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NACE 2025 · Belgian sectors

How large, how young, how profitable and how healthy is each Belgian sector? Compare every NACE division on size, employment, starters, profitability, financial health, structure and risk, and open a sector for the detail.

Active companies
1,971,573
across 88 NACE divisions
Incorporations, 12 months
153,114
of which 147,480 still active (7.5% of active companies)
Employment
2,365,493
full-time equivalents at 79,295 employers, financial year 2025
Median solvency
46.4%
over 548,571 annual accounts, financial year 2025

Every sector at a glance

Each tile is a sector. Its size represents the number of companies or employees. Its colour represents the indicator you choose below.

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Starters: Companies that started in the past twelve months and are registered today, per 100 current registrations. Divisions counted in an older NACE classification get no starter figure: starters are registered in the current one.

Larger tile = more active companies in this sector.

N · PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL SERVICES G · WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE F · CONSTRUCTION T · OTHER SERVICES O · ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPPORT… R · HEALTH AND SOCIAL WORK I · ACCOMMODATION AND… C · MANUFACTURING K · TELECOMS AND IT M · REAL ESTATE S · ARTS, SPORTS AND… A · AGRICULTURE, FO… L · FINANCE AND INSURANCE Q · EDUCATION Head offices and… 10.6% Legal and acco… 8.2% Architecture… 7.6% Other profess… 11.1% Advertising and… 7.9% Veterinary… Retail trade 9.1% Wholesale trade 4.7% Wholesale/retail of… Specialised construction 9.2% Construction of buildings 9.6% Personal services 10.9% Repair… 11.1% Member… 2.4% Office administrative… 11.2% Building services and… 13.8% Human health 7.5% Food and beverage s… 9.3% Accommodation Fabricate… 5.4% Food pro… 8.5% Repa… 9.5% Othe… 12.9% Prin… 4.4% Computer program… 10.7% Real estate 5.4% Creative and perfo… 9.9% Sports and recre… 7.1% Crop and animal p… 4.1% Land transp… 11.9% Ware… 9.5% Post… 25.9% Financial servic… 3.1% Auxi… 4.7% Education 11.6% Film,… 11.4% Househ… N · PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL S… G · WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TR… F · CONSTRUCTION T · OTHER SERVICES O · ADMINISTRATIVE AN… R · HEALTH AND SOCIAL… I · ACCOMMODATION AND… C · MANUFACTURING Head offices and ma… 10.6% Legal a… 8.2% Architect… 7.6% Other… 11.1% Adverti… 7.9% Retail trade 9.1% Wholesale trade 4.7% Whol… Specialised construction 9.2% Const… 9.6% Personal ser… 10.9% Office… 11.2% Building… 13.8% Human health 7.5% Food and beverag… 9.3% Computer pro… 10.7% Real estate 5.4% Creative a… 9.9% Sports an… 7.1% Crop and a… 4.1% Land t… 11.9% Financial… 3.1% Education 11.6%

Click a tile to open the sector · as of 14-10-2026 05:30

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Every division by section

88 NACE divisions in 22 sections. Search by name or code, sort by a column.

A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 3 divisions · 49,849 active
DivisionActiveStarters 12 moFTE ↓SolvencyLateBankr. /1,000
01 Crop and animal production 47,238 4.1% 16,426 36.9% 36.9% 1.0
02 Forestry 2,388 4.7% 1,052 46.2% 36.8% 3.4
03 Fishing and aquaculture 223 4.5% 422 40.7% 54.6% 9.0
B Mining and quarrying 5 divisions · 293 active
DivisionActiveStarters 12 moFTE ↓SolvencyLateBankr. /1,000
08 Other mining and quarrying 229 2.6% 3,132 50.4% 30.5% 0.0
09 Mining support services 53 3.8% 102-- 0.0
07 Mining of metal ores 5 0.0% 14-- 0.0
05 Mining of coal 2 0.0% 9.6-- 0.0
06 Extraction of oil and gas 4 25.0% 1-- 0.0
C Manufacturing 24 divisions · 62,864 active
DivisionActiveStarters 12 moFTE ↓SolvencyLateBankr. /1,000
10 Food products 9,600 8.5% 75,680 33.6% 38.1% 10.4
25 Fabricated metal products 10,838 5.4% 57,339 45.1% 34.8% 7.2
20 Chemicals 1,263 5.5% 44,735 47.5% 26.7% 4.8
28 Machinery and equipment 2,288 3.6% 36,468 44.6% 32.2% 7.4
21 Pharmaceuticals 375 2.7% 34,634 44.8% 32.1% 13.3
23 Non-metallic mineral products 2,970 8.5% 25,638 47.4% 34.3% 4.4
24 Basic metals 597 4.4% 25,027 43.8% 29.5% 6.7
29 Motor vehicles 738 5.3% 23,002 42.0% 35.9% 9.5
22 Rubber and plastics 1,314 11.7% 21,188 48.1% 34.3% 9.9
33 Repair and installation of machinery 7,259 9.5% 16,610 42.8% 39.0% 7.2
26 Computer and electronic products 990 4.8% 15,751 50.4% 34.3% 5.1
27 Electrical equipment 1,059 4.2% 15,098 43.4% 36.9% 14.2
13 Textiles 2,355 8.4% 14,544 48.1% 31.7% 3.8
16 Wood and cork 3,344 6.0% 11,348 43.6% 37.3% 4.2
11 Beverages 1,381 5.9% 10,921 22.2% 42.9% 5.1
17 Paper 413 3.4% 10,791 48.9% 34.8% 9.7
32 Other manufacturing 5,391 12.9% 9,569 43.8% 39.3% 3.0
18 Printing 4,956 4.4% 9,113 47.3% 38.0% 3.8
31 Furniture 2,954 4.6% 8,308 40.0% 37.0% 5.8
30 Other transport equipment 370 7.8% 6,594 35.8% 29.8% 0.0
19 Coke and refined petroleum 34 2.9% 4,982-- 0.0
14 Clothing 2,015 8.4% 2,973 37.5% 35.6% 2.5
12 Tobacco 27 0.0% 1,275-- 0.0
15 Leather and related products 333 15.0% 1,044 42.5%- 6.0
D Energy 1 division · 1,768 active
DivisionActiveStarters 12 moFTE ↓SolvencyLateBankr. /1,000
35 Electricity, gas and steam 1,768 10.1% 22,249 33.2% 27.0% 4.0
E Water and waste 4 divisions · 2,359 active
DivisionActiveStarters 12 moFTE ↓SolvencyLateBankr. /1,000
38 Waste collection and treatment 1,622 7.7% 20,436 39.1% 32.3% 9.9
36 Water collection and supply 133 3.8% 6,277 52.6%- 7.5
37 Sewerage 357 6.2% 3,589 42.5% 38.3% 2.8
39 Remediation 247 6.9% 1,408 35.7% 33.9% 20.2
F Construction 3 divisions · 166,174 active
DivisionActiveStarters 12 moFTE ↓SolvencyLateBankr. /1,000
43 Specialised construction 128,645 9.2% 116,854 45.4% 42.5% 10.3
42 Civil engineering 5,862 7.8% 42,896 42.6% 40.5% 14.8
41 Construction of buildings 31,667 9.6% 39,543 40.5% 46.4% 14.6
G Wholesale and retail trade 3 divisions · 201,470 active
DivisionActiveStarters 12 moFTE ↓SolvencyLateBankr. /1,000
47 Retail trade 115,259 9.1% 237,527 35.5% 46.7% 8.4
46 Wholesale trade 61,605 4.7% 234,062 42.7% 39.1% 7.9
45 Wholesale/retail of motor vehicles 24,606- 55,616 36.5%- 9.7
H Transport and storage 5 divisions · 36,419 active
DivisionActiveStarters 12 moFTE ↓SolvencyLateBankr. /1,000
49 Land transport 23,086 11.9% 121,366 37.7% 48.9% 18.5
52 Warehousing and transport support 6,270 9.5% 79,738 39.4% 35.8% 9.9
53 Postal and courier 5,305 25.9% 29,752 32.4% 56.1% 20.9
51 Air transport 517 6.8% 5,212 35.7% 35.6% 0.0
50 Water transport 1,241 6.7% 1,492 42.7% 40.8% 5.6
I Accommodation and food service 2 divisions · 68,406 active
DivisionActiveStarters 12 moFTE ↓SolvencyLateBankr. /1,000
56 Food and beverage service 59,874 9.3% 57,089 29.6% 52.6% 23.2
55 Accommodation 8,532 7.9% 18,582 24.9% 44.8% 4.7
J Publishing and media 3 divisions · 13,108 active
DivisionActiveStarters 12 moFTE ↓SolvencyLateBankr. /1,000
58 Publishing 3,751 12.3% 9,626 45.8% 36.8% 3.5
60 Programming and broadcasting 1,425 16.6% 4,778 47.2% 44.4% 2.8
59 Film, video and music 7,932 11.4% 4,459 43.0% 41.0% 3.7
K Telecoms and IT 3 divisions · 58,340 active
DivisionActiveStarters 12 moFTE ↓SolvencyLateBankr. /1,000
62 Computer programming and consultancy 48,491 10.7% 76,809 55.9% 33.2% 3.8
61 Telecommunications 1,984 16.3% 17,450 41.5% 46.9% 11.1
63 Computing infrastructure and information services 7,865 9.6% 15,205 51.7% 32.2% 4.5
L Finance and insurance 3 divisions · 35,762 active
DivisionActiveStarters 12 moFTE ↓SolvencyLateBankr. /1,000
64 Financial services 26,068 3.1% 34,944 52.8% 28.1% 2.9
66 Auxiliary financial services 9,255 4.7% 19,241 44.8% 38.7% 1.5
65 Insurance and pension funding 439 1.4% 917 47.6% 27.6% 2.3
M Real estate 1 division · 54,942 active
DivisionActiveStarters 12 moFTE ↓SolvencyLateBankr. /1,000
68 Real estate 54,942 5.4% 27,639 31.8% 36.0% 3.8
N Professional and technical services 7 divisions · 235,435 active
DivisionActiveStarters 12 moFTE ↓SolvencyLateBankr. /1,000
70 Head offices and management consultancy 87,733 10.6% 74,972 54.3% 31.9% 3.0
71 Architecture and engineering 39,464 7.6% 53,378 51.1% 33.5% 2.3
73 Advertising and market research 26,111 7.9% 29,259 49.9% 35.9% 3.4
69 Legal and accounting 42,660 8.2% 27,119 53.7% 32.4% 1.0
72 Research and development 2,301 7.6% 26,511 54.6% 32.5% 3.5
74 Other professional activities 31,091 11.1% 6,526 46.6% 38.1% 2.3
75 Veterinary activities 6,075 9.4% 1,457 50.6% 35.5% 0.0
O Administrative and support services 6 divisions · 93,647 active
DivisionActiveStarters 12 moFTE ↓SolvencyLateBankr. /1,000
78 Employment activities 3,217 7.3% 189,199 38.6% 30.3% 8.7
81 Building services and landscaping 36,648 13.8% 71,457 40.3% 43.4% 7.4
82 Office administrative support 40,517 11.2% 40,509 47.5% 34.9% 4.6
80 Security and investigation 1,123 7.7% 18,152 40.1% 41.9% 12.5
77 Rental and leasing 8,403 7.9% 15,375 33.9% 38.6% 4.2
79 Travel agencies 3,739 8.5% 5,461 33.0% 35.3% 3.5
P Public administration 1 division · 2,286 active
DivisionActiveStarters 12 moFTE ↓SolvencyLateBankr. /1,000
84 Public administration and defence 2,286 0.5% 10,807 54.1% 19.7% 0.9
Q Education 1 division · 35,249 active
DivisionActiveStarters 12 moFTE ↓SolvencyLateBankr. /1,000
85 Education 35,249 11.6% 29,492 46.9% 32.1% 1.2
R Health and social work 3 divisions · 80,032 active
DivisionActiveStarters 12 moFTE ↓SolvencyLateBankr. /1,000
86 Human health 72,482 7.5% 150,152 62.2% 35.9% 0.4
88 Social work without accommodation 5,528 6.2% 124,548 50.0% 25.3% 1.1
87 Residential care 2,022 1.3% 121,690 47.8% 24.9% 3.5
S Arts, sports and recreation 4 divisions · 53,034 active
DivisionActiveStarters 12 moFTE ↓SolvencyLateBankr. /1,000
93 Sports and recreation 22,573 7.1% 16,516 29.4% 42.3% 2.7
90 Creative and performing arts 29,007 9.9% 10,777 46.8% 38.2% 1.7
91 Libraries, archives and museums 959 3.8% 4,760 53.2% 29.4% 1.0
92 Gambling and betting 495 5.3% 2,257 62.8% 46.8% 4.0
T Other services 3 divisions · 100,640 active
DivisionActiveStarters 12 moFTE ↓SolvencyLateBankr. /1,000
96 Personal services 70,624 10.9% 87,758 28.5% 48.1% 3.4
94 Membership organisations 9,744 2.4% 24,270 63.7% 25.2% 0.6
95 Repair of computers and personal goods 20,272 11.1% 17,996 39.3% 47.0% 6.3
U Households 2 divisions · 4,969 active
DivisionActiveStarters 12 moFTE ↓SolvencyLateBankr. /1,000
97 Households as employers 4,964 12.0% 8,497 23.2%- 0.2
98 Household production for own use 5 20.0%--- 0.0
V Extraterritorial organisations 1 division · 345 active
DivisionActiveStarters 12 moFTE ↓SolvencyLateBankr. /1,000
99 Extraterritorial organisations 345 0.3% 17-- 0.0

The dot colours the figure as on the map: against Belgium for a figure with a better and a worse side, otherwise against the other divisions.

Most-searched activities

70220Business consulting62020IT consultancy47114Supermarkets64200Holdings68203Real estate rental70100Head office activities41201General construction43221Plumbing43210Electrical installation43331Tiling41101Real estate development43320Joinery56101Full-service restaurants56102Limited-service restaurants56301Cafés56210Catering55101Hotels56302Nightclubs
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Division Current registrations ↓ Starters per 100 (12 mo) Employment (FTE) Median solvency Median equity Median net result Bankruptcies, historical share Bankruptcy probability (median)
Belgium, unique registrations 1,971,573 7.5 2,365,493 46.45% €99,194 €16,796 1.61% 0.21%
43 Specialised construction activities 128,645 9.2 116,854 45.41% €82,398 €13,290 2.94% 0.70%
47 Retail trade 115,259 9.1 237,527 35.46% €100,133 €11,525 2.24% 0.63%
70 Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 87,733 10.6 74,972 54.32% €113,225 €29,979 0.72% 0.10%
86 Human health activities 72,482 7.5 150,152 62.19% €144,572 €63,543 0.16% 0.04%
96 Personal service activities 70,624 10.9 87,758 28.51% €22,828 €3,634 0.80% 0.63%
46 Wholesale trade 61,605 4.7 234,062 42.67% €210,729 €17,560 2.17% 0.36%
56 Food and beverage service activities 59,874 9.3 57,089 29.56% €37,194 €6,051 6.02% 1.66%
68 Real estate activities 54,942 5.4 27,639 31.76% €170,246 €8,612 1.08% 0.22%
62 Computer programming, consultancy and related activities 48,491 10.7 76,809 55.86% €79,760 €28,447 0.78% 0.09%
01 Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 47,238 4.1 16,426 36.93% €199,097 €16,340 0.33% 0.14%
69 Legal and accounting activities 42,660 8.2 27,119 53.67% €111,873 €43,971 0.31% 0.04%
82 Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 40,517 11.2 40,509 47.48% €81,632 €18,155 1.08% 0.18%
71 Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 39,464 7.6 53,378 51.10% €84,069 €19,078 0.63% 0.12%
81 Services to buildings and landscape activities 36,648 13.8 71,457 40.31% €67,333 €12,404 2.01% 0.91%
85 Education 35,249 11.6 29,492 46.92% €67,460 €9,319 0.24% 0.04%
41 Construction of residential and non-residential buildings 31,667 9.6 39,543 40.46% €71,039 €11,340 4.11% 1.41%
74 Other professional, scientific and technical activities 31,091 11.1 6,526 46.59% €52,135 €10,209 0.57% 0.20%
90 Arts creation and performing arts activities 29,007 9.9 10,777 46.83% €63,899 €7,945 0.45% 0.05%
73 Advertising, market research and public relations activities 26,111 7.9 29,259 49.86% €77,084 €16,047 1.02% 0.23%
64 Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding 26,068 3.1 34,944 52.81% €330,242 €42,863 0.80% 0.16%
45 Wholesale/retail of motor vehicles 24,606 - 55,616 36.47% €139,005 €14,864 2.73% 0.56%
49 Land transport and transport via pipelines 23,086 11.9 121,366 37.74% €71,657 €10,207 4.47% 1.64%
93 Sports, amusement and recreation activities 22,573 7.1 16,516 29.35% €60,457 €5,881 0.78% 0.06%
95 Repair and maintenance of computers, personal and household goods, and motor vehicles and motorcycles 20,272 11.1 17,996 39.27% €101,792 €14,275 1.69% 0.60%
25 Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 10,838 5.4 57,339 45.11% €226,840 €23,074 2.28% 0.44%
94 Activities of membership organisations 9,744 2.4 24,270 63.73% €584,744 €10,308 0.12% 0.02%
10 Manufacture of food products 9,600 8.5 75,680 33.60% €131,601 €18,700 2.68% 0.95%
66 Activities auxiliary to financial services and insurance activities 9,255 4.7 19,241 44.83% €190,892 €47,207 0.37% 0.16%
55 Accommodation 8,532 7.9 18,582 24.94% €116,336 €3,846 1.21% 0.54%
77 Rental and leasing activities 8,403 7.9 15,375 33.86% €141,054 €10,309 1.23% 0.47%
59 Motion picture, video and television programme production, sound recording and music publishing activities 7,932 11.4 4,459 42.95% €53,396 €6,181 0.83% 0.29%
63 Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and other information service activities 7,865 9.6 15,205 51.75% €80,756 €20,210 0.94% 0.18%
33 Repair, maintenance and installation of machinery and equipment 7,259 9.5 16,610 42.84% €103,510 €22,808 2.01% 0.70%
52 Warehousing and support activities for transportation 6,270 9.5 79,738 39.43% €237,973 €26,121 2.74% 0.76%
75 Veterinary activities 6,075 9.4 1,457 50.64% €96,889 €33,750 0.05% 0.05%
42 Civil engineering 5,862 7.8 42,896 42.60% €130,570 €22,122 3.39% 0.69%
88 Social work activities without accommodation 5,528 6.2 124,548 50.01% €268,984 €15,797 0.25% 0.03%
32 Other manufacturing 5,391 12.9 9,569 43.77% €114,710 €14,172 0.65% 0.31%
53 Postal and courier activities 5,305 25.9 29,752 32.36% €40,171 €7,322 5.01% 2.73%
97 Activities of households as employers of domestic personnel 4,964 12.0 8,497 23.23% €197,206 €26,175 0.06% 0.25%
18 Printing and reproduction of recorded media 4,956 4.4 9,113 47.33% €95,380 €8,283 1.25% 0.33%
58 Publishing activities 3,751 12.3 9,626 45.76% €77,450 €8,138 0.93% 0.11%
79 Travel agency, tour operator and other reservation service and related activities 3,739 8.5 5,461 32.96% €128,943 €14,125 0.83% 0.20%
16 Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials 3,344 6.0 11,348 43.56% €164,557 €14,635 1.41% 0.45%
78 Employment activities 3,217 7.3 189,199 38.59% €92,193 €18,907 1.90% 0.31%
23 Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 2,970 8.5 25,638 47.36% €373,283 €20,750 1.38% 0.16%
31 Manufacture of furniture 2,954 4.6 8,308 40.02% €132,385 €9,694 1.52% 0.56%
02 Forestry and logging 2,388 4.7 1,052 46.24% €204,399 €13,244 0.75% 0.12%
13 Manufacture of textiles 2,355 8.4 14,544 48.12% €339,455 €18,105 1.02% 0.17%
72 Scientific research and development 2,301 7.6 26,511 54.60% €258,512 €16,585 1.13% 0.12%
28 Manufacture of machinery and equipment not elsewhere classified 2,288 3.6 36,468 44.60% €463,429 €34,903 2.10% 0.28%
84 Public administration and defence; compulsory social security 2,286 0.5 10,807 54.14% €1.1m €34,240 0.13% 0.03%
87 Residential care activities 2,022 1.3 121,690 47.80% €1.2m €39,375 0.45% 0.03%
14 Manufacture of wearing apparel 2,015 8.4 2,973 37.54% €75,312 €5,187 0.55% 0.27%
61 Telecommunications 1,984 16.3 17,450 41.50% €80,053 €9,480 2.92% 0.72%
35 Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 1,768 10.1 22,249 33.22% €454,944 €23,159 1.07% 0.23%
38 Waste collection, recovery and disposal activities 1,622 7.7 20,436 39.12% €645,500 €34,419 2.59% 0.41%
60 Programming, broadcasting, news agency and other content distribution activities 1,425 16.6 4,778 47.16% €72,623 €4,249 0.49% 0.08%
11 Manufacture of beverages 1,381 5.9 10,921 22.15% €37,553 -€1,184 2.10% 0.60%
22 Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 1,314 11.7 21,188 48.06% €751,448 €36,974 2.36% 0.29%
20 Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 1,263 5.5 44,735 47.53% €1.2m €54,608 2.06% 0.25%
50 Water transport 1,241 6.7 1,492 42.71% €363,699 €22,322 0.97% 0.20%
80 Investigation and security activities 1,123 7.7 18,152 40.11% €84,281 €13,398 2.49% 0.29%
27 Manufacture of electrical equipment 1,059 4.2 15,098 43.38% €240,080 €17,220 3.21% 0.42%
26 Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 990 4.8 15,751 50.39% €254,407 €19,912 1.31% 0.15%
91 Libraries, archives, museums and other cultural activities 959 3.8 4,760 53.20% €479,055 €11,254 0.52% 0.03%
29 Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 738 5.3 23,002 42.04% €395,498 €31,285 1.76% 0.25%
24 Manufacture of basic metals 597 4.4 25,027 43.80% €493,547 €23,576 1.68% 0.49%
51 Air transport 517 6.8 5,212 35.70% €60,804 €5,921 0.97% 0.40%
92 Gambling and betting activities 495 5.3 2,257 62.78% €259,933 €18,619 3.23% 0.47%
65 Insurance, reinsurance and pension funding, except compulsory social security 439 1.4 917 47.59% €187,599 €46,277 0.23% -
17 Manufacture of paper and paper products 413 3.4 10,791 48.92% €1.1m €59,183 2.66% 0.29%
21 Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 375 2.7 34,634 44.81% €444,407 €23,776 3.20% 0.32%
30 Manufacture of other transport equipment 370 7.8 6,594 35.83% €197,597 €6,428 2.70% 0.55%
37 Sewerage 357 6.2 3,589 42.50% €311,734 €32,890 1.12% 0.21%
99 Activities of extraterritorial organisations and bodies 345 0.3 17 - - - 0.00% -
15 Manufacture of leather and related products 333 15.0 1,044 42.47% €95,661 €2,099 1.20% 0.50%
39 Remediation activities and other waste management service activities 247 6.9 1,408 35.69% €171,464 €24,905 2.83% 0.74%
08 Other mining and quarrying 229 2.6 3,132 50.37% €1.1m €38,102 1.31% 0.18%
03 Fishing and aquaculture 223 4.5 422 40.69% €373,193 €2,589 4.04% 0.53%
36 Water collection, treatment and supply 133 3.8 6,277 52.58% €449,816 €50,951 0.75% 0.26%
09 Mining support service activities 53 3.8 102 - - - 0.00% 0.10%
19 Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products 34 2.9 4,982 - - - 0.00% -
12 Manufacture of tobacco products 27 0.0 1,275 - - - 0.00% -
07 Mining of metal ores 5 0.0 14 - - - 0.00% -
98 Undifferentiated goods- and services-producing activities of private households for own use 5 20.0 - - - - 0.00% -
06 Extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas 4 25.0 1 - - - 0.00% -
05 Mining of coal and lignite 2 0.0 10 - - - 0.00% -
How these figures are counted

Each division is counted in the NACE classification in which it exists. Bankruptcy probability is the median of the twelve-month bankruptcy probability Checked computes per company; the accounts medians come from annual accounts filed with the National Bank. A median is shown only from 30 companies.

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.

Each current enterprise registration is counted once nationally, including those without a main activity. The national row is therefore not the sum of the sectors.

Starters are the companies still registered today that started in the twelve complete months before the count, the same twelve months as on every market page (see How we count, below). Bankruptcies over twelve months are current registrations with a bankruptcy opening published in those months. Where a division has no figure, none is shown.

How we count

Every Checked market page counts the same twelve months, October 2025 to September 2026, from the same nightly count of 14 October 2026. The same question gets the same answer everywhere.

Incorporations in 12 months
153,114
Enterprises with a KBO start date in those twelve months, sole traders included, even if they have stopped since.
Bankruptcies in 12 months
12,264
Declared bankruptcies the Belgian Official Gazette published in those twelve months, including those of natural persons without an enterprise number.
Active companies
1,971,573
Enterprises active in the KBO on 14 October 2026, sole traders included.

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A sector counts the companies still registered today, in the NACE classification in which the division exists; those that stopped since no longer count in the sector table.

Starters in the sector table
Incorporations153,114
stopped or struck off since-5,634
Still active147,480

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