis workbench
Bankruptcies
past five yearsNationally, 1.60% of current registrations have a published bankruptcy opening in the past five years. This sector's historical share is lower than that of 87% of the 87 other NACE divisions. The median bankruptcy probability in NACE division 84 is 0.0%, against 0.2% nationally, over 246 scored companies. Comparison: as of 12-10-2026 05:30.
Regional split
by region · 2,070 of 2,286 enterprises with a registered office on fileRecent bankruptcies in this sector
3| Date | Company |
|---|---|
| 13-05-2026 | ADMINISTRATIVE AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
BE 0426.737.741 |
| 16-01-2026 | XYRUS
BE 0472.824.520 |
| 15-05-2024 | BIOHUB LEUVEN
BE 0758.747.955 |
Geographic distribution
by province · based on the establishment addressWhere 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 €16.85bn awarded
- Federal transfers 67.23bn amount as published
- Wallonia-Brussels Federation €1.24bn paid
- EU budget €70.9m attributed share
- EU research €52.7m 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 84 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 middle company of the sector, based on all filed annual accounts.