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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
1,969,969
across 88 NACE divisions
Incorporations, 12 months
152,518
of which 147,653 still active (7.5% of active companies)
Employment
2,239,308
full-time equivalents at 74,687 employers, fiscal year 2025
Median solvency
46.5%
over 516,517 annual accounts, fiscal 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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Region: Where the division's legal persons have their seat, against the country. Legal persons only: a sole trader has no published seat.

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… Spread like Belgi… Legal and acco… Brussels 19% Architecture… Spread like B… Other profess… Spread like B… Advertising and… Brussels 19% Veterinary… Retail trade Spread like Belgium Wholesale trade Spread like Belgium Wholesale/retail of… Spread like Belgium Specialised construction Flanders 69% Construction of buildings Spread like Belgium Personal services Spread like Belgium Repair… Spread… Members… Brussel… Office administrative… Flanders 70% Building services and… Spread like Belgium Human health Spread like Belgium Food and beverage s… Spread like Belgium Accommodation Fabricate… Flanders… Food pro… Spread l… Repa… Flan… Othe… Spre… Prin… Spre… Computer program… Spread like Belg… Real estate Spread like Belgium Creative and perfo… Brussels 20% Sports and recre… Wallonia 30% Crop and animal p… Wallonia 37% Land transpo… Brussels 21% Ware… Flan… Posta… Bruss… Financial servic… Flanders 83% Auxi… Spre… Education Wallonia 32% Film,… Brusse… 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 m… Spread like Belgium Legal a… Brussel… Architect… Spread li… Other… Spread… Adverti… Brussel… Retail trade Spread like Belgium Wholesale trade Spread like Belgi… Whol… Spre… Specialised construction Flanders 69% Const… Sprea… Personal ser… Spread like… Office… Flande… Building… Spread li… Human health Spread like Belgi… Food and beverag… Spread like Belg… Computer pr… Spread like… Real estate Spread lik… Creative a… Brussels 2… Sports an… Wallonia… Crop and a… Wallonia 3… Land t… Brusse… Financial… Flanders… Education Wallonia 32%

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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 · 50,202 active
DivisionActive ↓Starters 12 moFTESolvencyLateBankr. /1,000
01 Crop and animal production 47,569 4.0% 15,261 37.1% 36.8% 1.1
02 Forestry 2,410 4.6% 1,003 46.4% 37.0% 3.7
03 Fishing and aquaculture 223 4.0% 384 41.0% 54.1% 9.0
B Mining and quarrying 5 divisions · 300 active
DivisionActive ↓Starters 12 moFTESolvencyLateBankr. /1,000
08 Other mining and quarrying 234 3.0% 2,792 46.7% 30.3% 0.0
09 Mining support services 55 3.6% 102-- 0.0
07 Mining of metal ores 5 0.00% 14-- 0.0
06 Extraction of oil and gas 4 25.0% 1-- 0.0
05 Mining of coal 2 0.00% 9.6-- 0.0
C Manufacturing 24 divisions · 63,631 active
DivisionActive ↓Starters 12 moFTESolvencyLateBankr. /1,000
25 Fabricated metal products 10,961 5.3% 52,712 45.1% 35.0% 8.2
10 Food products 9,725 8.3% 72,634 33.9% 38.0% 11
33 Repair and installation of machinery 7,328 9.4% 16,088 42.9% 39.1% 7.9
32 Other manufacturing 5,445 12.7% 9,397 43.0% 39.7% 3.3
18 Printing 5,033 4.4% 8,740 46.3% 37.7% 4.0
16 Wood and cork 3,372 5.9% 10,786 44.1% 36.9% 5.0
31 Furniture 3,011 4.5% 8,136 40.7% 36.7% 6.0
23 Non-metallic mineral products 2,984 8.4% 23,699 47.5% 34.0% 4.7
13 Textiles 2,390 8.2% 13,942 47.8% 31.6% 4.2
28 Machinery and equipment 2,317 3.5% 35,018 45.0% 32.3% 7.3
14 Clothing 2,052 8.4% 2,477 37.7% 35.6% 2.4
11 Beverages 1,397 5.9% 10,692 21.1% 42.9% 5.7
22 Rubber and plastics 1,320 11.6% 20,416 47.5% 34.3% 11
20 Chemicals 1,277 5.3% 43,938 48.0% 27.0% 6.3
27 Electrical equipment 1,075 4.4% 14,726 43.2% 36.8% 15
26 Computer and electronic products 1,009 4.9% 14,998 51.6% 34.5% 5.9
29 Motor vehicles 745 5.2% 20,138 42.0% 36.4% 13
24 Basic metals 613 4.4% 24,374 42.8% 29.3% 8.2
17 Paper 419 3.3% 10,686 48.2% 34.7% 9.5
30 Other transport equipment 380 7.9% 6,130 35.4% 30.3% 2.6
21 Pharmaceuticals 376 2.7% 33,313 44.9% 31.9% 13
15 Leather and related products 338 14.8% 1,044 43.3%- 5.9
19 Coke and refined petroleum 37 2.7% 4,854-- 0.0
12 Tobacco 27 0.00% 1,250-- 0.0
D Energy 1 division · 1,791 active
DivisionActive ↓Starters 12 moFTESolvencyLateBankr. /1,000
35 Electricity, gas and steam 1,791 10.1% 22,052 32.7% 27.1% 3.9
E Water and waste 4 divisions · 2,395 active
DivisionActive ↓Starters 12 moFTESolvencyLateBankr. /1,000
38 Waste collection and treatment 1,648 7.6% 20,087 39.6% 32.7% 10
37 Sewerage 361 6.1% 3,571 42.0% 37.8% 2.8
39 Remediation 252 6.3% 1,357 35.0% 35.8% 20
36 Water collection and supply 134 3.7% 6,247 52.9%- 7.5
F Construction 3 divisions · 168,465 active
DivisionActive ↓Starters 12 moFTESolvencyLateBankr. /1,000
43 Specialised construction 130,192 9.0% 110,167 45.5% 42.5% 11
41 Construction of buildings 32,315 9.3% 36,629 40.7% 46.5% 16
42 Civil engineering 5,958 7.5% 40,713 42.7% 40.7% 15
G Wholesale and retail trade 3 divisions · 204,992 active
DivisionActive ↓Starters 12 moFTESolvencyLateBankr. /1,000
47 Retail trade 117,221 9.0% 220,906 35.6% 46.6% 9.4
46 Wholesale trade 62,714 4.6% 219,187 42.9% 39.1% 8.3
45 Wholesale/retail of motor vehicles 25,057- 52,360 36.7%- 10
H Transport and storage 5 divisions · 37,181 active
DivisionActive ↓Starters 12 moFTESolvencyLateBankr. /1,000
49 Land transport 23,662 11.6% 117,430 38.1% 49.0% 20
52 Warehousing and transport support 6,358 9.2% 72,004 39.4% 35.8% 12
53 Postal and courier 5,372 25.7% 29,392 32.3% 55.7% 26
50 Water transport 1,262 6.5% 1,410 43.8% 40.9% 5.5
51 Air transport 527 7.0% 5,212 35.7% 35.3% 1.9
I Accommodation and food service 2 divisions · 69,369 active
DivisionActive ↓Starters 12 moFTESolvencyLateBankr. /1,000
56 Food and beverage service 60,745 9.0% 54,322 29.7% 52.5% 25
55 Accommodation 8,624 7.7% 16,745 24.7% 44.7% 5.0
J Publishing and media 3 divisions · 13,192 active
DivisionActive ↓Starters 12 moFTESolvencyLateBankr. /1,000
59 Film, video and music 7,987 11.0% 4,077 42.7% 40.9% 3.9
58 Publishing 3,774 11.9% 7,903 45.8% 36.8% 4.0
60 Programming and broadcasting 1,431 16.6% 4,755 48.2% 44.9% 4.2
K Telecoms and IT 3 divisions · 58,731 active
DivisionActive ↓Starters 12 moFTESolvencyLateBankr. /1,000
62 Computer programming and consultancy 48,711 10.5% 71,216 55.7% 33.2% 4.0
63 Computing infrastructure and information services 7,974 9.5% 13,926 51.9% 32.1% 4.5
61 Telecommunications 2,046 15.8% 18,270 42.1% 46.9% 11
L Finance and insurance 3 divisions · 36,240 active
DivisionActive ↓Starters 12 moFTESolvencyLateBankr. /1,000
64 Financial services 26,375 3.0% 33,602 52.8% 28.1% 3.1
66 Auxiliary financial services 9,415 4.6% 18,072 44.7% 38.5% 1.9
65 Insurance and pension funding 450 1.8% 900 48.6% 27.9% 2.2
M Real estate 1 division · 55,431 active
DivisionActive ↓Starters 12 moFTESolvencyLateBankr. /1,000
68 Real estate 55,431 5.2% 26,512 31.7% 36.1% 4.0
N Professional and technical services 7 divisions · 236,926 active
DivisionActive ↓Starters 12 moFTESolvencyLateBankr. /1,000
70 Head offices and management consultancy 88,217 10.3% 70,333 54.4% 31.8% 3.3
69 Legal and accounting 42,787 8.0% 26,223 53.6% 32.4% 1.1
71 Architecture and engineering 39,678 7.4% 51,536 51.1% 33.5% 2.5
74 Other professional activities 31,368 10.9% 6,362 46.6% 38.0% 2.5
73 Advertising and market research 26,444 7.7% 28,281 50.0% 35.9% 3.7
75 Veterinary activities 6,102 9.3% 1,423 50.7% 35.5% 0.0
72 Research and development 2,330 7.4% 25,655 55.2% 32.4% 4.3
O Administrative and support services 6 divisions · 94,941 active
DivisionActive ↓Starters 12 moFTESolvencyLateBankr. /1,000
82 Office administrative support 41,098 11.1% 36,403 47.4% 34.9% 5.0
81 Building services and landscaping 37,127 13.7% 68,607 40.4% 43.5% 8.5
77 Rental and leasing 8,551 7.8% 14,706 33.8% 38.5% 4.6
79 Travel agencies 3,747 8.2% 5,308 33.0% 35.3% 3.5
78 Employment activities 3,268 7.1% 182,749 38.6% 30.1% 9.2
80 Security and investigation 1,150 7.5% 16,139 40.4% 42.3% 15
P Public administration 1 division · 2,300 active
DivisionActive ↓Starters 12 moFTESolvencyLateBankr. /1,000
84 Public administration and defence 2,300 0.52% 10,590 53.3% 19.4% 0.9
Q Education 1 division · 35,427 active
DivisionActive ↓Starters 12 moFTESolvencyLateBankr. /1,000
85 Education 35,427 11.4% 35,872 47.0% 32.3% 1.3
R Health and social work 3 divisions · 80,519 active
DivisionActive ↓Starters 12 moFTESolvencyLateBankr. /1,000
86 Human health 72,863 7.3% 146,477 62.4% 35.9% 0.7
88 Social work without accommodation 5,612 6.2% 117,862 50.1% 25.4% 2.9
87 Residential care 2,044 1.3% 110,165 47.5% 24.8% 4.9
S Arts, sports and recreation 4 divisions · 53,394 active
DivisionActive ↓Starters 12 moFTESolvencyLateBankr. /1,000
90 Creative and performing arts 29,167 9.6% 9,986 46.7% 38.4% 2.0
93 Sports and recreation 22,755 6.9% 15,698 29.4% 42.1% 3.0
91 Libraries, archives and museums 967 3.7% 4,631 53.0% 30.1% 1.0
92 Gambling and betting 505 4.8% 2,034 63.8% 45.7% 5.9
T Other services 3 divisions · 101,448 active
DivisionActive ↓Starters 12 moFTESolvencyLateBankr. /1,000
96 Personal services 71,057 10.8% 85,307 28.5% 48.2% 4.1
95 Repair of computers and personal goods 20,528 11.0% 16,568 39.4% 47.0% 7.4
94 Membership organisations 9,863 2.2% 22,657 64.2% 25.3% 1.0
U Households 2 divisions · 4,998 active
DivisionActive ↓Starters 12 moFTESolvencyLateBankr. /1,000
97 Households as employers 4,994 12.1% 8,468 23.2%- 0.4
98 Household production for own use 4 25.0%--- 0.0
V Extraterritorial organisations 1 division · 354 active
DivisionActive ↓Starters 12 moFTESolvencyLateBankr. /1,000
99 Extraterritorial organisations 354 0.28% 14-- 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 1,969,969 7.5 2,239,308 46.51% €100,545 €16,859 1.61% 0.23%
43 Specialised construction activities 130,192 9.0 110,167 45.50% €83,076 €13,106 3.05% 0.76%
47 Retail trade 117,221 9.0 220,906 35.62% €100,791 €11,552 2.35% 0.68%
70 Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 88,217 10.3 70,333 54.38% €115,364 €29,865 0.75% 0.12%
86 Human health activities 72,863 7.3 146,477 62.42% €147,563 €63,955 0.18% 0.04%
96 Personal service activities 71,057 10.8 85,307 28.51% €23,006 €3,710 0.88% 0.69%
46 Wholesale trade 62,714 4.6 219,187 42.94% €211,953 €17,655 2.22% 0.39%
56 Food and beverage service activities 60,745 9.0 54,322 29.74% €37,486 €5,983 6.24% 1.76%
68 Real estate activities 55,431 5.2 26,512 31.69% €169,875 €8,481 1.10% 0.24%
62 Computer programming, consultancy and related activities 48,711 10.5 71,216 55.70% €80,254 €28,319 0.79% 0.11%
01 Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 47,569 4.0 15,261 37.11% €200,232 €16,379 0.34% 0.14%
69 Legal and accounting activities 42,787 8.0 26,223 53.64% €113,789 €44,561 0.33% 0.05%
82 Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 41,098 11.1 36,403 47.38% €82,030 €17,980 1.14% 0.19%
71 Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 39,678 7.4 51,536 51.10% €84,804 €18,980 0.65% 0.13%
81 Services to buildings and landscape activities 37,127 13.7 68,607 40.40% €67,318 €12,029 2.15% 0.95%
85 Education 35,427 11.4 35,872 47.02% €67,950 €9,002 0.25% 0.04%
41 Construction of residential and non-residential buildings 32,315 9.3 36,629 40.70% €71,618 €11,190 4.29% 1.53%
74 Other professional, scientific and technical activities 31,368 10.9 6,362 46.60% €52,452 €10,277 0.59% 0.22%
90 Arts creation and performing arts activities 29,167 9.6 9,986 46.72% €63,191 €7,701 0.50% 0.05%
73 Advertising, market research and public relations activities 26,444 7.7 28,281 49.97% €76,990 €15,399 1.05% 0.26%
64 Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding 26,375 3.0 33,602 52.84% €332,927 €42,959 0.83% 0.18%
45 Wholesale/retail of motor vehicles 25,057 - 52,360 36.70% €138,872 €14,796 2.85% 0.62%
49 Land transport and transport via pipelines 23,662 11.6 117,430 38.12% €72,639 €10,117 4.65% 1.79%
93 Sports, amusement and recreation activities 22,755 6.9 15,698 29.40% €60,529 €5,910 0.81% 0.06%
95 Repair and maintenance of computers, personal and household goods, and motor vehicles and motorcycles 20,528 11.0 16,568 39.43% €103,600 €14,304 1.83% 0.66%
25 Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 10,961 5.3 52,712 45.11% €228,410 €23,090 2.39% 0.50%
94 Activities of membership organisations 9,863 2.2 22,657 64.17% €592,320 €9,786 0.16% 0.03%
10 Manufacture of food products 9,725 8.3 72,634 33.89% €132,573 €18,144 2.75% 1.01%
66 Activities auxiliary to financial services and insurance activities 9,415 4.6 18,072 44.69% €189,961 €46,662 0.38% 0.18%
55 Accommodation 8,624 7.7 16,745 24.71% €111,472 €3,694 1.25% 0.61%
77 Rental and leasing activities 8,551 7.8 14,706 33.79% €138,601 €10,253 1.24% 0.53%
59 Motion picture, video and television programme production, sound recording and music publishing activities 7,987 11.0 4,077 42.71% €53,457 €6,217 0.90% 0.30%
63 Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and other information service activities 7,974 9.5 13,926 51.90% €80,756 €19,957 0.97% 0.19%
33 Repair, maintenance and installation of machinery and equipment 7,328 9.4 16,088 42.85% €105,406 €23,215 2.16% 0.76%
52 Warehousing and support activities for transportation 6,358 9.2 72,004 39.45% €229,238 €25,214 2.94% 0.85%
75 Veterinary activities 6,102 9.3 1,423 50.74% €97,715 €33,703 0.05% 0.06%
42 Civil engineering 5,958 7.5 40,713 42.67% €133,319 €21,354 3.42% 0.76%
88 Social work activities without accommodation 5,612 6.2 117,862 50.05% €268,951 €15,816 0.43% 0.03%
32 Other manufacturing 5,445 12.7 9,397 42.97% €112,144 €13,192 0.68% 0.35%
53 Postal and courier activities 5,372 25.7 29,392 32.32% €40,185 €6,845 5.60% 2.97%
18 Printing and reproduction of recorded media 5,033 4.4 8,740 46.26% €93,246 €8,141 1.27% 0.35%
97 Activities of households as employers of domestic personnel 4,994 12.1 8,468 23.23% €198,167 €25,198 0.08% 0.29%
58 Publishing activities 3,774 11.9 7,903 45.77% €76,277 €8,060 1.01% 0.12%
79 Travel agency, tour operator and other reservation service and related activities 3,747 8.2 5,308 33.04% €128,527 €13,908 0.83% 0.22%
16 Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials 3,372 5.9 10,786 44.13% €165,323 €14,319 1.54% 0.48%
78 Employment activities 3,268 7.1 182,749 38.62% €90,489 €18,736 1.87% 0.35%
31 Manufacture of furniture 3,011 4.5 8,136 40.66% €133,281 €9,715 1.53% 0.59%
23 Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 2,984 8.4 23,699 47.50% €374,442 €20,791 1.44% 0.17%
02 Forestry and logging 2,410 4.6 1,003 46.43% €204,399 €13,213 0.87% 0.12%
13 Manufacture of textiles 2,390 8.2 13,942 47.80% €344,800 €18,147 1.05% 0.19%
72 Scientific research and development 2,330 7.4 25,655 55.21% €259,506 €16,739 1.24% 0.13%
28 Manufacture of machinery and equipment not elsewhere classified 2,317 3.5 35,018 45.04% €448,524 €34,317 2.07% 0.31%
84 Public administration and defence; compulsory social security 2,300 0.5 10,590 53.35% €1.1m €34,804 0.13% 0.03%
14 Manufacture of wearing apparel 2,052 8.4 2,477 37.71% €78,018 €5,767 0.54% 0.30%
61 Telecommunications 2,046 15.8 18,270 42.12% €86,498 €10,073 2.88% 0.76%
87 Residential care activities 2,044 1.3 110,165 47.45% €1.2m €35,673 0.59% 0.03%
35 Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 1,791 10.1 22,052 32.73% €447,766 €22,640 1.06% 0.26%
38 Waste collection, recovery and disposal activities 1,648 7.6 20,087 39.62% €631,198 €32,696 2.61% 0.45%
60 Programming, broadcasting, news agency and other content distribution activities 1,431 16.6 4,755 48.18% €81,718 €5,551 0.70% 0.08%
11 Manufacture of beverages 1,397 5.9 10,692 21.10% €35,396 -€1,186 2.22% 0.65%
22 Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 1,320 11.6 20,416 47.46% €751,448 €32,828 2.35% 0.32%
20 Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 1,277 5.3 43,938 47.96% €1.3m €56,514 2.19% 0.28%
50 Water transport 1,262 6.5 1,410 43.81% €370,486 €23,721 0.79% 0.22%
80 Investigation and security activities 1,150 7.5 16,139 40.36% €88,665 €14,418 2.78% 0.32%
27 Manufacture of electrical equipment 1,075 4.4 14,726 43.18% €243,365 €17,226 3.26% 0.52%
26 Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 1,009 4.9 14,998 51.61% €236,997 €19,260 1.39% 0.17%
91 Libraries, archives, museums and other cultural activities 967 3.7 4,631 52.96% €452,941 €13,274 0.52% 0.03%
29 Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 745 5.2 20,138 42.04% €403,161 €30,969 2.01% 0.28%
24 Manufacture of basic metals 613 4.4 24,374 42.83% €565,745 €23,206 1.79% 0.52%
51 Air transport 527 7.0 5,212 35.67% €66,131 €5,373 1.14% 0.44%
92 Gambling and betting activities 505 4.8 2,034 63.76% €258,899 €19,084 3.37% 0.54%
65 Insurance, reinsurance and pension funding, except compulsory social security 450 1.8 900 48.57% €187,086 €44,691 0.22% -
17 Manufacture of paper and paper products 419 3.3 10,686 48.16% €1.1m €54,024 2.63% 0.32%
30 Manufacture of other transport equipment 380 7.9 6,130 35.41% €172,646 €6,429 2.89% 0.75%
21 Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 376 2.7 33,313 44.88% €462,887 €23,252 3.19% 0.33%
37 Sewerage 361 6.1 3,571 42.05% €331,557 €32,529 1.11% 0.26%
99 Activities of extraterritorial organisations and bodies 354 0.3 14 - - - 0.00% -
15 Manufacture of leather and related products 338 14.8 1,044 43.35% €111,832 €2,253 1.18% 0.54%
39 Remediation activities and other waste management service activities 252 6.3 1,357 35.00% €148,232 €20,810 2.78% 0.81%
08 Other mining and quarrying 234 3.0 2,792 46.72% €975,290 €38,102 1.28% 0.19%
03 Fishing and aquaculture 223 4.0 384 41.04% €346,825 €2,589 4.04% 0.57%
36 Water collection, treatment and supply 134 3.7 6,247 52.89% €478,114 €47,197 0.75% 0.33%
09 Mining support service activities 55 3.6 102 - - - 0.00% 0.11%
19 Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products 37 2.7 4,854 - - - 0.00% -
12 Manufacture of tobacco products 27 0.0 1,250 - - - 0.00% -
07 Mining of metal ores 5 0.0 14 - - - 0.00% -
06 Extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas 4 25.0 1 - - - 0.00% -
98 Undifferentiated goods- and services-producing activities of private households for own use 4 25.0 - - - - 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 3 October 2026. The same question gets the same answer everywhere.

Incorporations in 12 months
152,518
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
1,969,969
Enterprises active in the KBO on 3 October 2026, sole traders included.

On this page

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
Incorporations152,518
stopped or struck off since-4,865
Still active147,653

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