This statistic displays the number of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Belgium in 2018, by company employment size. According to the DIW estimates, there were roughly 604,600 enterprises in non-financial business sectors in Belgium in 2018. The majority of these were micro firms, which employed less than ten employees.
Number of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Belgium in 2018, by company employment size
non-financial business economy only, excluding agriculture sector and non-market service sectors
Supplementary notes
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). Number of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Belgium in 2018, by company employment size [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 18, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/870202/number-of-smes-in-belgium-by-size/
European Commission. "Number of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Belgium in 2018, by company employment size." Chart. November 26, 2019. Statista. Accessed February 18, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/870202/number-of-smes-in-belgium-by-size/
European Commission. (2019). Number of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Belgium in 2018, by company employment size. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 18, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/870202/number-of-smes-in-belgium-by-size/
European Commission. "Number of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (Smes) in Belgium in 2018, by Company Employment Size." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Nov 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/870202/number-of-smes-in-belgium-by-size/
European Commission, Number of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Belgium in 2018, by company employment size Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/870202/number-of-smes-in-belgium-by-size/ (last visited February 18, 2020)
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