Sector figures

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.

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Active companies

1,976,894

1,276,430 with a main activity in 88 NACE divisions, 700,464 without a published activity

Incorporations, 12 months

153,469

of which 148,226 still active

Employment

2,549,748

full-time equivalents at 88,570 employers, latest accounts

Median solvency

46.1%

over 565,196 annual accounts, financial year 2025

Every sector at a glance

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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.

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Leading divisions by theme

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.

Largest employers

Full-time equivalents according to the latest accounts

Every division

88 NACE divisions in 22 sections, as of 14-11-2026 05:30. Search by name or code, sort by a column.

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A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 3 divisions · 49,862 active

DivisionActiveStarters 12 monthsFTESolvency ↓EquityNet resultLateBankruptcies per 1,000Bankruptcy probability

02 Forestry 2,393 4.8% 865 46.2% €201,926 €13,244 36.8% 3.8 0.12%

03 Fishing and aquaculture 223 4.5% 475 39.3% €334,154 €131 55.0% 4.5 0.50%

01 Crop and animal production 47,246 4.0% 14,726 36.6% €197,788 €15,936 37.0% 1.0 0.14%

B Mining and quarrying 5 divisions · 293 active

DivisionActiveStarters 12 monthsFTESolvency ↓EquityNet resultLateBankruptcies per 1,000Bankruptcy probability

08 Other mining and quarrying 229 2.2% 3,036 51.0% €975,290 €31,710 30.5% 0.0 0.17%

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-

09 Mining support services 53 3.8% 86---- 0.0 0.11%

C Manufacturing 24 divisions · 62,904 active

DivisionActiveStarters 12 monthsFTESolvency ↓EquityNet resultLateBankruptcies per 1,000Bankruptcy probability

26 Computer and electronic products 995 4.5% 12,615 50.0% €244,425 €17,729 34.6% 5.0 0.15%

17 Paper 413 2.9% 9,530 48.8% €1.1m €60,532 35.2% 4.8 0.28%

22 Rubber and plastics 1,325 12.3% 18,916 47.6% €757,380 €36,126 34.2% 10.6 0.28%

13 Textiles 2,358 7.7% 11,559 47.5% €327,117 €17,250 31.8% 4.2 0.17%

20 Chemicals 1,261 5.5% 43,830 47.3% €1.1m €53,164 26.7% 6.3 0.25%

23 Non-metallic mineral products 2,979 8.7% 21,866 46.9% €366,801 €19,571 34.3% 3.7 0.16%

18 Printing 4,932 4.1% 8,139 46.3% €93,246 €8,220 38.2% 4.1 0.32%

25 Fabricated metal products 10,809 5.0% 41,733 44.8% €223,582 €22,754 35.0% 7.1 0.43%

28 Machinery and equipment 2,289 3.3% 31,234 44.5% €465,557 €35,087 32.5% 8.7 0.28%

21 Pharmaceuticals 375 2.9% 30,793 44.0% €444,407 €23,776 32.2% 5.3 0.32%

24 Basic metals 597 3.9% 22,016 43.8% €487,439 €23,139 29.8% 6.7 0.50%

32 Other manufacturing 5,405 12.6% 7,065 43.0% €113,513 €13,515 39.5% 3.3 0.31%

27 Electrical equipment 1,059 4.2% 12,038 42.9% €238,659 €17,226 37.0% 11.3 0.41%

16 Wood and cork 3,347 5.7% 9,900 42.8% €164,557 €14,170 37.5% 3.9 0.45%

29 Motor vehicles 742 5.4% 23,078 42.3% €386,465 €29,023 36.3% 8.1 0.25%

33 Repair and installation of machinery 7,276 9.1% 9,966 42.3% €102,260 €22,490 39.2% 7.1 0.68%

15 Leather and related products 335 14.9% 278 42.2% €85,465 €1,862- 6.0 0.44%

31 Furniture 2,944 4.7% 6,747 39.8% €129,423 €9,493 37.0% 5.8 0.54%

14 Clothing 2,020 8.3% 2,495 37.2% €69,975 €4,983 35.4% 2.5 0.27%

30 Other transport equipment 373 6.7% 6,270 35.3% €158,739 €2,981 30.1% 0.0 0.56%

10 Food products 9,633 8.4% 71,131 33.3% €128,682 €17,823 38.2% 10.3 0.94%

11 Beverages 1,376 5.7% 8,697 21.6% €35,580 -€1,278 43.1% 5.1 0.56%

12 Tobacco 27 0.0% 1,222---- 0.0-

19 Coke and refined petroleum 34 2.9% 4,983---- 0.0-

D Energy 1 division · 1,765 active

DivisionActiveStarters 12 monthsFTESolvency ↓EquityNet resultLateBankruptcies per 1,000Bankruptcy probability

35 Electricity, gas and steam 1,765 9.5% 21,304 32.3% €446,004 €22,459 26.9% 3.4 0.22%

E Water and waste 4 divisions · 2,374 active

DivisionActiveStarters 12 monthsFTESolvency ↓EquityNet resultLateBankruptcies per 1,000Bankruptcy probability

36 Water collection and supply 134 3.0% 7,587 52.6% €438,151 €42,144- 7.5 0.26%

37 Sewerage 360 6.4% 3,158 42.5% €320,505 €35,833 38.3% 2.8 0.21%

38 Waste collection and treatment 1,629 7.6% 16,587 38.7% €621,959 €33,100 32.3% 9.2 0.40%

39 Remediation 251 6.8% 1,308 35.9% €156,925 €27,308 34.2% 19.9 0.74%

F Construction 3 divisions · 166,678 active

DivisionActiveStarters 12 monthsFTESolvency ↓EquityNet resultLateBankruptcies per 1,000Bankruptcy probability

43 Specialised construction 129,063 9.0% 101,529 45.2% €82,005 €13,149 42.6% 10.3 0.69%

42 Civil engineering 5,864 7.5% 33,805 42.5% €128,471 €21,766 40.6% 14.7 0.66%

41 Construction of buildings 31,751 9.2% 34,004 40.0% €69,806 €11,271 46.5% 15.3 1.40%

G Wholesale and retail trade 3 divisions · 201,288 active

DivisionActiveStarters 12 monthsFTESolvency ↓EquityNet resultLateBankruptcies per 1,000Bankruptcy probability

46 Wholesale trade 61,464 4.6% 202,517 42.2% €206,725 €17,158 39.2% 7.5 0.34%

45 Wholesale/retail of motor vehicles 24,440- 55,953 36.0% €134,046 €14,325- 9.7 0.54%

47 Retail trade 115,384 9.0% 222,433 35.0% €98,070 €11,203 46.8% 8.3 0.61%

H Transport and storage 5 divisions · 36,599 active

DivisionActiveStarters 12 monthsFTESolvency ↓EquityNet resultLateBankruptcies per 1,000Bankruptcy probability

50 Water transport 1,249 6.4% 1,360 42.7% €351,427 €21,145 40.6% 6.4 0.20%

52 Warehousing and transport support 6,297 9.4% 70,869 39.2% €229,445 €25,524 35.9% 9.5 0.75%

49 Land transport 23,149 11.7% 92,752 37.2% €67,484 €9,980 49.1% 18.7 1.63%

51 Air transport 516 7.8% 5,536 36.0% €66,430 €5,958 34.9% 0.0 0.38%

53 Postal and courier 5,388 28.1% 28,686 31.5% €39,749 €7,382 56.2% 18.7 2.68%

I Accommodation and food service 2 divisions · 68,399 active

DivisionActiveStarters 12 monthsFTESolvency ↓EquityNet resultLateBankruptcies per 1,000Bankruptcy probability

56 Food and beverage service 59,869 9.2% 59,309 29.2% €36,459 €5,920 52.7% 23.2 1.62%

55 Accommodation 8,530 7.6% 18,381 24.5% €116,327 €3,646 45.0% 4.7 0.53%

J Publishing and media 3 divisions · 13,231 active

DivisionActiveStarters 12 monthsFTESolvency ↓EquityNet resultLateBankruptcies per 1,000Bankruptcy probability

60 Programming and broadcasting 1,439 17.3% 4,376 48.1% €77,971 €4,585 44.4% 2.8 0.07%

58 Publishing 3,802 13.5% 8,701 45.6% €77,443 €7,981 36.8% 3.4 0.11%

59 Film, video and music 7,990 11.5% 3,960 43.0% €53,977 €6,127 41.1% 3.3 0.28%

K Telecoms and IT 3 divisions · 58,568 active

DivisionActiveStarters 12 monthsFTESolvency ↓EquityNet resultLateBankruptcies per 1,000Bankruptcy probability

62 Computer programming and consultancy 48,738 10.8% 60,654 55.6% €79,760 €28,089 33.3% 3.9 0.09%

63 Computing infrastructure and information services 7,852 9.7% 10,793 51.2% €80,614 €19,989 32.2% 4.1 0.18%

61 Telecommunications 1,978 16.1% 19,144 41.0% €79,099 €9,568 46.9% 11.6 0.70%

L Finance and insurance 3 divisions · 35,759 active

DivisionActiveStarters 12 monthsFTESolvency ↓EquityNet resultLateBankruptcies per 1,000Bankruptcy probability

64 Financial services 26,063 3.0% 30,648 52.6% €329,215 €42,407 28.2% 2.8 0.16%

65 Insurance and pension funding 440 1.4% 705 47.6% €187,599 €46,654 27.6% 2.3-

66 Auxiliary financial services 9,256 4.7% 15,476 44.7% €190,563 €46,572 38.8% 1.6 0.16%

M Real estate 1 division · 55,055 active

DivisionActiveStarters 12 monthsFTESolvency ↓EquityNet resultLateBankruptcies per 1,000Bankruptcy probability

68 Real estate 55,055 5.2% 26,048 31.4% €167,230 €8,426 36.2% 3.7 0.22%

N Professional and technical services 7 divisions · 236,195 active

DivisionActiveStarters 12 monthsFTESolvency ↓EquityNet resultLateBankruptcies per 1,000Bankruptcy probability

72 Research and development 2,307 7.6% 24,245 54.3% €258,796 €16,948 32.4% 3.9 0.12%

70 Head offices and management consultancy 88,205 10.4% 53,976 54.1% €113,208 €29,684 31.9% 3.0 0.10%

69 Legal and accounting 42,728 8.0% 27,616 53.5% €112,801 €43,709 32.5% 1.0 0.04%

71 Architecture and engineering 39,527 7.2% 39,247 50.9% €83,954 €18,838 33.6% 2.4 0.12%

75 Veterinary activities 6,104 9.5% 1,284 50.5% €96,596 €33,756 35.5% 0.2 0.05%

73 Advertising and market research 26,146 7.8% 25,541 49.6% €76,467 €15,737 36.0% 3.3 0.23%

74 Other professional activities 31,178 10.9% 4,006 46.4% €51,781 €10,060 38.1% 2.3 0.20%

O Administrative and support services 6 divisions · 93,975 active

DivisionActiveStarters 12 monthsFTESolvency ↓EquityNet resultLateBankruptcies per 1,000Bankruptcy probability

82 Office administrative support 40,640 10.9% 34,403 47.1% €80,878 €17,976 35.0% 4.6 0.18%

81 Building services and landscaping 36,824 13.5% 70,961 40.2% €67,181 €12,279 43.5% 7.5 0.89%

80 Security and investigation 1,127 7.6% 18,944 40.1% €85,856 €13,733 42.0% 10.6 0.29%

78 Employment activities 3,216 7.2% 176,812 38.3% €91,241 €18,871 30.3% 9.0 0.31%

77 Rental and leasing 8,424 7.8% 13,481 33.6% €136,117 €10,231 38.8% 4.4 0.47%

79 Travel agencies 3,744 8.9% 5,516 33.1% €127,719 €13,988 35.1% 3.2 0.20%

P Public administration 1 division · 2,285 active

DivisionActiveStarters 12 monthsFTESolvency ↓EquityNet resultLateBankruptcies per 1,000Bankruptcy probability

84 Public administration and defence 2,285 0.4% 9,441 53.7% €1.1m €34,507 19.8% 0.9 0.03%

Q Education 1 division · 35,441 active

DivisionActiveStarters 12 monthsFTESolvency ↓EquityNet resultLateBankruptcies per 1,000Bankruptcy probability

85 Education 35,441 11.4% 27,952 46.5% €66,706 €8,929 32.1% 1.2 0.04%

R Health and social work 3 divisions · 80,351 active

DivisionActiveStarters 12 monthsFTESolvency ↓EquityNet resultLateBankruptcies per 1,000Bankruptcy probability

86 Human health 72,790 7.3% 138,631 62.1% €145,035 €63,070 36.0% 0.5 0.04%

88 Social work without accommodation 5,536 5.9% 111,832 50.0% €263,788 €16,224 25.6% 0.7 0.03%

87 Residential care 2,025 1.2% 117,529 47.4% €1.2m €38,017 25.1% 3.5 0.03%

S Arts, sports and recreation 4 divisions · 53,193 active

DivisionActiveStarters 12 monthsFTESolvency ↓EquityNet resultLateBankruptcies per 1,000Bankruptcy probability

92 Gambling and betting 498 5.6% 2,316 62.7% €240,336 €14,617 46.8% 4.0 0.44%

91 Libraries, archives and museums 963 3.8% 3,203 53.5% €479,301 €10,636 29.4% 1.0 0.03%

90 Creative and performing arts 29,113 9.6% 7,599 46.4% €63,161 €7,906 38.3% 1.8 0.05%

93 Sports and recreation 22,619 6.8% 15,792 29.0% €60,054 €5,696 42.5% 2.8 0.06%

T Other services 3 divisions · 100,902 active

DivisionActiveStarters 12 monthsFTESolvency ↓EquityNet resultLateBankruptcies per 1,000Bankruptcy probability

94 Membership organisations 9,775 2.2% 17,296 63.6% €578,657 €9,836 25.7% 0.7 0.03%

95 Repair of computers and personal goods 20,326 11.1% 14,231 39.0% €98,402 €13,687 47.1% 6.2 0.58%

96 Personal services 70,801 10.7% 33,171 28.2% €22,394 €3,583 48.2% 3.5 0.62%

U Households 2 divisions · 4,979 active

DivisionActiveStarters 12 monthsFTESolvency ↓EquityNet resultLateBankruptcies per 1,000Bankruptcy probability

97 Households as employers 4,974 12.0% 9,593 23.2% €197,206 €28,892- 0.4 0.25%

98 Household production for own use 5 20.0% 39---- 0.0-

V Extraterritorial organisations 1 division · 343 active

DivisionActiveStarters 12 monthsFTESolvency ↓EquityNet resultLateBankruptcies per 1,000Bankruptcy probability

99 Extraterritorial organisations 343 0.0% 22---- 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.

Method and sources

The figures per division come from an overview counted again every night, as of 14-11-2026 05:30.

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.

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.

Definitions

All figures cover the same twelve months, November 2025 to October 2026, and were counted on 14 November 2026. The same definitions apply on every Checked market page.

Incorporations in 12 months: 153,469; 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: 1,976,894; Enterprises active in the KBO on 14 November 2026, sole traders included.

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Incorporations	153,469
stopped or struck off since	-5,243
Still active	148,226