Number of registrations (first time or not), deregistrations, and still subject to VAT enterprises, by economic activity, location of the head office and legal form
| | Number of ent. subject to vat |
| Year |
2024 |
| All localities |
All localities |
All localities |
| Region |
Flanders region |
Brussels-Capital region |
Walloon region |
Foreigner |
Unknown |
| All economic activities |
Section |
| All economic activities |
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing |
29,927 |
275 |
18,687 |
244 |
1 |
49,134 |
| B Mining and quarrying |
68 |
11 |
119 |
4 |
. |
202 |
| C Manufacturing |
37,183 |
3,213 |
15,635 |
572 |
. |
56,603 |
| D Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply |
986 |
159 |
315 |
53 |
. |
1,513 |
| E Water supply/ sewerage, waste management and remediation activities |
1,186 |
96 |
607 |
20 |
. |
1,909 |
| F Construction |
107,496 |
14,938 |
38,446 |
2,584 |
1 |
163,465 |
| G Wholesale and retail trade/ repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles |
109,499 |
16,955 |
48,686 |
9,381 |
0 |
184,521 |
| H Transportation and storage |
19,456 |
5,014 |
5,190 |
1,509 |
12 |
31,181 |
| I Accommodation and food service activities |
39,064 |
7,260 |
17,796 |
414 |
0 |
64,534 |
| J Information and communication |
41,210 |
10,408 |
13,412 |
295 |
. |
65,325 |
| K Financial and insurance activities |
6,343 |
1,277 |
2,461 |
173 |
. |
10,254 |
| L Real estate activities |
22,596 |
4,666 |
8,677 |
202 |
. |
36,141 |
| M Professional, scientific and technical activities |
150,350 |
32,995 |
53,023 |
872 |
. |
237,240 |
| N Administrative and support service activities |
48,902 |
7,412 |
19,799 |
758 |
. |
76,871 |
| O Public administration and defence/ compulsory social security |
456 |
157 |
330 |
. |
. |
943 |
| P Education |
17,373 |
2,992 |
8,165 |
84 |
. |
28,614 |
| Q Human health and social work activities |
34,435 |
4,163 |
15,463 |
127 |
. |
54,188 |
| R Arts, entertainment and recreation |
30,556 |
4,528 |
11,293 |
139 |
1 |
46,517 |
| S Other service activities |
49,926 |
6,118 |
21,680 |
324 |
1 |
78,049 |
| T Activities of households as employers/ undifferentiated goods- and services-producing activities of households for own use |
165 |
31 |
33 |
3 |
. |
232 |
| U Activities of extraterritorial organisations and bodies |
1 |
17 |
3 |
9 |
. |
30 |
| Unkown economic activity |
217 |
40 |
70 |
26 |
. |
353 |
| All economic activities |
747,395 |
122,725 |
299,890 |
17,793 |
16 |
1,187,819 |
Source: Statbel (Directorate-general Statistics - Statistics Belgium)