Hoeveel procent van alle Belgische bedrijven is een foreign entity?

foreign entities maken 3.5% uit van alle actieve bedrijven in België.

In welke steden zijn de meeste foreign entities gevestigd?

De meeste foreign entities zijn gevestigd in Luxembourg, Amsterdam, Paris, PARIS, London.

How many foreign entities are there in Belgium? (71,483 active)

Q: How many foreign entities are there in Belgium?

Er zijn 71,483 actieve foreign entities in België. In totaal (inclusief stopgezette) staan er 71,483 foreign entities geregistreerd in de KBO.

Short answer

Er zijn 71,483 actieve foreign entities in België (3.5% van alle bedrijven). De gemiddelde foreign entity is 15 jaar en 2 maanden oud. Afgelopen maand werden er 46 nieuwe foreign entities opgericht.

1. How many foreign entities are there in Belgium? The numbers.

Volgens de Kruispuntbank van Ondernemingen (KBO) zijn er 71,483 actieve foreign entities in België, op een totaal van 2,029,946 actieve bedrijven.

71,483

Active

3.5%

Of all companies

New this month

15j 2m

Average age

2. In which cities are most foreign entities?

Most foreign entities Luxembourg (1,518), followed by Amsterdam, Paris, PARIS, London.

1 Luxembourg

1,518

2 Amsterdam

1,312

3 Paris

1,288

4 PARIS

798

5 London

727

3. In which sectors are foreign entities?

The most popular sector for foreign entities: Overige niet-gespecialiseerde detailhandel (1,350 companies).

1 Overige niet-gespecialiseerde detailhandel

1,350

2 Bemiddelingsactiviteiten in verband met de niet-gespecialiseerde detailhandel

1,160

3 Overig personenvervoer te land, neg

1,092

4 Detailhandel in wijnen en geestrijke dranken

1,009

5 Personenvervoer over de weg zonder dienstregeling

986

Age distribution

How old are the active foreign entities? The chart shows the number of foreign entities.

6. What is a foreign entity?

A foreign entity is a company incorporated abroad but active in Belgium. Think of a Dutch BV with an office in Antwerp, a French company with Belgian real estate, or an American tech company with a European headquarters in Brussels. They retain their foreign legal form but must register with the Belgian CBE (Crossroads Bank for Enterprises).

This figure says a lot about how attractive Belgium is as a business location. Foreign entities receive a Belgian enterprise number and VAT number, must comply with Belgian regulations (e.g. social security contributions when hiring staff), but are taxed in their country of origin unless they have a permanent establishment. Brussels attracts the most foreign companies thanks to the EU institutions and its international character.