SMEs in the country, not counting businesses in agriculture. More than 50 percent of these were located in the region of Flanders.
SMEs in Belgium had a large impact on the non-financial business economy in the country in 2021, as they generated roughly 58 percent of total value added. The source mentions this was well above the average in the EU-28, which was 51.8 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 Share of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in total value added in Belgium from 2011 to 2021
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Statistics on SMEs in the Benelux
Market size
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Employment
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- Premium Statistic Number of people employed by SMEs in the Netherlands 2008-2022, by size
- Premium Statistic SME share of employment in the Netherlands 2011-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of SME employees in Belgium 2008-2022
- Premium Statistic SME share of employment in Belgium 2011-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of SME employees in Luxembourg 2008-2022
- Premium Statistic SME share of employment in Luxembourg 2012-2021
Value added
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- Premium Statistic Value added by SMEs in the Netherlands 2008-2022, by size
- Premium Statistic Share of SMEs in value added in the Netherlands 2011-2021
- Premium Statistic Value added of SMEs in Belgium 2008-2022
- Premium Statistic Share of SMEs in value added in Belgium 2011-2021
- Premium Statistic Value added of SMEs in Luxembourg 2013-2021
- Premium Statistic Share of SMEs in value added in Luxembourg 2013-2021
Industries
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- Premium Statistic Total number of business enterprises in the Netherlands 2023, by sector
- Basic Statistic Number of SMEs in the Netherlands 2014-2021, per sector
- Basic Statistic M&A deals of SMEs in the Netherlands 2007-2022, per sector
- Premium Statistic Number of SMEs in Belgium 2022, by sector
- Premium Statistic Number of SMEs in Luxembourg 2022, by sector
Bankruptcies
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- Premium Statistic Number of bankruptcies of SMEs in Belgium 2007-2020
- Premium Statistic Bankruptcies of SMEs change in Belgium 2008-2020
- Premium Statistic Number of bankruptcies of SMEs in the Netherlands 2007-2020
- Premium Statistic Bankruptcies of SMEs change in the Netherlands 2008-2020
- Premium Statistic Number of bankruptcies of SMEs in Luxembourg 2007-2020
- Premium Statistic Bankruptcies of SMEs change in Luxembourg 2008-2020
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- Trade payables and receivables of SMEs in Italy in 2018
- Cumulative change of SMEs in value added in Italy 2008-2017, by size
- B2B average payment delays in Belgium 2009-2018
- B2B average payment delays in the Netherlands 2007-2018
- Trends in exports of SMEs in UAE 2020
- Italy: companies listed on AIM Italia 2016, by sector
- Hungary: effects of COVID-19 on small and medium enterprises 2020, by online presence
- Leading ten companies listed on AIM Italia 2021, by market capitalization
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- B2B average payment delays in Belgium 2009-2018
- B2B average payment delays in the Netherlands 2007-2018
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- Hungary: effects of COVID-19 on small and medium enterprises 2020, by online presence
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European Commission. (June 20, 2022). Share of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in total value added in Belgium from 2011 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 22, 2023, 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 2021." Chart. June 20, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 22, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1140225/share-of-smes-in-value-added-in-belgium/
European Commission. (2022). Share of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in total value added in Belgium from 2011 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 22, 2023. 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 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Jun 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 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1140225/share-of-smes-in-value-added-in-belgium/ (last visited March 22, 2023)
Share of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in total value added in Belgium from 2011 to 2021 [Graph], European Commission, June 20, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1140225/share-of-smes-in-value-added-in-belgium/