This statistic displays the number of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Belgium in 2023, by company employment size. According to the DIW estimates, there were roughly 717,000 SMEs in non-financial business sectors in Belgium in 2023. The majority of these were micro firms, which employed less than ten employees.
Number of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Belgium in 2023, by company employment size
Non-financial business economy only, excluding agriculture sector and non-market service sectors
Supplementary notes
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). Number of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Belgium in 2023, by company employment size [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/870202/number-of-smes-in-belgium-by-size/
European Commission. "Number of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Belgium in 2023, by company employment size." Chart. June 27, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/870202/number-of-smes-in-belgium-by-size/
European Commission. (2023). Number of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Belgium in 2023, by company employment size. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/870202/number-of-smes-in-belgium-by-size/
European Commission. "Number of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (Smes) in Belgium in 2023, by Company Employment Size." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/870202/number-of-smes-in-belgium-by-size/
European Commission, Number of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Belgium in 2023, by company employment size Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/870202/number-of-smes-in-belgium-by-size/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Number of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Belgium in 2023, by company employment size [Graph], European Commission, June 27, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/870202/number-of-smes-in-belgium-by-size/
