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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

View name:Number of closures of enterprises subject to VAT according to economic activity and administrative geography, most recent year

Last changed date: 16/10/2025 11:24 GMT +0200

		Year	2024
		All localities	All localities					All localities
		Region Expand all Collapse all	Flanders region	Brussels-Capital region	Walloon region	Foreigner	Unknown	All localities
			Number of deregistrations	Number of deregistrations	Number of deregistrations	Number of deregistrations	Number of deregistrations	Number of deregistrations
All economic activities	Section Expand all Collapse all		Number of deregistrations	Number of deregistrations	Number of deregistrations	Number of deregistrations	Number of deregistrations	Number of deregistrations
All economic activities	A Agriculture, forestry and fishing		1,481	19	889	36	0	2,425
	B Mining and quarrying		5	0	11	1	.	17
	C Manufacturing		2,820	277	1,101	87	.	4,285
	D Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply		128	15	17	2	.	162
	E Water supply/ sewerage, waste management and remediation activities		77	3	37	4	.	121
	F Construction		8,850	1,194	2,776	482	0	13,302
	G Wholesale and retail trade/ repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles		10,054	1,550	4,489	1,665	1	17,759
	H Transportation and storage		1,707	512	449	223	0	2,891
	I Accommodation and food service activities		3,597	607	1,672	99	1	5,976
	J Information and communication		3,021	878	1,173	58	.	5,130
	K Financial and insurance activities		444	83	165	9	.	701
	L Real estate activities		1,224	243	475	41	.	1,983
	M Professional, scientific and technical activities		10,004	2,882	3,603	166	.	16,655
	N Administrative and support service activities		4,219	707	1,680	229	.	6,835
	O Public administration and defence/ compulsory social security		13	2	9	.	.	24
	P Education		1,693	284	676	33	.	2,686
	Q Human health and social work activities		2,383	217	874	27	.	3,501
	R Arts, entertainment and recreation		2,332	373	822	40	0	3,567
	S Other service activities		4,362	396	1,662	51	0	6,471
	T Activities of households as employers/ undifferentiated goods- and services-producing activities of households for own use		22	1	3	1	.	27
	U Activities of extraterritorial organisations and bodies		1	1	1	0	.	3
	Unkown economic activity		8	0	3	0	.	11
All economic activities			58,445	10,244	22,587	3,254	2	94,532

Source: Statbel (Directorate-general Statistics - Statistics Belgium)

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