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NACE 2025 · Belgian sectors

Compare every Belgian sector by NACE division on size, employment, starters, profitability, financial strength, structure and risk. Open a sector for the detail.

Active companies
1,974,108
across 88 NACE divisions
Incorporations, 12 months
152,441
of which 147,362 still active (7.5% of active companies)
Employment
2,384,255
full-time equivalents at 80,785 employers, financial year 2025
Median solvency
46.2%
over 560,583 annual accounts, financial year 2025

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

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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… 9,026 Legal and acco… 3,366 Architecture… 2,804 Other profess… 3,350 Advertising and… 2,015 Veterinary… Retail trade 10,249 Wholesale trade 2,772 Wholesale/retail of… Specialised construction 11,428 Construction of buildings 2,842 Personal services 7,488 Repair… 2,217 Member… 209 Office administrative… 4,361 Building services and… 4,925 Human health 5,183 Food and beverage s… 5,387 Accommodation Fabricate… 537 Food pro… 784 Repa… 655 Othe… 673 Prin… 201 Computer program… 5,188 Real estate 2,807 Creative and perfo… 2,762 Sports and recre… 1,511 Crop and animal p… 1,894 Land transp… 2,673 Ware… 575 Post… 1,485 Financial servic… 756 Auxi… 421 Education 3,966 Film,… 894 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 an… 9,026 Legal and accou… 3,366 Architectur… 2,804 Other profe… 3,350 Advertis… 2,015 Retail trade 10,249 Wholesale trade 2,772 Whol… Specialised construction 11,428 Const… 2,842 Personal ser… 7,488 Office… 4,361 Building… 4,925 Human health 5,183 Food and beverag… 5,387 Computer pro… 5,188 Real estate 2,807 Creative a… 2,762 Sports an… 1,511 Crop and a… 1,894 Land t… 2,673 Financial… 756 Education 3,966

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Leaderboards

Each leaderboard shows the five divisions leading on one aspect. Only divisions of a minimum size count, so a small division does not top a list on a handful of cases.

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 · 49,867 active
DivisionActive ↓Starters 12 monthsFTESolvencyLateBankr. /1,000
01 Crop and animal production 47,253 4.0% 16,665 36.6% 36.9% 1.0
02 Forestry 2,392 4.7% 1,061 46.2% 36.8% 3.8
03 Fishing and aquaculture 222 4.1% 441 39.2% 55.0% 4.5
B Mining and quarrying 5 divisions · 293 active
DivisionActive ↓Starters 12 monthsFTESolvencyLateBankr. /1,000
08 Other mining and quarrying 229 2.2% 3,132 51.0% 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
06 Extraction of oil and gas 4 25.0% 1-- 0.0
05 Mining of coal 2 0.0% 9.6-- 0.0
C Manufacturing 24 divisions · 62,881 active
DivisionActive ↓Starters 12 monthsFTESolvencyLateBankr. /1,000
25 Fabricated metal products 10,816 5.0% 57,848 44.9% 34.8% 7.1
10 Food products 9,609 8.2% 76,662 33.3% 38.2% 10.4
33 Repair and installation of machinery 7,262 9.0% 16,814 42.3% 39.1% 7.3
32 Other manufacturing 5,405 12.5% 9,655 43.0% 39.3% 3.3
18 Printing 4,938 4.1% 9,167 46.8% 38.0% 4.3
16 Wood and cork 3,350 5.6% 11,471 43.1% 37.4% 3.9
23 Non-metallic mineral products 2,978 8.6% 25,852 47.0% 34.3% 4.0
31 Furniture 2,946 4.6% 8,365 39.7% 36.8% 6.1
13 Textiles 2,360 7.6% 14,634 47.5% 31.8% 4.2
28 Machinery and equipment 2,287 3.2% 36,883 44.6% 32.2% 8.7
14 Clothing 2,022 8.3% 2,973 37.5% 35.4% 2.5
11 Beverages 1,381 5.6% 10,973 21.9% 43.0% 5.1
22 Rubber and plastics 1,323 12.2% 21,357 48.1% 34.3% 10.6
20 Chemicals 1,260 5.5% 44,750 47.4% 26.5% 6.3
27 Electrical equipment 1,059 4.2% 15,162 43.0% 37.0% 11.3
26 Computer and electronic products 992 4.3% 15,759 49.2% 34.3% 5.0
29 Motor vehicles 739 5.3% 23,007 42.0% 35.9% 9.5
24 Basic metals 597 3.9% 25,047 43.8% 29.5% 6.7
17 Paper 413 2.9% 10,809 48.8% 34.8% 4.8
21 Pharmaceuticals 377 3.2% 34,796 44.6% 32.1% 5.3
30 Other transport equipment 372 6.5% 6,601 35.4% 30.1% 0.0
15 Leather and related products 334 14.7% 1,044 42.2%- 6.0
19 Coke and refined petroleum 34 2.9% 4,982-- 0.0
12 Tobacco 27 0.0% 1,275-- 0.0
D Energy 1 division · 1,772 active
DivisionActive ↓Starters 12 monthsFTESolvencyLateBankr. /1,000
35 Electricity, gas and steam 1,772 9.5% 22,260 32.6% 27.0% 3.4
E Water and waste 4 divisions · 2,369 active
DivisionActive ↓Starters 12 monthsFTESolvencyLateBankr. /1,000
38 Waste collection and treatment 1,626 7.5% 20,522 38.7% 32.4% 9.2
37 Sewerage 360 6.4% 3,710 42.3% 38.3% 2.8
39 Remediation 250 6.4% 1,408 36.4% 34.2% 20.0
36 Water collection and supply 133 3.0% 6,277 52.6%- 7.5
F Construction 3 divisions · 166,555 active
DivisionActive ↓Starters 12 monthsFTESolvencyLateBankr. /1,000
43 Specialised construction 128,977 8.9% 118,402 45.3% 42.6% 10.3
41 Construction of buildings 31,717 9.0% 39,887 40.2% 46.4% 15.5
42 Civil engineering 5,861 7.4% 43,036 42.5% 40.6% 14.7
G Wholesale and retail trade 3 divisions · 201,341 active
DivisionActive ↓Starters 12 monthsFTESolvencyLateBankr. /1,000
47 Retail trade 115,344 8.9% 239,592 35.1% 46.7% 8.4
46 Wholesale trade 61,503 4.5% 236,141 42.3% 39.2% 7.6
45 Wholesale/retail of motor vehicles 24,494- 55,984 36.0%- 9.7
H Transport and storage 5 divisions · 36,551 active
DivisionActive ↓Starters 12 monthsFTESolvencyLateBankr. /1,000
49 Land transport 23,139 11.6% 122,691 37.4% 49.0% 19.1
52 Warehousing and transport support 6,286 9.1% 80,270 39.4% 35.8% 9.7
53 Postal and courier 5,366 27.7% 29,871 31.5% 56.1% 19.8
50 Water transport 1,243 6.1% 1,503 42.6% 40.8% 6.4
51 Air transport 517 7.4% 5,225 36.4% 35.0% 0.0
I Accommodation and food service 2 divisions · 68,394 active
DivisionActive ↓Starters 12 monthsFTESolvencyLateBankr. /1,000
56 Food and beverage service 59,864 9.0% 58,134 29.3% 52.7% 23.3
55 Accommodation 8,530 7.5% 19,440 24.7% 44.9% 4.7
J Publishing and media 3 divisions · 13,197 active
DivisionActive ↓Starters 12 monthsFTESolvencyLateBankr. /1,000
59 Film, video and music 7,975 11.2% 4,582 43.0% 41.1% 3.4
58 Publishing 3,787 13.2% 9,646 45.6% 36.8% 3.4
60 Programming and broadcasting 1,435 17.1% 4,778 47.8% 44.4% 2.8
K Telecoms and IT 3 divisions · 58,482 active
DivisionActive ↓Starters 12 monthsFTESolvencyLateBankr. /1,000
62 Computer programming and consultancy 48,648 10.7% 77,830 55.7% 33.3% 3.9
63 Computing infrastructure and information services 7,852 9.6% 15,255 51.4% 32.2% 4.1
61 Telecommunications 1,982 16.0% 17,699 41.2% 46.9% 11.6
L Finance and insurance 3 divisions · 35,747 active
DivisionActive ↓Starters 12 monthsFTESolvencyLateBankr. /1,000
64 Financial services 26,066 2.9% 35,485 52.7% 28.2% 2.8
66 Auxiliary financial services 9,242 4.6% 19,589 44.8% 38.7% 1.6
65 Insurance and pension funding 439 1.4% 920 46.9% 27.6% 2.3
M Real estate 1 division · 55,024 active
DivisionActive ↓Starters 12 monthsFTESolvencyLateBankr. /1,000
68 Real estate 55,024 5.1% 27,968 31.5% 36.1% 3.8
N Professional and technical services 7 divisions · 235,984 active
DivisionActive ↓Starters 12 monthsFTESolvencyLateBankr. /1,000
70 Head offices and management consultancy 88,089 10.2% 75,560 54.2% 31.9% 3.0
69 Legal and accounting 42,698 7.9% 27,338 53.5% 32.5% 1.0
71 Architecture and engineering 39,512 7.1% 53,911 51.0% 33.6% 2.4
74 Other professional activities 31,151 10.8% 6,615 46.4% 38.1% 2.3
73 Advertising and market research 26,135 7.7% 29,526 49.7% 35.9% 3.3
75 Veterinary activities 6,094 9.3% 1,471 50.6% 35.5% 0.2
72 Research and development 2,305 7.5% 26,631 54.6% 32.4% 3.9
O Administrative and support services 6 divisions · 93,922 active
DivisionActive ↓Starters 12 monthsFTESolvencyLateBankr. /1,000
82 Office administrative support 40,613 10.7% 40,839 47.1% 34.9% 4.6
81 Building services and landscaping 36,782 13.4% 71,570 40.2% 43.5% 7.6
77 Rental and leasing 8,426 7.7% 15,473 33.6% 38.8% 4.5
79 Travel agencies 3,745 8.8% 5,574 33.0% 35.2% 3.2
78 Employment activities 3,226 7.2% 189,774 38.5% 30.2% 9.3
80 Security and investigation 1,130 7.5% 18,194 40.1% 42.0% 10.6
P Public administration 1 division · 2,284 active
DivisionActive ↓Starters 12 monthsFTESolvencyLateBankr. /1,000
84 Public administration and defence 2,284 0.4% 10,806 53.7% 19.8% 0.9
Q Education 1 division · 35,384 active
DivisionActive ↓Starters 12 monthsFTESolvencyLateBankr. /1,000
85 Education 35,384 11.2% 29,782 46.6% 32.0% 1.2
R Health and social work 3 divisions · 80,276 active
DivisionActive ↓Starters 12 monthsFTESolvencyLateBankr. /1,000
86 Human health 72,713 7.1% 150,231 62.1% 35.9% 0.5
88 Social work without accommodation 5,539 5.9% 125,503 49.9% 25.4% 0.9
87 Residential care 2,024 1.1% 122,310 47.6% 24.8% 3.5
S Arts, sports and recreation 4 divisions · 53,145 active
DivisionActive ↓Starters 12 monthsFTESolvencyLateBankr. /1,000
90 Creative and performing arts 29,088 9.5% 10,858 46.7% 38.2% 1.8
93 Sports and recreation 22,602 6.7% 16,688 29.0% 42.4% 2.8
91 Libraries, archives and museums 961 3.6% 4,770 53.3% 29.4% 1.0
92 Gambling and betting 494 5.7% 2,264 61.9% 46.8% 4.0
T Other services 3 divisions · 100,813 active
DivisionActive ↓Starters 12 monthsFTESolvencyLateBankr. /1,000
96 Personal services 70,745 10.6% 88,431 28.3% 48.1% 3.5
95 Repair of computers and personal goods 20,309 10.9% 18,056 39.0% 47.0% 6.3
94 Membership organisations 9,759 2.1% 24,461 63.7% 25.3% 0.7
U Households 2 divisions · 4,970 active
DivisionActive ↓Starters 12 monthsFTESolvencyLateBankr. /1,000
97 Households as employers 4,965 12.0% 8,497 23.2%- 0.4
98 Household production for own use 5 20.0%--- 0.0
V Extraterritorial organisations 1 division · 343 active
DivisionActive ↓Starters 12 monthsFTESolvencyLateBankr. /1,000
99 Extraterritorial organisations 343 0.0% 17-- 0.0

The dot's colour follows the map. A figure with a better and a worse side is compared with Belgium, any other figure with 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 months) Employment (FTE) Median solvency Median equity Median net result Bankruptcies, historical share Bankruptcy probability (median)
Belgium, unique registrations 1,974,108 7.5 2,384,255 46.17% €98,595 €16,569 1.61% 0.21%
43 Specialised construction activities 128,977 8.9 118,402 45.25% €82,246 €13,194 2.95% 0.69%
47 Retail trade 115,344 8.9 239,592 35.14% €98,862 €11,331 2.24% 0.61%
70 Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 88,089 10.2 75,560 54.21% €113,285 €29,790 0.73% 0.10%
86 Human health activities 72,713 7.1 150,231 62.14% €144,886 €63,101 0.17% 0.04%
96 Personal service activities 70,745 10.6 88,431 28.30% €22,623 €3,588 0.81% 0.62%
46 Wholesale trade 61,503 4.5 236,141 42.28% €208,400 €17,273 2.17% 0.35%
56 Food and beverage service activities 59,864 9.0 58,134 29.32% €36,687 €5,950 6.06% 1.64%
68 Real estate activities 55,024 5.1 27,968 31.48% €168,249 €8,504 1.09% 0.22%
62 Computer programming, consultancy and related activities 48,648 10.7 77,830 55.70% €79,896 €28,190 0.80% 0.09%
01 Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 47,253 4.0 16,665 36.64% €198,058 €16,003 0.32% 0.14%
69 Legal and accounting activities 42,698 7.9 27,338 53.54% €112,781 €43,841 0.32% 0.04%
82 Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 40,613 10.7 40,839 47.13% €80,879 €18,023 1.09% 0.18%
71 Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 39,512 7.1 53,911 50.96% €84,039 €18,893 0.64% 0.12%
81 Services to buildings and landscape activities 36,782 13.4 71,570 40.21% €67,244 €12,265 2.03% 0.90%
85 Education 35,384 11.2 29,782 46.57% €66,706 €9,041 0.24% 0.04%
41 Construction of residential and non-residential buildings 31,717 9.0 39,887 40.18% €70,198 €11,274 4.16% 1.40%
74 Other professional, scientific and technical activities 31,151 10.8 6,615 46.42% €51,887 €10,122 0.56% 0.20%
90 Arts creation and performing arts activities 29,088 9.5 10,858 46.71% €63,634 €7,938 0.45% 0.05%
73 Advertising, market research and public relations activities 26,135 7.7 29,526 49.71% €76,870 €15,898 1.01% 0.23%
64 Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding 26,066 2.9 35,485 52.67% €329,329 €42,589 0.80% 0.16%
45 Wholesale/retail of motor vehicles 24,494 - 55,984 36.03% €135,484 €14,478 2.70% 0.54%
49 Land transport and transport via pipelines 23,139 11.6 122,691 37.39% €69,363 €10,060 4.48% 1.64%
93 Sports, amusement and recreation activities 22,602 6.7 16,688 29.00% €59,953 €5,659 0.80% 0.06%
95 Repair and maintenance of computers, personal and household goods, and motor vehicles and motorcycles 20,309 10.9 18,056 39.04% €100,000 €13,871 1.68% 0.59%
25 Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 10,816 5.0 57,848 44.89% €224,672 €22,554 2.27% 0.44%
94 Activities of membership organisations 9,759 2.1 24,461 63.73% €581,431 €9,836 0.13% 0.03%
10 Manufacture of food products 9,609 8.2 76,662 33.34% €129,037 €18,206 2.67% 0.94%
66 Activities auxiliary to financial services and insurance activities 9,242 4.6 19,589 44.76% €190,547 €46,536 0.36% 0.16%
55 Accommodation 8,530 7.5 19,440 24.73% €116,867 €3,694 1.21% 0.53%
77 Rental and leasing activities 8,426 7.7 15,473 33.59% €137,241 €10,271 1.22% 0.47%
59 Motion picture, video and television programme production, sound recording and music publishing activities 7,975 11.2 4,582 43.00% €53,702 €6,131 0.84% 0.29%
63 Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and other information service activities 7,852 9.6 15,255 51.40% €80,814 €20,113 0.97% 0.18%
33 Repair, maintenance and installation of machinery and equipment 7,262 9.0 16,814 42.31% €102,918 €22,552 2.02% 0.69%
52 Warehousing and support activities for transportation 6,286 9.1 80,270 39.37% €231,855 €25,606 2.72% 0.75%
75 Veterinary activities 6,094 9.3 1,471 50.62% €96,740 €33,754 0.05% 0.05%
42 Civil engineering 5,861 7.4 43,036 42.50% €128,229 €21,759 3.48% 0.67%
88 Social work activities without accommodation 5,539 5.9 125,503 49.92% €265,675 €16,107 0.22% 0.03%
32 Other manufacturing 5,405 12.5 9,655 43.03% €114,710 €13,672 0.68% 0.31%
53 Postal and courier activities 5,366 27.7 29,871 31.53% €39,843 €7,361 4.85% 2.69%
97 Activities of households as employers of domestic personnel 4,965 12.0 8,497 23.23% €197,206 €28,892 0.06% 0.26%
18 Printing and reproduction of recorded media 4,938 4.1 9,167 46.79% €93,972 €8,332 1.24% 0.33%
58 Publishing activities 3,787 13.2 9,646 45.60% €77,060 €8,020 0.95% 0.11%
79 Travel agency, tour operator and other reservation service and related activities 3,745 8.8 5,574 33.04% €127,719 €14,034 0.80% 0.20%
16 Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials 3,350 5.6 11,471 43.11% €163,847 €14,310 1.37% 0.45%
78 Employment activities 3,226 7.2 189,774 38.53% €92,134 €18,871 1.95% 0.31%
23 Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 2,978 8.6 25,852 46.98% €366,114 €19,764 1.34% 0.16%
31 Manufacture of furniture 2,946 4.6 8,365 39.72% €129,597 €9,652 1.49% 0.54%
02 Forestry and logging 2,392 4.7 1,061 46.24% €201,926 €13,244 0.79% 0.12%
13 Manufacture of textiles 2,360 7.6 14,634 47.51% €327,060 €17,104 1.06% 0.16%
72 Scientific research and development 2,305 7.5 26,631 54.56% €259,506 €16,903 1.08% 0.12%
28 Manufacture of machinery and equipment not elsewhere classified 2,287 3.2 36,883 44.56% €463,778 €34,717 2.19% 0.28%
84 Public administration and defence; compulsory social security 2,284 0.4 10,806 53.74% €1.1m €34,507 0.13% 0.03%
87 Residential care activities 2,024 1.1 122,310 47.56% €1.2m €38,607 0.44% 0.03%
14 Manufacture of wearing apparel 2,022 8.3 2,973 37.54% €69,975 €5,029 0.54% 0.27%
61 Telecommunications 1,982 16.0 17,699 41.19% €79,099 €9,568 2.88% 0.70%
35 Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 1,772 9.5 22,260 32.59% €450,851 €22,526 1.07% 0.22%
38 Waste collection, recovery and disposal activities 1,626 7.5 20,522 38.73% €622,238 €34,116 2.64% 0.40%
60 Programming, broadcasting, news agency and other content distribution activities 1,435 17.1 4,778 47.82% €76,352 €4,497 0.49% 0.08%
11 Manufacture of beverages 1,381 5.6 10,973 21.91% €35,739 -€1,278 2.03% 0.58%
22 Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 1,323 12.2 21,357 48.06% €751,307 €36,929 2.42% 0.29%
20 Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 1,260 5.5 44,750 47.36% €1.1m €53,950 2.14% 0.25%
50 Water transport 1,243 6.1 1,503 42.63% €342,651 €21,173 0.97% 0.20%
80 Investigation and security activities 1,130 7.5 18,194 40.06% €85,231 €13,682 2.57% 0.29%
27 Manufacture of electrical equipment 1,059 4.2 15,162 43.03% €240,080 €17,232 3.31% 0.41%
26 Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 992 4.3 15,759 49.25% €235,170 €17,153 1.31% 0.15%
91 Libraries, archives, museums and other cultural activities 961 3.6 4,770 53.33% €479,178 €11,428 0.52% 0.03%
29 Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 739 5.3 23,007 42.04% €390,893 €29,696 1.76% 0.25%
24 Manufacture of basic metals 597 3.9 25,047 43.80% €487,439 €23,098 1.68% 0.51%
51 Air transport 517 7.4 5,225 36.39% €66,131 €5,954 0.97% 0.39%
92 Gambling and betting activities 494 5.7 2,264 61.93% €250,119 €16,669 3.24% 0.44%
65 Insurance, reinsurance and pension funding, except compulsory social security 439 1.4 920 46.94% €188,113 €46,466 0.23% -
17 Manufacture of paper and paper products 413 2.9 10,809 48.77% €1.1m €60,532 2.18% 0.29%
21 Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 377 3.2 34,796 44.61% €432,439 €22,729 3.18% 0.32%
30 Manufacture of other transport equipment 372 6.5 6,601 35.41% €168,366 €3,515 2.69% 0.58%
37 Sewerage 360 6.4 3,710 42.27% €324,063 €35,103 1.11% 0.21%
99 Activities of extraterritorial organisations and bodies 343 0.0 17 - - - 0.00% -
15 Manufacture of leather and related products 334 14.7 1,044 42.21% €93,676 €1,945 1.20% 0.50%
39 Remediation activities and other waste management service activities 250 6.4 1,408 36.37% €172,367 €24,905 2.80% 0.74%
08 Other mining and quarrying 229 2.2 3,132 51.00% €975,290 €31,710 1.31% 0.17%
03 Fishing and aquaculture 222 4.1 441 39.21% €340,489 €486 4.05% 0.53%
36 Water collection, treatment and supply 133 3.0 6,277 52.58% €438,151 €42,144 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 version of the NACE classification in which it exists. A division's bankruptcy probability is the median of the bankruptcy probabilities Checked computes per company. The accounts medians rest on the annual accounts filed with the National Bank. A median is shown only from 30 companies.

The historical share is the share of current registrations for which a bankruptcy opening was published in the past five years. A company with more than one main activity counts in each of those sectors. The historical share is not a future bankruptcy probability.

Each current registration counts once in the national row, including those without a main activity. That row is therefore not the sum of the sectors.

Starters are the companies that started in the twelve complete months before the count and are still registered today. They are the same twelve months as on every market page. Bankruptcies over twelve months are current registrations for which a bankruptcy opening was published in those months. A division without a figure gets a dash.

How we count

All figures cover the same twelve months, November 2025 to October 2026, and were counted on 1 November 2026. The same definitions apply on every Checked market page.

Incorporations in 12 months
152,441
Enterprises with a KBO start date in those twelve months, sole traders included, even if they have stopped since.
Bankruptcies in 12 months
12,147
Declared bankruptcies the Belgian Official Gazette published in those twelve months, including those of natural persons without an enterprise number.
Active companies
1,974,108
Enterprises active in the KBO on 1 November 2026, sole traders included.

On this page

Only the companies still registered today count in the sector table. Each division is counted in the version of the NACE classification in which it exists.

Starters in the sector table
Incorporations152,441
stopped or struck off since-5,079
Still active147,362

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