This statistic shows the total number of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Flanders (Belgium) in 2020, by number of employees. The SME sector in Belgium is called KMO (an abbreviation of kleine of middelgrote ondernemingen). As of 2020, there were approximately 1.2 million SMEs in the country. More than half of these were located in the region of Flanders. The majority of the SME in Flanders did not have any additional personnel, next to the company owner. In comparison, just under 5,700 SME had between 20 and 49 employees.
Total number of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Flanders (Belgium) in 2020, by number of employees
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UNIZO , & Graydon, & UCM Mouvement . (January 6, 2022). Total number of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Flanders (Belgium) in 2020, by number of employees [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 15, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/935913/number-of-smes-in-flanders-belgium-by-number-of-employees/
UNIZO , und Graydon, und UCM Mouvement . "Total number of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Flanders (Belgium) in 2020, by number of employees." Chart. January 6, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/935913/number-of-smes-in-flanders-belgium-by-number-of-employees/
UNIZO , Graydon, UCM Mouvement . (2022). Total number of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Flanders (Belgium) in 2020, by number of employees. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/935913/number-of-smes-in-flanders-belgium-by-number-of-employees/
UNIZO , and Graydon, and UCM Mouvement . "Total Number of Small and Medium Enterprises (Smes) in Flanders (Belgium) in 2020, by Number of Employees." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Jan 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/935913/number-of-smes-in-flanders-belgium-by-number-of-employees/
UNIZO & Graydon & UCM Mouvement , Total number of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Flanders (Belgium) in 2020, by number of employees Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/935913/number-of-smes-in-flanders-belgium-by-number-of-employees/ (last visited March 15, 2025)
Total number of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Flanders (Belgium) in 2020, by number of employees [Graph], UNIZO , & Graydon, & UCM Mouvement , January 6, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/935913/number-of-smes-in-flanders-belgium-by-number-of-employees/
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