Industry Breakdown of Companies
in Belgium
Explore more than 1,221,819 Belgium-based companies available in the HitHorizons database and see top industries and biggest players with highest sales and number of employees.
According to our database, a total of more than 1,221,819 businesses are registered in Belgium . That represents 2.52% of all companies available in the HitHorizons database. These Belgium-based companies have a share of 1.53% of all sales generated by EU-based businesses and employ 1.29% of all EU employees.
Belgium: TOP Industries
According to our database, the industry with the highest number of companies registered is Services (481,481 companies in total), followed by Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate (197,518) and Unknown industry (179,088).
Belgium: TOP Industries 1,221,819 registered companies
| Industry, Number of Companies | Number of Companies |
Market Share | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Services 481,481 39.4% | 481,481 | 39.4% | ||
| Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate 197,518 16.2% | 197,518 | 16.2% | ||
| Unknown industry 179,088 14.7% | 179,088 | 14.7% | ||
| Retail Trade 110,384 9.0% | 110,384 | 9.0% | ||
| Construction 97,914 8.0% | 97,914 | 8.0% | ||
| Wholesale Trade 56,748 4.6% | 56,748 | 4.6% | ||
| Manufacturing 34,485 2.8% | 34,485 | 2.8% | ||
| Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas, and Sanitary Services 32,137 2.6% | 32,137 | 2.6% | ||
| Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing 26,915 2.2% | 26,915 | 2.2% | ||
| Public Sector 4,729 0.4% | 4,729 | 0.4% | ||
| Mining 420 0.0% | 420 | 0.0% |
Belgium: Breakdown of Companies by SIC Code
The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC Code) is used to assign companies to specific industries. According to our database, the top 3 SIC Codes for Belgium are Non classified establishment (14.66%), Real estate agent/manager (6.69%) and Management consulting services (5.9%).
Belgium: Breakdown of Companies by SIC Code 1,221,819 registered companies
Belgium: TOP 10 Companies with Highest Sales
According to our database, companies registered in the Belgium generated € 1,357,385,901,849 in sales, which represents 1.53% of all sales generated by companies available in the HitHorizons database.
Belgium: TOP 10 Companies with Highest Sales 1,221,819 registered companies
| Company Name, Sales & Share | Sales | Market Share | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Toyota Motor Europe € 39.76B 2.93% | € 39.76B | 2.93% | |
| 2. | Pfizer Service Company € 32.57B 2.4% | € 32.57B | 2.4% | |
| 3. | Janssen Pharmaceutica € 21.79B 1.61% | € 21.79B | 1.61% | |
| 4. | ExxonMobil Petroleum & Chemical € 19.9B 1.47% | € 19.9B | 1.47% | |
| 5. | TotalEnergies Petrochemicals & Refining € 15.52B 1.14% | € 15.52B | 1.14% | |
| 6. | Cargill NV € 13.35B 0.98% | € 13.35B | 0.98% | |
| 7. | Electrabel € 13.08B 0.96% | € 13.08B | 0.96% | |
| 8. | Mastercard Europe € 9.632B 0.71% | € 9.632B | 0.71% | |
| 9. | Ageas € 9.263B 0.68% | € 9.263B | 0.68% | |
| 10. | Colruyt Food Retail € 7.97B 0.59% | € 7.97B | 0.59% | |
| Total Sales of the TOP 10 Companies | € 182.8B | 13.47% |
Belgium: Top 10 Companies with Highest Number of Employees
According to our database, companies registered in the UK employ 4,935,255 people, which represents 1.29% of all people employed by companies available in the HitHorizons database. The company with the highest number of employees is Ageas (59,284), followed by Bpost (23,044) and Proximus (17,833).
Belgium: Top 10 Companies with Highest Number of Employees 1,221,819 registered companies
| Company Name, Employees & Share | Number of Employees | Market Share | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ageas 59,284 1.2% | 59,284 | 1.2% | |
| 2. | Bpost 23,044 0.47% | 23,044 | 0.47% | |
| 3. | Proximus 17,833 0.36% | 17,833 | 0.36% | |
| 4. | BESIX Group 17,690 0.36% | 17,690 | 0.36% | |
| 5. | Colruyt Food Retail 16,642 0.34% | 16,642 | 0.34% | |
| 6. | Randstad Belgium 14,243 0.29% | 14,243 | 0.29% | |
| 7. | U C B 12,102 0.25% | 12,102 | 0.25% | |
| 8. | Colruyt Group 11,960 0.24% | 11,960 | 0.24% | |
| 9. | BNP Paribas Fortis 10,763 0.22% | 10,763 | 0.22% | |
| 10. | Societe Des Transports Intercommunaux De Bruxelles 10,269 0.21% | 10,269 | 0.21% | |
| Total Number of Employees of the TOP 10 Companies | 193,830 | 3.93% |
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