Official Belgian data, explained
Business in Belgium: maps and local statistics
Explore 8 official business indicators across Belgium, with definitions, dates, source limitations, maps and municipality profiles.
Business is represented by 8 validated indicators from 38 source providers. This page is a curated starting point: it shows what can genuinely be compared, the latest available periods and the finest valid geography for each measure.
The latest period differs by indicator. Read the date, unit, geography and source beside each value before comparing places.
Business: 8 indicators
Gross domestic product (GDP) and Gross value added (GVA) in volume by NUTS 2 region
Gross domestic product (GDP) and Gross value added (GVA) in volume by NUTS 2 region. Complete annual Eurostat source dimensions, units and observation flags are retained in one compact cube.
- Latest year
- 2024
- Smallest geographic level
- province
Gross value added at basic prices by NUTS 3 region
Gross value added at basic prices by NUTS 3 region. Complete annual Eurostat source dimensions, units and observation flags are retained in one compact cube.
- Latest year
- 2024
- Smallest geographic level
- administrative district
New VAT enterprise cohort
- Latest year
- 2023
- Smallest geographic level
- province
R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and NUTS 2 region
R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and NUTS 2 region. Complete annual Eurostat source dimensions, units and observation flags are retained in one compact cube.
- Latest year
- 2023
- Smallest geographic level
- province
Surviving VAT enterprises
- Latest year
- 2023
- Smallest geographic level
- province
VAT enterprise survival rate
- Latest year
- 2023
- Smallest geographic level
- province
VAT-registered enterprises by employment class
Enterprises still subject to VAT on 31 December, by head-office geography. Filters are applied before aggregation.
- Latest year
- 2024
- Smallest geographic level
- province
VAT-registered enterprises by legal form
Enterprises still subject to VAT on 31 December, by head-office geography. Filters are applied before aggregation.
- Latest year
- 2024
- Smallest geographic level
- municipality
Indicators (8)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) and Gross value added (GVA) in volume by NUTS 2 region
- Gross value added at basic prices by NUTS 3 region
- New VAT enterprise cohort
- R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and NUTS 2 region
- Surviving VAT enterprises
- VAT enterprise survival rate
- VAT-registered enterprises by employment class
- VAT-registered enterprises by legal form
Method and limitations
The latest period differs by indicator. Read the date, unit, geography and source beside each value before comparing places.
Provenance and QA