993,175 enterprises in Belgium in May 2019

Enterprises
993,175 enterprises in Belgium in May 2019

At the end of May 2019, 993,175 VAT-registered enterprises were active in our country. 11.1 % of these enterprises are based in the Brussels-Capital Region, 60.9 % in Flanders, 26.0 % in Wallonia and 2.0 % have their registered office abroad.

As regards foreign enterprises, the Netherlands are in the lead with 5,741 enterprises (or 28.3 % of the total number of foreign enterprises), followed by France (4,202 enterprises or 20.7 %) and Germany (3,301 or 16.3 %).