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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
1,972,899
across 88 NACE divisions
Incorporations, 12 months
153,352
of which 147,277 still active (7.5% of active companies)
Employment
2,379,204
full-time equivalents at 80,398 employers, financial year 2025
Median solvency
46.2%
over 557,474 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… 10.7% 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 9.3% Construction of buildings 9.7% Personal services 10.9% Repair… 11.2% Member… 2.5% Office administrative… 11.2% Building services and… 13.8% Human health 7.6% Food and beverage s… 9.4% 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… 7.2% Crop and animal p… 4.1% Land transp… 12.0% Ware… 9.6% Post… 25.8% Financial servic… 3.2% 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 an… 10.7% Legal and accou… 8.2% Architectur… 7.6% Other profe… 11.1% Advertis… 7.9% Retail trade 9.1% Wholesale trade 4.7% Whol… Specialised construction 9.3% Const… 9.7% Personal ser… 10.9% Office… 11.2% Building… 13.8% Human health 7.6% Food and beverag… 9.4% Computer pro… 10.7% Real estate 5.4% Creative a… 9.9% Sports an… 7.2% Crop and a… 4.1% Land t… 12.0% Financial… 3.2% Education 11.6%

Click a tile to open the sector · as of 23-10-2026 19:35

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The five divisions leading on each aspect, with a minimum size 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 · 49,868 active
DivisionActiveStarters 12 moFTESolvencyLateBankr. /1,000 ↓
03 Fishing and aquaculture 222 4.5% 438 39.3% 54.6% 9.0
02 Forestry 2,392 4.7% 1,056 46.2% 36.8% 3.3
01 Crop and animal production 47,254 4.1% 16,627 36.7% 36.9% 1.0
B Mining and quarrying 5 divisions · 293 active
DivisionActiveStarters 12 moFTESolvencyLateBankr. /1,000 ↓
05 Mining of coal 2 0.0% 9.6-- 0.0
06 Extraction of oil and gas 4 25.0% 1-- 0.0
07 Mining of metal ores 5 0.0% 14-- 0.0
08 Other mining and quarrying 229 2.6% 3,132 50.7% 30.5% 0.0
09 Mining support services 53 3.8% 102-- 0.0
C Manufacturing 24 divisions · 62,901 active
DivisionActiveStarters 12 moFTESolvencyLateBankr. /1,000 ↓
27 Electrical equipment 1,058 4.2% 15,112 43.0% 37.0% 14.2
21 Pharmaceuticals 377 2.9% 34,759 44.3% 32.1% 13.3
10 Food products 9,607 8.5% 76,599 33.5% 38.1% 10.2
22 Rubber and plastics 1,323 11.6% 21,356 48.1% 34.3% 9.8
17 Paper 413 3.4% 10,809 48.8% 34.8% 9.7
29 Motor vehicles 738 5.3% 23,007 42.0% 35.9% 9.5
33 Repair and installation of machinery 7,265 9.5% 16,678 42.4% 39.1% 7.2
25 Fabricated metal products 10,833 5.4% 57,644 45.1% 34.8% 7.1
28 Machinery and equipment 2,289 3.6% 36,754 44.5% 32.2% 7.0
24 Basic metals 597 4.4% 25,027 44.1% 29.5% 6.7
15 Leather and related products 334 15.3% 1,044 42.5%- 6.0
31 Furniture 2,947 4.6% 8,361 39.8% 36.8% 5.4
11 Beverages 1,381 5.9% 10,934 22.1% 42.9% 5.1
26 Computer and electronic products 990 4.9% 15,759 49.2% 34.3% 5.1
20 Chemicals 1,263 5.5% 44,750 47.4% 26.6% 4.8
23 Non-metallic mineral products 2,978 8.6% 25,818 47.0% 34.3% 4.4
16 Wood and cork 3,354 6.0% 11,461 43.2% 37.3% 4.2
18 Printing 4,943 4.4% 9,126 47.1% 38.0% 3.8
13 Textiles 2,357 8.3% 14,627 47.9% 31.7% 3.8
32 Other manufacturing 5,402 12.9% 9,630 43.2% 39.3% 3.0
14 Clothing 2,021 8.5% 2,973 37.5% 35.6% 2.5
12 Tobacco 27 0.0% 1,275-- 0.0
19 Coke and refined petroleum 34 2.9% 4,982-- 0.0
30 Other transport equipment 370 7.8% 6,601 35.5% 29.6% 0.0
D Energy 1 division · 1,774 active
DivisionActiveStarters 12 moFTESolvencyLateBankr. /1,000 ↓
35 Electricity, gas and steam 1,774 10.3% 22,249 32.6% 27.0% 3.9
E Water and waste 4 divisions · 2,367 active
DivisionActiveStarters 12 moFTESolvencyLateBankr. /1,000 ↓
39 Remediation 249 6.8% 1,408 35.9% 33.9% 20.1
38 Waste collection and treatment 1,626 7.7% 20,498 38.8% 32.4% 9.8
36 Water collection and supply 133 3.8% 6,277 52.6%- 7.5
37 Sewerage 359 6.4% 3,589 42.6% 38.3% 2.8
F Construction 3 divisions · 166,498 active
DivisionActiveStarters 12 moFTESolvencyLateBankr. /1,000 ↓
42 Civil engineering 5,855 7.8% 43,005 42.7% 40.6% 14.7
41 Construction of buildings 31,703 9.7% 39,731 40.2% 46.4% 14.5
43 Specialised construction 128,940 9.3% 117,947 45.3% 42.6% 10.2
G Wholesale and retail trade 3 divisions · 201,455 active
DivisionActiveStarters 12 moFTESolvencyLateBankr. /1,000 ↓
45 Wholesale/retail of motor vehicles 24,543- 55,903 36.1%- 9.7
47 Retail trade 115,336 9.1% 238,962 35.2% 46.7% 8.3
46 Wholesale trade 61,576 4.7% 235,545 42.4% 39.2% 7.8
H Transport and storage 5 divisions · 36,514 active
DivisionActiveStarters 12 moFTESolvencyLateBankr. /1,000 ↓
53 Postal and courier 5,354 25.8% 29,863 31.9% 56.1% 20.2
49 Land transport 23,119 12.0% 122,464 37.5% 48.9% 18.3
52 Warehousing and transport support 6,283 9.6% 80,132 39.4% 35.9% 9.9
50 Water transport 1,241 6.6% 1,499 42.7% 40.8% 5.6
51 Air transport 517 7.0% 5,224 36.4% 35.3% 0.0
I Accommodation and food service 2 divisions · 68,425 active
DivisionActiveStarters 12 moFTESolvencyLateBankr. /1,000 ↓
56 Food and beverage service 59,892 9.4% 57,865 29.4% 52.7% 23.0
55 Accommodation 8,533 7.9% 19,322 24.7% 44.9% 4.7
J Publishing and media 3 divisions · 13,179 active
DivisionActiveStarters 12 moFTESolvencyLateBankr. /1,000 ↓
59 Film, video and music 7,968 11.4% 4,548 42.9% 41.0% 3.6
58 Publishing 3,776 12.2% 9,639 45.5% 36.8% 3.4
60 Programming and broadcasting 1,435 16.7% 4,778 47.2% 44.8% 2.1
K Telecoms and IT 3 divisions · 58,452 active
DivisionActiveStarters 12 moFTESolvencyLateBankr. /1,000 ↓
61 Telecommunications 1,984 16.2% 17,683 41.5% 46.9% 11.1
63 Computing infrastructure and information services 7,859 9.7% 15,239 51.3% 32.2% 4.5
62 Computer programming and consultancy 48,609 10.7% 77,599 55.7% 33.3% 3.8
L Finance and insurance 3 divisions · 35,758 active
DivisionActiveStarters 12 moFTESolvencyLateBankr. /1,000 ↓
64 Financial services 26,070 3.2% 35,376 52.7% 28.1% 2.9
65 Insurance and pension funding 439 1.4% 920 46.9% 27.6% 2.3
66 Auxiliary financial services 9,249 4.7% 19,540 44.7% 38.7% 1.4
M Real estate 1 division · 55,016 active
DivisionActiveStarters 12 moFTESolvencyLateBankr. /1,000 ↓
68 Real estate 55,016 5.4% 27,855 31.5% 36.1% 3.8
N Professional and technical services 7 divisions · 235,874 active
DivisionActiveStarters 12 moFTESolvencyLateBankr. /1,000 ↓
73 Advertising and market research 26,148 7.9% 29,442 49.7% 35.9% 3.3
72 Research and development 2,302 7.8% 26,628 54.5% 32.4% 3.0
70 Head offices and management consultancy 87,996 10.7% 75,453 54.2% 31.9% 3.0
71 Architecture and engineering 39,498 7.6% 53,791 51.0% 33.6% 2.3
74 Other professional activities 31,140 11.1% 6,558 46.5% 38.1% 2.2
69 Legal and accounting 42,694 8.2% 27,294 53.6% 32.5% 1.0
75 Veterinary activities 6,096 9.5% 1,470 50.6% 35.5% 0.0
O Administrative and support services 6 divisions · 93,886 active
DivisionActiveStarters 12 moFTESolvencyLateBankr. /1,000 ↓
80 Security and investigation 1,126 7.8% 18,194 40.1% 42.0% 12.4
78 Employment activities 3,226 7.4% 189,651 38.6% 30.2% 8.7
81 Building services and landscaping 36,755 13.8% 71,708 40.2% 43.5% 7.3
82 Office administrative support 40,614 11.2% 40,743 47.2% 34.9% 4.6
77 Rental and leasing 8,422 7.9% 15,409 33.7% 38.7% 4.2
79 Travel agencies 3,743 8.5% 5,574 33.0% 35.3% 3.5
P Public administration 1 division · 2,285 active
DivisionActiveStarters 12 moFTESolvencyLateBankr. /1,000 ↓
84 Public administration and defence 2,285 0.5% 10,806 53.7% 19.8% 0.9
Q Education 1 division · 35,366 active
DivisionActiveStarters 12 moFTESolvencyLateBankr. /1,000 ↓
85 Education 35,366 11.6% 29,562 46.6% 32.0% 1.2
R Health and social work 3 divisions · 80,238 active
DivisionActiveStarters 12 moFTESolvencyLateBankr. /1,000 ↓
87 Residential care 2,022 1.3% 122,046 47.6% 24.9% 3.5
88 Social work without accommodation 5,536 6.3% 124,850 49.9% 25.3% 0.9
86 Human health 72,680 7.6% 150,201 62.2% 35.9% 0.4
S Arts, sports and recreation 4 divisions · 53,130 active
DivisionActiveStarters 12 moFTESolvencyLateBankr. /1,000 ↓
92 Gambling and betting 495 5.3% 2,264 61.9% 46.8% 4.0
93 Sports and recreation 22,601 7.2% 16,646 29.1% 42.3% 2.7
90 Creative and performing arts 29,075 9.9% 10,848 46.8% 38.2% 1.7
91 Libraries, archives and museums 959 3.8% 4,770 53.3% 29.4% 1.0
T Other services 3 divisions · 100,796 active
DivisionActiveStarters 12 moFTESolvencyLateBankr. /1,000 ↓
95 Repair of computers and personal goods 20,308 11.2% 18,114 39.1% 47.0% 6.2
96 Personal services 70,728 10.9% 88,234 28.4% 48.1% 3.3
94 Membership organisations 9,760 2.5% 24,438 63.7% 25.2% 0.6
U Households 2 divisions · 4,975 active
DivisionActiveStarters 12 moFTESolvencyLateBankr. /1,000 ↓
97 Households as employers 4,970 12.0% 8,497 23.9%- 0.0
98 Household production for own use 5 20.0%--- 0.0
V Extraterritorial organisations 1 division · 344 active
DivisionActiveStarters 12 moFTESolvencyLateBankr. /1,000 ↓
99 Extraterritorial organisations 344 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 1,972,899 7.5 2,379,204 46.24% €98,745 €16,621 1.61% 0.21%
43 Specialised construction activities 128,940 9.3 117,947 45.30% €82,299 €13,215 2.94% 0.70%
47 Retail trade 115,336 9.1 238,962 35.24% €99,073 €11,350 2.24% 0.62%
70 Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 87,996 10.7 75,453 54.24% €113,285 €29,869 0.73% 0.10%
86 Human health activities 72,680 7.6 150,201 62.17% €144,802 €63,142 0.16% 0.04%
96 Personal service activities 70,728 10.9 88,234 28.37% €22,623 €3,585 0.79% 0.62%
46 Wholesale trade 61,576 4.7 235,545 42.40% €209,190 €17,306 2.18% 0.35%
56 Food and beverage service activities 59,892 9.4 57,865 29.39% €36,833 €5,969 6.03% 1.64%
68 Real estate activities 55,016 5.4 27,855 31.53% €168,336 €8,495 1.08% 0.22%
62 Computer programming, consultancy and related activities 48,609 10.7 77,599 55.72% €79,812 €28,258 0.79% 0.09%
01 Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 47,254 4.1 16,627 36.66% €198,349 €16,106 0.32% 0.14%
69 Legal and accounting activities 42,694 8.2 27,294 53.61% €112,618 €43,879 0.31% 0.04%
82 Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 40,614 11.2 40,743 47.23% €80,955 €18,070 1.08% 0.18%
71 Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 39,498 7.6 53,791 50.99% €84,024 €18,946 0.63% 0.12%
81 Services to buildings and landscape activities 36,755 13.8 71,708 40.22% €67,199 €12,279 2.01% 0.90%
85 Education 35,366 11.6 29,562 46.62% €66,412 €9,041 0.24% 0.04%
41 Construction of residential and non-residential buildings 31,703 9.7 39,731 40.23% €70,367 €11,281 4.12% 1.40%
74 Other professional, scientific and technical activities 31,140 11.1 6,558 46.50% €52,043 €10,189 0.57% 0.20%
90 Arts creation and performing arts activities 29,075 9.9 10,848 46.81% €64,087 €7,945 0.45% 0.05%
73 Advertising, market research and public relations activities 26,148 7.9 29,442 49.74% €76,651 €15,903 1.01% 0.23%
64 Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding 26,070 3.2 35,376 52.74% €329,875 €42,621 0.80% 0.16%
45 Wholesale/retail of motor vehicles 24,543 - 55,903 36.10% €136,139 €14,509 2.73% 0.55%
49 Land transport and transport via pipelines 23,119 12.0 122,464 37.46% €70,161 €10,121 4.43% 1.64%
93 Sports, amusement and recreation activities 22,601 7.2 16,646 29.07% €60,196 €5,696 0.79% 0.06%
95 Repair and maintenance of computers, personal and household goods, and motor vehicles and motorcycles 20,308 11.2 18,114 39.11% €100,665 €13,957 1.67% 0.59%
25 Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 10,833 5.4 57,644 45.05% €225,315 €22,840 2.31% 0.44%
94 Activities of membership organisations 9,760 2.5 24,438 63.73% €587,325 €9,885 0.13% 0.02%
10 Manufacture of food products 9,607 8.5 76,599 33.54% €130,152 €18,319 2.65% 0.94%
66 Activities auxiliary to financial services and insurance activities 9,249 4.7 19,540 44.67% €190,376 €46,468 0.36% 0.16%
55 Accommodation 8,533 7.9 19,322 24.68% €116,327 €3,675 1.18% 0.53%
77 Rental and leasing activities 8,422 7.9 15,409 33.66% €138,226 €10,224 1.22% 0.48%
59 Motion picture, video and television programme production, sound recording and music publishing activities 7,968 11.4 4,548 42.88% €53,399 €6,127 0.83% 0.29%
63 Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and other information service activities 7,859 9.7 15,239 51.32% €80,531 €20,152 0.95% 0.18%
33 Repair, maintenance and installation of machinery and equipment 7,265 9.5 16,678 42.38% €103,038 €22,557 2.01% 0.69%
52 Warehousing and support activities for transportation 6,283 9.6 80,132 39.35% €232,877 €25,920 2.72% 0.76%
75 Veterinary activities 6,096 9.5 1,470 50.61% €96,740 €33,728 0.05% 0.05%
42 Civil engineering 5,855 7.8 43,005 42.67% €129,447 €22,025 3.48% 0.67%
88 Social work activities without accommodation 5,536 6.3 124,850 49.92% €267,217 €15,893 0.23% 0.03%
32 Other manufacturing 5,402 12.9 9,630 43.17% €113,906 €14,163 0.65% 0.31%
53 Postal and courier activities 5,354 25.8 29,863 31.90% €39,926 €7,343 4.89% 2.73%
97 Activities of households as employers of domestic personnel 4,970 12.0 8,497 23.88% €197,686 €27,534 0.04% 0.25%
18 Printing and reproduction of recorded media 4,943 4.4 9,126 47.14% €94,188 €8,125 1.25% 0.33%
58 Publishing activities 3,776 12.2 9,639 45.51% €76,642 €8,008 0.93% 0.11%
79 Travel agency, tour operator and other reservation service and related activities 3,743 8.5 5,574 32.97% €128,608 €14,125 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 3,354 6.0 11,461 43.18% €164,759 €14,301 1.40% 0.45%
78 Employment activities 3,226 7.4 189,651 38.62% €91,721 €18,879 1.92% 0.31%
23 Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 2,978 8.6 25,818 46.98% €366,801 €19,943 1.34% 0.16%
31 Manufacture of furniture 2,947 4.6 8,361 39.79% €131,411 €9,697 1.49% 0.55%
02 Forestry and logging 2,392 4.7 1,056 46.15% €201,595 €13,253 0.79% 0.12%
13 Manufacture of textiles 2,357 8.3 14,627 47.87% €327,245 €17,318 1.06% 0.17%
72 Scientific research and development 2,302 7.8 26,628 54.53% €258,987 €16,898 1.04% 0.12%
28 Manufacture of machinery and equipment not elsewhere classified 2,289 3.6 36,754 44.46% €463,512 €34,720 2.18% 0.28%
84 Public administration and defence; compulsory social security 2,285 0.5 10,806 53.74% €1.1m €34,507 0.13% 0.03%
87 Residential care activities 2,022 1.3 122,046 47.64% €1.2m €38,769 0.45% 0.03%
14 Manufacture of wearing apparel 2,021 8.5 2,973 37.54% €69,975 €5,029 0.54% 0.27%
61 Telecommunications 1,984 16.2 17,683 41.50% €81,080 €9,548 2.87% 0.70%
35 Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 1,774 10.3 22,249 32.56% €448,320 €22,621 1.07% 0.23%
38 Waste collection, recovery and disposal activities 1,626 7.7 20,498 38.85% €623,562 €34,116 2.71% 0.40%
60 Programming, broadcasting, news agency and other content distribution activities 1,435 16.7 4,778 47.18% €73,109 €4,408 0.42% 0.08%
11 Manufacture of beverages 1,381 5.9 10,934 22.14% €36,613 -€1,278 2.03% 0.58%
22 Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 1,323 11.6 21,356 48.06% €757,380 €37,020 2.34% 0.29%
20 Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 1,263 5.5 44,750 47.44% €1.1m €53,164 2.14% 0.26%
50 Water transport 1,241 6.6 1,499 42.74% €357,563 €21,230 0.97% 0.20%
80 Investigation and security activities 1,126 7.8 18,194 40.06% €85,231 €13,682 2.49% 0.28%
27 Manufacture of electrical equipment 1,058 4.2 15,112 43.04% €238,002 €16,803 3.21% 0.42%
26 Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 990 4.9 15,759 49.25% €238,414 €17,153 1.31% 0.15%
91 Libraries, archives, museums and other cultural activities 959 3.8 4,770 53.33% €479,178 €11,428 0.52% 0.03%
29 Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 738 5.3 23,007 42.04% €392,947 €30,229 1.76% 0.25%
24 Manufacture of basic metals 597 4.4 25,027 44.10% €487,439 €23,139 1.68% 0.50%
51 Air transport 517 7.0 5,224 36.39% €64,238 €5,921 0.97% 0.40%
92 Gambling and betting activities 495 5.3 2,264 61.94% €251,907 €16,763 3.23% 0.45%
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 3.4 10,809 48.85% €1.1m €59,858 2.42% 0.29%
21 Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 377 2.9 34,759 44.33% €432,439 €22,729 3.18% 0.32%
30 Manufacture of other transport equipment 370 7.8 6,601 35.50% €169,688 €4,049 2.70% 0.54%
37 Sewerage 359 6.4 3,589 42.62% €311,734 €34,081 1.11% 0.21%
99 Activities of extraterritorial organisations and bodies 344 0.3 17 - - - 0.00% -
15 Manufacture of leather and related products 334 15.3 1,044 42.47% €95,661 €1,862 1.20% 0.49%
39 Remediation activities and other waste management service activities 249 6.8 1,408 35.87% €155,119 €22,502 2.81% 0.75%
08 Other mining and quarrying 229 2.6 3,132 50.69% €1.0m €32,019 1.31% 0.17%
03 Fishing and aquaculture 222 4.5 438 39.26% €346,825 €841 4.05% 0.52%
36 Water collection, treatment and supply 133 3.8 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 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 23 October 2026. The same question gets the same answer everywhere.

Incorporations in 12 months
153,352
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
1,972,899
Enterprises active in the KBO on 23 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
Incorporations153,352
stopped or struck off since-6,075
Still active147,277

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