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Agriculture & fishery
In 2022, 13,217 tonnes of fish were sold in Belgian ports, compared to 11,901 tonnes in 2021. According to the new data of Statbel, the Belgian statistical office, this is...
Enterprises
In February 2023, 828 bankruptcies were registered by the business courts. This is a 3.6% increase compared to January 2023 (799). Statbel, the Belgian statistical office, also publishes a detailed...
Economic indicators
The turnover of almost all sectors monitored in this statistic increased in the fourth quarter of 2022 compared to the same period the year before. The largest turnover increase was...
Enterprises
The turnover of Belgian enterprises, excluding the agricultural and financial sectors, amounted to 456 billion euros in the fourth quarter 2022, i.e. a 12.7% increase compared to the same period...
Enterprises
In January 2023, 799 bankruptcies were registered by the business courts. This is a stabilisation compared to December 2022 (800). Statbel, the Belgian statistical office, also publishes a detailed report...
Households
2,144,000 Belgians, or 18.7% of the population, are at risk of poverty or social exclusion (AROPE). This is what emerged from the poverty figures for 2022 published today by Statbel...
Population
Statbel, the Belgian statistical office, publishes today the causes of deaths for 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic caused 22,012 deaths in Belgium, or 17.4% of all deaths. Therefore, COVID-19, the contagious...
Households
This summer, Belgians made as many trips as in 2019. Domestic destinations remain on the rise, but more than 800,000 trips were to destinations outside Europe. In the 3rd quarter...
Enterprises
In 2022, 9,265 enterprises were declared bankrupt in Belgium. Although this is a 42% increase compared to 2021 (6,533 bankruptcies), this is also a 13% decrease compared to 2019 (10,598...
Enterprises
In November 2022, 774 bankruptcies were registered by the business courts. This is a decrease of 15.9% compared to October 2022. Statbel, the Belgian statistical office, also publishes a detailed...