Industry Breakdown of Companies in Belgium
This statistic shows TOP industries, TOP companies by sales and number of employees and the most common SIC codes in Belgium
The number of companies in Belgium is 1,070,993, which represents 2.35% of all 45,639,763 companies in the HitHorizons database. The country with the highest number of registered companies is United Kingdom with 6,756,179 companies.
Belgium 1,070,993 (2.3%)
United Kingdom 6,756,179 (14.8%)
TOP Industries in Belgium
The industry with the highest number of companies registered in Belgium is Services with 431,963 companies followed by Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate and Unknown industry with 169,312 and 119,275 companies respectively.
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TOP Industries in Belgium 1,070,993 registered companies
| Industry, Number of Companies | Number of Companies | Percentage | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Services 431,963 40.3% | 431,963 | 40.3% | ||
| Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate 169,312 15.8% | 169,312 | 15.8% | ||
| Unknown industry 119,275 11.1% | 119,275 | 11.1% | ||
| Retail Trade 111,551 10.4% | 111,551 | 10.4% | ||
| Construction 96,307 9.0% | 96,307 | 9.0% | ||
| Wholesale Trade 52,968 4.9% | 52,968 | 4.9% | ||
| Manufacturing 33,841 3.2% | 33,841 | 3.2% | ||
| Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas, and Sanitary Services 26,819 2.5% | 26,819 | 2.5% | ||
| Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing 23,242 2.2% | 23,242 | 2.2% | ||
| Public Sector 4,984 0.5% | 4,984 | 0.5% | ||
| Mining 731 0.1% | 731 | 0.1% |
Breakdown of Companies in Belgium by SIC Code
The Standard Industrial Classification code (SIC code) allows to classify individual industries. The top three SIC codes for Belgium are Non classified establishment (11.14%), Real estate agent/manager (8.39%) and Membership organization (7.04%) .
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Breakdown of Companies in Belgium by SIC Code 1,070,993 registered companies
TOP 10 Companies by Sales Registered in Belgium
Companies registered in Belgium generate € 1,211,773,637,500 in sales per annum, which represents 1.56% of sales of all companies available in the HitHorizons database. The company with the highest sales is Pfizer Service Company with € 54.15B followed by Toyota Motor Europe and ExxonMobil Petroleum & Chemical with € 28.30B and € 19.90B in sales respectively.
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TOP 10 Companies by Sales in Belgium 1,070,993 registered companies
| Company Name, Sales & Share | Sales | Percentage | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Pfizer Service Company € 54.15B 4.47% | € 54.15B | 4.47% | |
| 2. | Toyota Motor Europe € 28.30B 2.34% | € 28.30B | 2.34% | |
| 3. | ExxonMobil Petroleum & Chemical € 19.90B 1.64% | € 19.90B | 1.64% | |
| 4. | Janssen Pharmaceutica € 19.75B 1.63% | € 19.75B | 1.63% | |
| 5. | Totalenergies Petrochemicals & Refining € 16.78B 1.38% | € 16.78B | 1.38% | |
| 6. | Electrabel € 12.54B 1.03% | € 12.54B | 1.03% | |
| 7. | Ageas € 9.968B 0.82% | € 9.968B | 0.82% | |
| 8. | Cargill NV € 8.967B 0.74% | € 8.967B | 0.74% | |
| 9. | BASF Antwerpen € 7.337B 0.61% | € 7.337B | 0.61% | |
| 10. | Etablissementen Franz Colruyt € 7.072B 0.58% | € 7.072B | 0.58% |
TOP 10 Companies by Number of Employees Registered in Belgium
Companies registered in Belgium have 4,798,680 employees, which represents 1.23% of all employees of companies available in the HitHorizons database. The company with the highest number of employees is Ageas with 59,284 people followed by Bpost and Proximus with 25,501 and 17,833 employees respectively.
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TOP 10 Companies by Number of Employees in Belgium 1,070,993 registered companies
| Company Name, Employees & Share | Employees | Percentage | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ageas 59,284 1.24% | 59,284 | 1.24% | |
| 2. | Bpost 25,501 0.53% | 25,501 | 0.53% | |
| 3. | Proximus 17,833 0.37% | 17,833 | 0.37% | |
| 4. | BESIX Group 17,690 0.37% | 17,690 | 0.37% | |
| 5. | Randstad Belgium 15,747 0.33% | 15,747 | 0.33% | |
| 6. | Delhaize Le Lion/De Leeuw 12,853 0.27% | 12,853 | 0.27% | |
| 7. | U C B 12,102 0.25% | 12,102 | 0.25% | |
| 8. | BNP Paribas Fortis 11,998 0.25% | 11,998 | 0.25% | |
| 9. | Etablissementen Franz Colruyt 11,960 0.25% | 11,960 | 0.25% | |
| 10. | Start People 10,556 0.22% | 10,556 | 0.22% |
