SMEs in Belgium had a large impact on the non-financial business economy in the country in 2018, as they generated roughly 60 percent of total value added. The source mentions this was well above the average in the EU-28, which was 56.4 percent during that same year. The SME sector in Belgium is called kmo in Belgian Dutch or PME in French. As of 2018, there were approximately 1.2 million SMEs in the country, not counting businesses in agriculture. More than 50 percent of these were located in the region of Flanders.
Share of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in total value added in Belgium from 2011 to 2018
Non-financial business economy only, excluding agricultural sector and non-market service sectors
Supplementary notes
The figures have been taken from several publications.
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. (November 26, 2019). Share of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in total value added in Belgium from 2011 to 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 22, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1140225/share-of-smes-in-value-added-in-belgium/
European Commission. "Share of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in total value added in Belgium from 2011 to 2018." Chart. November 26, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 22, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1140225/share-of-smes-in-value-added-in-belgium/
European Commission. (2019). Share of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in total value added in Belgium from 2011 to 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 22, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1140225/share-of-smes-in-value-added-in-belgium/
European Commission. "Share of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (Smes) in Total Value Added in Belgium from 2011 to 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Nov 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1140225/share-of-smes-in-value-added-in-belgium/
European Commission, Share of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in total value added in Belgium from 2011 to 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1140225/share-of-smes-in-value-added-in-belgium/ (last visited May 22, 2022)
