Starting a business - Score in Belgium
Belgium: Starting a business - Score was 92.32 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Starting a business - Score in Belgium, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starting a business - score in Belgium is 92.32, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business - score in Belgium peaked at 92.32 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 71.4, in 2003.
That places Belgium 49th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Starting a business - Score in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 71.4 | — |
| 2004 | 81.35 | +13.9% |
| 2005 | 81.43 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 83.9 | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 91.15 | +8.6% |
| 2008 | 91.18 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 91.21 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 91.18 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 91.24 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 91.31 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 91.31 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 91.33 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 91.41 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 91.42 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 91.36 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 91.43 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 92.32 | +1.0% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 92.32 is above the median for high income countries, which is 91.07, 1.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 92.32 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 92.32, 1.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.52 | 71.4 | 91.21 | 7 |
| 2010s | 91.43 | 91.18 | 92.32 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More private sector data for Belgium
- Merchandise trade 152.4% (2025)
- Food imports 11.8% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 66.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 537.70 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 13.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 69.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 568.11 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 47,573 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7831 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 2.44 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business - score in Belgium?
- Starting a business - score in Belgium was 92.32 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business - score recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 92.32 in 2019.
- What is the lowest starting a business - score recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.4 in 2003.
- How does Belgium rank for starting a business - score?
- Belgium ranks 49th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business - score rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Starting a business - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score for starting a business is the simple average of the scores for each of the component indicators: the procedures, time and cost for an entrepreneur to start and formally operate a business, as well as the paid-in minimum capital requirement.