Belgium is ranked 46 among 190 economies in the ease of doing business, according to the latest World Bank annual ratings. The rank of Belgium deteriorated to 46 in 2019 from 45 in 2018. Ease of Doing Business in Belgium averaged 35.75 from 2008 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 52.00 in 2017 and a record low of 20.00 in 2008. source: World Bank

Related	Last	Previous	Unit	Reference
Bankruptcies	1206.00	962.00	Companies	Mar 2026
Business Confidence	-14.20	-13.70	points	Apr 2026
Capacity Utilization	76.90	78.60	percent	Mar 2026
New Passenger Car Registrations	43733.00	37075.00	Units	Mar 2026
Changes in Inventories	1330.60	2745.20	EUR Million	Dec 2025
Corruption Index	69.00	69.00	Points	Dec 2025
Corruption Rank	21.00	22.00		Dec 2025
Electricity Production	6285.39	5445.32	Gigawatt-hour	Jan 2026
Industrial Production YoY	0.20	-1.90	percent	Feb 2026
Industrial Production MoM	-1.50	-7.20	percent	Feb 2026
Manufacturing Production	17.50	15.10	percent	Feb 2026
Mining Production	1.60	20.10	percent	Feb 2026
Natural Gas Stocks Capacity	7.61	7.61	TWh	Apr 2026
Natural Gas Stocks Injection	9.45	0.00	GWh/d	Apr 2026
Natural Gas Stocks Inventory	1.82	1.81	TWh	Apr 2026
Natural Gas Stocks Withdrawal	0.00	5.50	GWh/d	Apr 2026
New Car Registrations YoY	8.80	-7.70	percent	Mar 2026

Ease of Doing Business in Belgium

The Ease of doing business index ranks countries against each other based on how the regulatory environment is conducive to business operationstronger protections of property rights. Economies with a high rank (1 to 20) have simpler and more friendly regulations for businesses.