Key Insights
- Enterprise Births Growth: Total enterprise births increased significantly from 65,482 in 2021 to 80,387 in 2022, representing a 22.8% increase.
- Enterprise Deaths Increase: Total enterprise deaths also increased from 31,975 in 2021 to 45,895 in 2022, showing a 43.5% rise.
- Strong Net Business Creation: Despite the increase in deaths, Belgium maintained strong net business creation with +33,507 enterprises in 2021 and +34,492 enterprises in 2022.
- Business Dynamism: The significant increase in both births and deaths indicates a highly dynamic business environment in Belgium, with more entrepreneurial activity overall.
Chart Description
Chart Type: Bar Chart
Colors Used: #18baa8 (Enterprise Births), #ff6b6b (Enterprise Deaths)
Data Period: 2021-2022
This chart displays the total number of enterprise births and deaths across all sectors (B-S_X_O_S94) in Belgium for years 2021 and 2022. The data shows business dynamism in the Belgian economy.
Business demography by legal form and NACE Rev. 2 activity
BE (Belgium)Data-Level: BE Source: Eurostat - Business Demography by Legal Form and NACE Rev. 2 Activity (bd_l_form). Data covers all sectors B-S_X_O_S94 excluding agriculture, public administration, and activities of households as employers.
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Project manager:
Franziska Görmar
IfL - Leibniz Institute for Regional Geography, Germany
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This project is supported by the Interreg CENTRAL EUROPE Programme with co-financing from the European Regional Development Fund.
Find more information about the x-Inno Radar project on the Interreg CE projectwebsite.
x-Inno Radar is a project of:
Creative Region Linz & Upper Austria Gmbh,
The Regional Chamber of Commerce of the Karlovy Vary Region,
Padova Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Crafts and Agriculture,
Creative Industry Košice, n. o.,
BSC, Business support centre, ltd., Kranj,
Regional Development Agency in Bielsko-Biała,
Stebo Competence Centre Community Developmentm,
Association of Cultural and Creative Industries Chemnitz and Region (Creative Chemnitz),
Leibniz Institute for Regional Geography – Germany,
Otelo Cooperative
