Belgian SMEs employed over two million people in 2023, a figure that had increased especially in companies with nine employees or less. In comparison, the number of people in Belgium who were employed in 2018 was nearly 4.75 million. One should note, however, that the figures provided here do not include SMEs in finance or agriculture. Despite the influence of SMEs in the country's employment, Belgium faced an unemployment rate of 5.6 percent in 2020.
Total number of employees in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Belgium from 2008 to 2023
Non-financial business economy only, excluding agricultural sector and non-market service sectors
Supplementary notes
The source does not specify whether the figures provided are in FTE or not. Instead it mentions the "number of persons employed", and not whether the figures include full-time and/or part-time employment.
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European Commission. (June 27, 2023). Total number of employees in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Belgium from 2008 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1140213/sme-employment-in-belgium/
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