New businesses registered in Belgium
39,772 companies were registered in Belgium in 2023.
Belgium, 2023
39,772
Change from 2022
−15.6%
Position in 2023
38th of 140
New businesses registered in Belgium over time
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Belgium
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New limited liability companies. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Belgium |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 39,772 companies |
| 2022 | 47,144 companies |
| 2021 | 36,817 companies |
| 2020 | 32,355 companies |
| 2019 | 29,093 companies |
| 2018 | 25,344 companies |
| 2017 | 24,790 companies |
| 2016 | 28,273 companies |
| 2015 | 21,785 companies |
| 2014 | 23,643 companies |
| 2013 | 18,931 companies |
| 2012 | 22,016 companies |
| 2011 | 24,564 companies |
| 2010 | 23,161 companies |
| 2009 | 20,071 companies |
| 2008 | 22,910 companies |
| 2007 | 23,256 companies |
| 2006 | 20,989 companies |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −15.6% from 47,144 companies in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 18,931 companies, the figure has changed by +110.1%.
- Among the 140 countries with data for 2023, Belgium has the 38th highest value.
More for Belgium
All statistics for Belgium
Enterprise birth rate
8.0%
2024 · Eurostat
Industrial production
90.4 (2021 = 100)
2025 · Eurostat
Monthly industrial production
-7.1%
August 2026 · Eurostat
Business loan interest rate
4.01%
September 2026 · ECB
Industry share of GDP
18.6%
2025 · World Bank
Medium and high-tech manufacturing
50.8%
2024 · World Bank