SMEs were responsible for over 66.3 percent of jobs in non-financial businesses in Belgium in 2022. Since 2011, employment in the SME sector, called kmo in Dutch or PME in French, was relatively stable in the country. As of 2022, there were approximately 715,000 million SMEs in the country, not counting businesses in agriculture.
Share of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in total employment in Belgium from 2011 to 2022
Non-financial business economy only, excluding agricultural sector and non-market service sectors
Supplementary notes
The figures have been taken from several publications.
Data are DIW Econ estimates for 2018, based on 2008-2016 Eurostat figures. The source adds the following information: "The data cover the ‘non-financial business economy’, which includes industry, construction, trade, and services (NACE Rev. 2 sections B to J, L, M, and N), but not enterprises in agriculture, forestry and fisheries and the largely non-market service sectors such as education and health. The following size-class definitions are applied: micro firms (0-9 persons employed), small firms (10-49 persons employed), medium-sized firms (50-249 persons employed), and large firms (250+ persons employed)."
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European Commission. (June 27, 2023). Share of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in total employment in Belgium from 2011 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1140202/sme-share-in-employment-in-belgium/
European Commission. "Share of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in total employment in Belgium from 2011 to 2022." Chart. June 27, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1140202/sme-share-in-employment-in-belgium/
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European Commission. "Share of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (Smes) in Total Employment in Belgium from 2011 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1140202/sme-share-in-employment-in-belgium/
European Commission, Share of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in total employment in Belgium from 2011 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1140202/sme-share-in-employment-in-belgium/ (last visited December 24, 2024)
Share of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in total employment in Belgium from 2011 to 2022 [Graph], European Commission, June 27, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1140202/sme-share-in-employment-in-belgium/
