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NACE 2025 · Belgian sectors

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Active companies

1,975,568

1,276,581 with a main activity in 88 NACE divisions, 698,987 without a published activity

Incorporations, 12 months

152,964

of which 147,822 still active

Employment

2,549,960

full-time equivalents at 88,574 employers, latest accounts

Median solvency

46.1%

over 562,857 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 06-11-2026 05:30. Search by name or code, sort by a column.

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A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 3 divisions · 49,881 active

DivisionActive ↓Starters 12 monthsFTESolvencyEquityNet resultLateBankruptcies per 1,000Bankruptcy probability

01 Crop and animal production 47,266 4.0% 14,719 36.6% €197,895 €15,969 36.9% 1.0 0.14%

02 Forestry 2,393 4.8% 864 46.2% €201,926 €13,244 36.8% 3.8 0.12%

03 Fishing and aquaculture 222 4.1% 476 39.2% €340,489 €486 55.0% 4.5 0.53%

B Mining and quarrying 5 divisions · 293 active

DivisionActive ↓Starters 12 monthsFTESolvencyEquityNet 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%

09 Mining support services 53 3.8% 86---- 0.0 0.10%

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 · 62,924 active

DivisionActive ↓Starters 12 monthsFTESolvencyEquityNet resultLateBankruptcies per 1,000Bankruptcy probability

25 Fabricated metal products 10,817 5.0% 41,709 44.9% €223,883 €22,481 34.8% 7.1 0.44%

10 Food products 9,625 8.3% 71,078 33.3% €128,682 €18,012 38.2% 10.3 0.94%

33 Repair and installation of machinery 7,271 9.1% 9,966 42.3% €102,660 €22,482 39.1% 7.3 0.69%

32 Other manufacturing 5,409 12.5% 7,070 43.0% €114,395 €13,612 39.3% 3.3 0.31%

18 Printing 4,940 4.1% 8,140 46.6% €93,613 €8,358 38.0% 4.0 0.33%

16 Wood and cork 3,349 5.7% 9,894 43.1% €163,428 €14,260 37.4% 3.9 0.45%

23 Non-metallic mineral products 2,981 8.7% 21,863 46.9% €366,801 €19,750 34.3% 4.0 0.16%

31 Furniture 2,944 4.6% 6,747 39.7% €129,354 €9,556 36.9% 5.8 0.54%

13 Textiles 2,363 7.6% 11,559 47.5% €327,060 €17,318 31.8% 4.2 0.17%

28 Machinery and equipment 2,288 3.2% 31,210 44.5% €464,801 €34,903 32.2% 8.7 0.28%

14 Clothing 2,021 8.3% 2,498 37.4% €70,151 €4,996 35.4% 2.5 0.27%

11 Beverages 1,379 5.7% 8,717 22.0% €36,176 -€1,272 43.1% 5.1 0.57%

22 Rubber and plastics 1,325 12.3% 18,892 48.1% €751,448 €36,611 34.3% 10.6 0.29%

20 Chemicals 1,262 5.5% 43,988 47.3% €1.1m €53,164 26.5% 6.3 0.25%

27 Electrical equipment 1,060 4.2% 12,039 42.9% €238,659 €17,226 37.0% 11.3 0.41%

26 Computer and electronic products 993 4.4% 12,625 49.2% €235,170 €17,153 34.4% 5.0 0.15%

29 Motor vehicles 742 5.4% 23,078 42.1% €386,446 €28,363 35.9% 8.1 0.25%

24 Basic metals 597 3.9% 22,016 43.8% €487,439 €23,098 29.5% 6.7 0.51%

17 Paper 413 2.9% 9,529 48.8% €1.1m €60,532 34.8% 4.8 0.29%

21 Pharmaceuticals 376 2.9% 30,792 44.6% €432,439 €22,729 32.1% 5.3 0.31%

30 Other transport equipment 373 6.7% 6,270 35.3% €158,739 €2,981 30.1% 0.0 0.58%

15 Leather and related products 335 14.9% 277 42.2% €85,465 €1,862- 6.0 0.48%

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

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

D Energy 1 division · 1,771 active

DivisionActive ↓Starters 12 monthsFTESolvencyEquityNet resultLateBankruptcies per 1,000Bankruptcy probability

35 Electricity, gas and steam 1,771 9.5% 21,304 32.6% €448,873 €22,615 27.0% 3.4 0.22%

E Water and waste 4 divisions · 2,370 active

DivisionActive ↓Starters 12 monthsFTESolvencyEquityNet resultLateBankruptcies per 1,000Bankruptcy probability

38 Waste collection and treatment 1,627 7.5% 16,584 38.8% €622,238 €33,474 32.3% 9.2 0.40%

37 Sewerage 360 6.4% 3,158 42.3% €316,120 €35,103 38.3% 2.8 0.22%

39 Remediation 250 6.4% 1,308 35.9% €156,925 €27,308 34.2% 20.0 0.74%

36 Water collection and supply 133 3.0% 7,587 52.6% €438,151 €42,144- 7.5 0.26%

F Construction 3 divisions · 166,652 active

DivisionActive ↓Starters 12 monthsFTESolvencyEquityNet resultLateBankruptcies per 1,000Bankruptcy probability

43 Specialised construction 129,054 8.9% 101,557 45.2% €82,140 €13,172 42.6% 10.3 0.69%

41 Construction of buildings 31,732 9.0% 34,012 40.1% €70,154 €11,273 46.4% 15.4 1.40%

42 Civil engineering 5,866 7.5% 33,826 42.5% €128,358 €21,767 40.6% 14.7 0.67%

G Wholesale and retail trade 3 divisions · 201,426 active

DivisionActive ↓Starters 12 monthsFTESolvencyEquityNet resultLateBankruptcies per 1,000Bankruptcy probability

47 Retail trade 115,448 9.0% 222,349 35.1% €98,568 €11,274 46.7% 8.4 0.61%

46 Wholesale trade 61,491 4.5% 202,890 42.2% €207,401 €17,217 39.2% 7.5 0.35%

45 Wholesale/retail of motor vehicles 24,487- 56,042 36.0% €134,683 €14,383- 9.7 0.54%

H Transport and storage 5 divisions · 36,594 active

DivisionActive ↓Starters 12 monthsFTESolvencyEquityNet resultLateBankruptcies per 1,000Bankruptcy probability

49 Land transport 23,153 11.7% 92,768 37.3% €68,533 €10,062 49.0% 18.8 1.63%

52 Warehousing and transport support 6,290 9.3% 70,552 39.3% €230,368 €25,886 35.8% 9.7 0.75%

53 Postal and courier 5,390 28.0% 28,684 31.5% €38,975 €7,365 56.1% 19.5 2.68%

50 Water transport 1,245 6.2% 1,360 42.7% €351,427 €21,145 40.8% 6.4 0.20%

51 Air transport 516 7.6% 5,537 36.4% €66,430 €5,958 34.8% 0.0 0.38%

I Accommodation and food service 2 divisions · 68,435 active

DivisionActive ↓Starters 12 monthsFTESolvencyEquityNet resultLateBankruptcies per 1,000Bankruptcy probability

56 Food and beverage service 59,898 9.1% 59,289 29.2% €36,488 €5,942 52.7% 23.3 1.63%

55 Accommodation 8,537 7.6% 18,386 24.6% €116,723 €3,676 44.9% 4.7 0.53%

J Publishing and media 3 divisions · 13,218 active

DivisionActive ↓Starters 12 monthsFTESolvencyEquityNet resultLateBankruptcies per 1,000Bankruptcy probability

59 Film, video and music 7,986 11.3% 3,956 43.0% €53,784 €6,135 41.1% 3.4 0.28%

58 Publishing 3,793 13.3% 8,698 45.6% €77,443 €8,008 36.8% 3.4 0.11%

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

K Telecoms and IT 3 divisions · 58,536 active

DivisionActive ↓Starters 12 monthsFTESolvencyEquityNet resultLateBankruptcies per 1,000Bankruptcy probability

62 Computer programming and consultancy 48,700 10.7% 60,679 55.6% €79,760 €28,103 33.3% 3.9 0.09%

63 Computing infrastructure and information services 7,851 9.6% 10,790 51.3% €80,814 €20,041 32.2% 4.1 0.18%

61 Telecommunications 1,985 16.2% 19,144 41.4% €80,087 €9,622 46.9% 11.6 0.70%

L Finance and insurance 3 divisions · 35,768 active

DivisionActive ↓Starters 12 monthsFTESolvencyEquityNet resultLateBankruptcies per 1,000Bankruptcy probability

64 Financial services 26,070 2.9% 30,645 52.6% €328,996 €42,524 28.2% 2.8 0.16%

66 Auxiliary financial services 9,258 4.6% 15,487 44.7% €190,512 €46,500 38.7% 1.6 0.16%

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

M Real estate 1 division · 55,053 active

DivisionActive ↓Starters 12 monthsFTESolvencyEquityNet resultLateBankruptcies per 1,000Bankruptcy probability

68 Real estate 55,053 5.1% 26,056 31.5% €168,105 €8,440 36.1% 3.7 0.22%

N Professional and technical services 7 divisions · 236,178 active

DivisionActive ↓Starters 12 monthsFTESolvencyEquityNet resultLateBankruptcies per 1,000Bankruptcy probability

70 Head offices and management consultancy 88,179 10.3% 53,961 54.2% €113,326 €29,721 31.9% 3.0 0.10%

69 Legal and accounting 42,722 7.9% 27,617 53.5% €112,740 €43,752 32.5% 1.0 0.04%

71 Architecture and engineering 39,542 7.2% 39,214 51.0% €83,963 €18,887 33.6% 2.4 0.12%

74 Other professional activities 31,178 10.8% 4,004 46.4% €51,883 €10,103 38.1% 2.3 0.20%

73 Advertising and market research 26,150 7.8% 25,548 49.6% €76,467 €15,794 35.9% 3.3 0.23%

75 Veterinary activities 6,100 9.4% 1,284 50.6% €96,740 €33,754 35.5% 0.2 0.05%

72 Research and development 2,307 7.6% 24,245 54.5% €259,177 €16,948 32.4% 3.9 0.12%

O Administrative and support services 6 divisions · 93,989 active

DivisionActive ↓Starters 12 monthsFTESolvencyEquityNet resultLateBankruptcies per 1,000Bankruptcy probability

82 Office administrative support 40,647 10.8% 34,398 47.1% €80,806 €17,997 35.0% 4.6 0.18%

81 Building services and landscaping 36,811 13.5% 70,944 40.2% €67,118 €12,263 43.5% 7.5 0.89%

77 Rental and leasing 8,430 7.8% 13,492 33.6% €136,775 €10,306 38.8% 4.4 0.47%

79 Travel agencies 3,749 8.9% 5,531 33.1% €128,527 €14,155 35.1% 3.2 0.20%

78 Employment activities 3,224 7.3% 176,842 38.4% €91,219 €18,862 30.2% 9.0 0.31%

80 Security and investigation 1,128 7.5% 18,941 40.0% €84,442 €13,682 42.1% 10.6 0.29%

P Public administration 1 division · 2,285 active

DivisionActive ↓Starters 12 monthsFTESolvencyEquityNet 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 · 35,436 active

DivisionActive ↓Starters 12 monthsFTESolvencyEquityNet resultLateBankruptcies per 1,000Bankruptcy probability

85 Education 35,436 11.3% 27,952 46.5% €66,638 €8,940 32.0% 1.2 0.04%

R Health and social work 3 divisions · 80,367 active

DivisionActive ↓Starters 12 monthsFTESolvencyEquityNet resultLateBankruptcies per 1,000Bankruptcy probability

86 Human health 72,803 7.2% 138,631 62.1% €144,814 €63,056 35.9% 0.5 0.04%

88 Social work without accommodation 5,538 5.9% 111,840 50.0% €265,678 €16,227 25.5% 0.9 0.03%

87 Residential care 2,026 1.2% 117,557 47.5% €1.2m €38,732 24.9% 3.5 0.03%

S Arts, sports and recreation 4 divisions · 53,208 active

DivisionActive ↓Starters 12 monthsFTESolvencyEquityNet resultLateBankruptcies per 1,000Bankruptcy probability

90 Creative and performing arts 29,114 9.6% 7,589 46.5% €63,546 €7,933 38.2% 1.8 0.05%

93 Sports and recreation 22,635 6.8% 15,816 29.0% €59,953 €5,690 42.4% 2.8 0.06%

91 Libraries, archives and museums 962 3.8% 3,210 53.5% €479,301 €11,254 29.1% 1.0 0.03%

92 Gambling and betting 497 5.6% 2,316 61.9% €242,181 €15,468 46.8% 4.0 0.44%

T Other services 3 divisions · 100,931 active

DivisionActive ↓Starters 12 monthsFTESolvencyEquityNet resultLateBankruptcies per 1,000Bankruptcy probability

96 Personal services 70,822 10.7% 32,973 28.2% €22,490 €3,545 48.1% 3.5 0.62%

95 Repair of computers and personal goods 20,335 11.0% 14,230 39.0% €99,643 €13,753 47.0% 6.2 0.58%

94 Membership organisations 9,774 2.2% 17,267 63.6% €579,014 €9,679 25.3% 0.7 0.03%

U Households 2 divisions · 4,974 active

DivisionActive ↓Starters 12 monthsFTESolvencyEquityNet resultLateBankruptcies per 1,000Bankruptcy probability

97 Households as employers 4,969 12.0% 9,593 23.2% €197,206 €28,892- 0.4 0.26%

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

V Extraterritorial organisations 1 division · 343 active

DivisionActive ↓Starters 12 monthsFTESolvencyEquityNet 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 06-11-2026 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 6 November 2026. The same definitions apply on every Checked market page.

Incorporations in 12 months: 152,964; 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: 1,975,568; Enterprises active in the KBO on 6 November 2026, sole traders included.

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Incorporations	152,964
stopped or struck off since	-5,142
Still active	147,822