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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
1,972,294
across 88 NACE divisions
Incorporations, 12 months
153,191
of which 147,431 still active (7.5% of active companies)
Employment
2,371,224
full-time equivalents at 79,776 employers, financial year 2025
Median solvency
46.4%
over 552,486 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… 11.2% 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… 11.1% 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… 12.8% 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… 12.0% 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… 11.2% Adverti… 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 7.5% 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… 12.0% Financial… 3.1% Education 11.6%

Click a tile to open the sector · as of 17-10-2026 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 · 49,855 active
DivisionActive ↓Starters 12 moFTESolvencyLateBankr. /1,000
01 Crop and animal production 47,246 4.1% 16,523 36.8% 36.9% 1.0
02 Forestry 2,387 4.7% 1,052 46.2% 36.8% 3.4
03 Fishing and aquaculture 222 4.5% 438 39.9% 54.6% 9.0
B Mining and quarrying 5 divisions · 293 active
DivisionActive ↓Starters 12 moFTESolvencyLateBankr. /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
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 · 62,896 active
DivisionActive ↓Starters 12 moFTESolvencyLateBankr. /1,000
25 Fabricated metal products 10,842 5.4% 57,426 45.1% 34.8% 7.2
10 Food products 9,597 8.5% 75,968 33.6% 38.1% 10.4
33 Repair and installation of machinery 7,263 9.5% 16,614 42.8% 39.0% 7.2
32 Other manufacturing 5,402 12.8% 9,606 43.7% 39.3% 3.0
18 Printing 4,953 4.4% 9,123 47.2% 38.0% 3.8
16 Wood and cork 3,350 6.0% 11,375 43.5% 37.3% 4.2
23 Non-metallic mineral products 2,971 8.5% 25,698 47.0% 34.3% 4.4
31 Furniture 2,951 4.6% 8,329 39.9% 37.0% 5.8
13 Textiles 2,357 8.4% 14,544 48.0% 31.7% 3.8
28 Machinery and equipment 2,290 3.6% 36,574 44.6% 32.2% 7.4
14 Clothing 2,019 8.5% 2,973 37.4% 35.6% 2.5
11 Beverages 1,380 5.9% 10,930 22.1% 42.9% 5.1
22 Rubber and plastics 1,319 11.7% 21,229 48.1% 34.3% 9.9
20 Chemicals 1,265 5.6% 44,735 47.5% 26.6% 4.7
27 Electrical equipment 1,059 4.2% 15,099 43.3% 37.0% 14.2
26 Computer and electronic products 991 4.9% 15,755 49.8% 34.3% 5.0
29 Motor vehicles 738 5.3% 23,002 42.0% 35.9% 9.5
24 Basic metals 597 4.4% 25,027 44.1% 29.5% 6.7
17 Paper 412 3.4% 10,799 48.9% 34.8% 9.7
21 Pharmaceuticals 375 2.7% 34,634 44.8% 32.1% 13.3
30 Other transport equipment 370 7.8% 6,594 35.8% 29.8% 0.0
15 Leather and related products 334 15.3% 1,044 42.5%- 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 · 1,774 active
DivisionActive ↓Starters 12 moFTESolvencyLateBankr. /1,000
35 Electricity, gas and steam 1,774 10.2% 22,249 32.7% 27.0% 3.9
E Water and waste 4 divisions · 2,361 active
DivisionActive ↓Starters 12 moFTESolvencyLateBankr. /1,000
38 Waste collection and treatment 1,624 7.7% 20,452 39.1% 32.3% 9.9
37 Sewerage 357 6.2% 3,589 42.6% 38.3% 2.8
39 Remediation 247 6.9% 1,408 35.9% 33.9% 20.2
36 Water collection and supply 133 3.8% 6,277 52.6%- 7.5
F Construction 3 divisions · 166,327 active
DivisionActive ↓Starters 12 moFTESolvencyLateBankr. /1,000
43 Specialised construction 128,783 9.3% 117,202 45.4% 42.6% 10.3
41 Construction of buildings 31,684 9.7% 39,635 40.4% 46.4% 14.6
42 Civil engineering 5,860 7.8% 42,956 42.6% 40.5% 14.8
G Wholesale and retail trade 3 divisions · 201,473 active
DivisionActive ↓Starters 12 moFTESolvencyLateBankr. /1,000
47 Retail trade 115,303 9.1% 238,219 35.4% 46.7% 8.4
46 Wholesale trade 61,588 4.7% 234,614 42.6% 39.1% 7.8
45 Wholesale/retail of motor vehicles 24,582- 55,714 36.4%- 9.7
H Transport and storage 5 divisions · 36,477 active
DivisionActive ↓Starters 12 moFTESolvencyLateBankr. /1,000
49 Land transport 23,108 12.0% 121,540 37.7% 48.9% 18.4
52 Warehousing and transport support 6,280 9.5% 79,922 39.4% 35.8% 9.9
53 Postal and courier 5,332 25.9% 29,774 31.8% 56.2% 20.8
50 Water transport 1,240 6.6% 1,492 42.7% 40.8% 5.6
51 Air transport 517 6.8% 5,224 36.4% 35.6% 0.0
I Accommodation and food service 2 divisions · 68,425 active
DivisionActive ↓Starters 12 moFTESolvencyLateBankr. /1,000
56 Food and beverage service 59,883 9.3% 57,337 29.5% 52.6% 23.2
55 Accommodation 8,542 7.9% 18,996 24.9% 44.8% 4.7
J Publishing and media 3 divisions · 13,148 active
DivisionActive ↓Starters 12 moFTESolvencyLateBankr. /1,000
59 Film, video and music 7,952 11.4% 4,469 43.0% 41.0% 3.6
58 Publishing 3,766 12.2% 9,626 45.5% 36.8% 3.5
60 Programming and broadcasting 1,430 16.7% 4,778 47.2% 44.4% 2.8
K Telecoms and IT 3 divisions · 58,408 active
DivisionActive ↓Starters 12 moFTESolvencyLateBankr. /1,000
62 Computer programming and consultancy 48,562 10.7% 77,451 55.8% 33.2% 3.8
63 Computing infrastructure and information services 7,861 9.7% 15,206 51.5% 32.1% 4.5
61 Telecommunications 1,985 16.3% 17,519 41.6% 46.9% 11.1
L Finance and insurance 3 divisions · 35,771 active
DivisionActive ↓Starters 12 moFTESolvencyLateBankr. /1,000
64 Financial services 26,076 3.1% 34,983 52.8% 28.1% 2.9
66 Auxiliary financial services 9,256 4.7% 19,330 44.7% 38.7% 1.5
65 Insurance and pension funding 439 1.4% 920 46.9% 27.6% 2.3
M Real estate 1 division · 54,979 active
DivisionActive ↓Starters 12 moFTESolvencyLateBankr. /1,000
68 Real estate 54,979 5.4% 27,762 31.7% 36.0% 3.8
N Professional and technical services 7 divisions · 235,661 active
DivisionActive ↓Starters 12 moFTESolvencyLateBankr. /1,000
70 Head offices and management consultancy 87,843 10.6% 75,176 54.3% 31.9% 3.0
69 Legal and accounting 42,689 8.2% 27,190 53.7% 32.5% 1.0
71 Architecture and engineering 39,487 7.6% 53,669 51.0% 33.5% 2.3
74 Other professional activities 31,111 11.2% 6,534 46.5% 38.1% 2.3
73 Advertising and market research 26,141 7.9% 29,328 49.8% 35.9% 3.4
75 Veterinary activities 6,089 9.4% 1,460 50.6% 35.5% 0.0
72 Research and development 2,301 7.6% 26,567 54.5% 32.5% 3.5
O Administrative and support services 6 divisions · 93,782 active
DivisionActive ↓Starters 12 moFTESolvencyLateBankr. /1,000
82 Office administrative support 40,567 11.2% 40,690 47.4% 34.9% 4.6
81 Building services and landscaping 36,710 13.8% 71,604 40.3% 43.4% 7.4
77 Rental and leasing 8,419 7.9% 15,416 33.7% 38.7% 4.2
79 Travel agencies 3,741 8.5% 5,510 33.0% 35.3% 3.5
78 Employment activities 3,222 7.4% 189,629 38.6% 30.2% 8.7
80 Security and investigation 1,123 7.7% 18,169 40.3% 42.0% 12.5
P Public administration 1 division · 2,286 active
DivisionActive ↓Starters 12 moFTESolvencyLateBankr. /1,000
84 Public administration and defence 2,286 0.5% 10,807 54.1% 19.7% 0.9
Q Education 1 division · 35,307 active
DivisionActive ↓Starters 12 moFTESolvencyLateBankr. /1,000
85 Education 35,307 11.6% 29,514 46.8% 32.1% 1.2
R Health and social work 3 divisions · 80,145 active
DivisionActive ↓Starters 12 moFTESolvencyLateBankr. /1,000
86 Human health 72,591 7.5% 150,195 62.2% 35.9% 0.4
88 Social work without accommodation 5,532 6.2% 124,722 50.0% 25.3% 1.1
87 Residential care 2,022 1.3% 121,836 47.6% 24.9% 3.5
S Arts, sports and recreation 4 divisions · 53,095 active
DivisionActive ↓Starters 12 moFTESolvencyLateBankr. /1,000
90 Creative and performing arts 29,051 9.9% 10,829 46.9% 38.2% 1.7
93 Sports and recreation 22,591 7.1% 16,576 29.2% 42.3% 2.7
91 Libraries, archives and museums 958 3.8% 4,760 53.2% 29.4% 1.0
92 Gambling and betting 495 5.3% 2,260 63.2% 46.8% 4.0
T Other services 3 divisions · 100,725 active
DivisionActive ↓Starters 12 moFTESolvencyLateBankr. /1,000
96 Personal services 70,699 10.9% 87,968 28.4% 48.1% 3.4
95 Repair of computers and personal goods 20,281 11.1% 18,023 39.2% 47.0% 6.3
94 Membership organisations 9,745 2.4% 24,347 63.7% 25.2% 0.6
U Households 2 divisions · 4,969 active
DivisionActive ↓Starters 12 moFTESolvencyLateBankr. /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
DivisionActive ↓Starters 12 moFTESolvencyLateBankr. /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 1,972,294 7.5 2,371,224 46.36% €98,988 €16,717 1.61% 0.21%
43 Specialised construction activities 128,783 9.3 117,202 45.37% €82,340 €13,263 2.95% 0.70%
47 Retail trade 115,303 9.1 238,219 35.39% €99,711 €11,473 2.24% 0.62%
70 Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 87,843 10.6 75,176 54.30% €113,231 €29,931 0.73% 0.10%
86 Human health activities 72,591 7.5 150,195 62.17% €144,779 €63,407 0.16% 0.04%
96 Personal service activities 70,699 10.9 87,968 28.40% €22,710 €3,619 0.80% 0.62%
46 Wholesale trade 61,588 4.7 234,614 42.56% €209,794 €17,458 2.17% 0.35%
56 Food and beverage service activities 59,883 9.3 57,337 29.49% €36,999 €6,005 6.04% 1.65%
68 Real estate activities 54,979 5.4 27,762 31.69% €169,491 €8,535 1.08% 0.22%
62 Computer programming, consultancy and related activities 48,562 10.7 77,451 55.76% €79,774 €28,335 0.79% 0.09%
01 Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 47,246 4.1 16,523 36.84% €199,072 €16,206 0.33% 0.14%
69 Legal and accounting activities 42,689 8.2 27,190 53.66% €112,373 €43,915 0.31% 0.04%
82 Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 40,567 11.2 40,690 47.41% €81,193 €18,078 1.08% 0.18%
71 Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 39,487 7.6 53,669 51.01% €84,039 €19,026 0.64% 0.12%
81 Services to buildings and landscape activities 36,710 13.8 71,604 40.25% €67,312 €12,358 2.01% 0.90%
85 Education 35,307 11.6 29,514 46.76% €66,785 €9,159 0.24% 0.04%
41 Construction of residential and non-residential buildings 31,684 9.7 39,635 40.35% €70,618 €11,303 4.11% 1.41%
74 Other professional, scientific and technical activities 31,111 11.2 6,534 46.51% €52,170 €10,207 0.57% 0.20%
90 Arts creation and performing arts activities 29,051 9.9 10,829 46.87% €64,087 €7,958 0.45% 0.05%
73 Advertising, market research and public relations activities 26,141 7.9 29,328 49.81% €76,961 €15,934 1.02% 0.23%
64 Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding 26,076 3.1 34,983 52.81% €330,844 €42,822 0.80% 0.16%
45 Wholesale/retail of motor vehicles 24,582 - 55,714 36.39% €137,979 €14,848 2.73% 0.55%
49 Land transport and transport via pipelines 23,108 12.0 121,540 37.67% €70,840 €10,169 4.46% 1.64%
93 Sports, amusement and recreation activities 22,591 7.1 16,576 29.21% €60,359 €5,804 0.77% 0.06%
95 Repair and maintenance of computers, personal and household goods, and motor vehicles and motorcycles 20,281 11.1 18,023 39.23% €101,100 €14,239 1.68% 0.60%
25 Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 10,842 5.4 57,426 45.10% €226,357 €22,989 2.31% 0.44%
94 Activities of membership organisations 9,745 2.4 24,347 63.74% €586,064 €10,192 0.12% 0.02%
10 Manufacture of food products 9,597 8.5 75,968 33.55% €131,185 €18,532 2.66% 0.95%
66 Activities auxiliary to financial services and insurance activities 9,256 4.7 19,330 44.73% €190,658 €47,024 0.37% 0.16%
55 Accommodation 8,542 7.9 18,996 24.92% €116,862 €3,676 1.21% 0.54%
77 Rental and leasing activities 8,419 7.9 15,416 33.74% €139,506 €10,253 1.24% 0.47%
59 Motion picture, video and television programme production, sound recording and music publishing activities 7,952 11.4 4,469 42.96% €53,267 €6,167 0.83% 0.29%
63 Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and other information service activities 7,861 9.7 15,206 51.53% €80,438 €20,087 0.95% 0.18%
33 Repair, maintenance and installation of machinery and equipment 7,263 9.5 16,614 42.77% €103,314 €22,754 2.01% 0.70%
52 Warehousing and support activities for transportation 6,280 9.5 79,922 39.40% €236,465 €25,972 2.75% 0.76%
75 Veterinary activities 6,089 9.4 1,460 50.61% €96,945 €33,750 0.05% 0.05%
42 Civil engineering 5,860 7.8 42,956 42.58% €129,394 €22,080 3.45% 0.68%
88 Social work activities without accommodation 5,532 6.2 124,722 49.95% €267,707 €15,768 0.25% 0.03%
32 Other manufacturing 5,402 12.8 9,606 43.75% €114,932 €14,309 0.65% 0.31%
53 Postal and courier activities 5,332 25.9 29,774 31.79% €39,749 €7,300 4.99% 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 4,953 4.4 9,123 47.25% €95,380 €8,157 1.25% 0.33%
58 Publishing activities 3,766 12.2 9,626 45.51% €76,277 €8,060 0.93% 0.11%
79 Travel agency, tour operator and other reservation service and related activities 3,741 8.5 5,510 32.97% €128,888 €14,094 0.78% 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 6.0 11,375 43.47% €164,202 €14,358 1.40% 0.45%
78 Employment activities 3,222 7.4 189,629 38.56% €91,721 €18,903 1.89% 0.31%
23 Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 2,971 8.5 25,698 46.99% €367,184 €20,463 1.38% 0.16%
31 Manufacture of furniture 2,951 4.6 8,329 39.95% €133,114 €9,726 1.52% 0.55%
02 Forestry and logging 2,387 4.7 1,052 46.15% €202,257 €13,289 0.75% 0.12%
13 Manufacture of textiles 2,357 8.4 14,544 48.01% €336,206 €17,959 1.02% 0.17%
72 Scientific research and development 2,301 7.6 26,567 54.50% €258,228 €16,893 1.13% 0.12%
28 Manufacture of machinery and equipment not elsewhere classified 2,290 3.6 36,574 44.60% €463,429 €34,903 2.18% 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 1.3 121,836 47.64% €1.2m €38,805 0.45% 0.03%
14 Manufacture of wearing apparel 2,019 8.5 2,973 37.44% €74,288 €5,132 0.54% 0.27%
61 Telecommunications 1,985 16.3 17,519 41.55% €82,060 €9,244 2.92% 0.70%
35 Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 1,774 10.2 22,249 32.73% €448,320 €22,640 1.07% 0.23%
38 Waste collection, recovery and disposal activities 1,624 7.7 20,452 39.12% €634,037 €34,419 2.59% 0.40%
60 Programming, broadcasting, news agency and other content distribution activities 1,430 16.7 4,778 47.18% €73,109 €4,408 0.49% 0.08%
11 Manufacture of beverages 1,380 5.9 10,930 22.12% €38,851 -€1,187 2.03% 0.60%
22 Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 1,319 11.7 21,229 48.06% €751,448 €36,611 2.35% 0.29%
20 Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 1,265 5.6 44,735 47.50% €1.2m €53,557 2.13% 0.25%
50 Water transport 1,240 6.6 1,492 42.74% €364,835 €21,804 0.97% 0.20%
80 Investigation and security activities 1,123 7.7 18,169 40.29% €85,544 €13,652 2.49% 0.29%
27 Manufacture of electrical equipment 1,059 4.2 15,099 43.25% €238,659 €17,226 3.21% 0.43%
26 Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 991 4.9 15,755 49.82% €249,020 €18,380 1.31% 0.15%
91 Libraries, archives, museums and other cultural activities 958 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% €390,893 €30,969 1.76% 0.25%
24 Manufacture of basic metals 597 4.4 25,027 44.10% €487,439 €23,273 1.68% 0.50%
51 Air transport 517 6.8 5,224 36.44% €65,184 €5,937 0.97% 0.40%
92 Gambling and betting activities 495 5.3 2,260 63.23% €274,309 €18,619 3.23% 0.46%
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 412 3.4 10,799 48.92% €1.1m €59,183 2.43% 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% €184,705 €5,239 2.70% 0.55%
37 Sewerage 357 6.2 3,589 42.56% €316,120 €33,060 1.12% 0.21%
99 Activities of extraterritorial organisations and bodies 345 0.3 17 - - - 0.00% -
15 Manufacture of leather and related products 334 15.3 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 35.87% €155,119 €22,502 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 222 4.5 438 39.90% €373,193 €904 4.05% 0.53%
36 Water collection, treatment and supply 133 3.8 6,277 52.60% €443,983 €46,548 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 16 October 2026. The same question gets the same answer everywhere.

Incorporations in 12 months
153,191
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
1,972,089
Enterprises active in the KBO on 16 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
Incorporations153,191
stopped or struck off since-5,760
Still active147,431

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