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	487.00	691.00	Companies	Aug 2026
Business Confidence	-12.10	-13.20	points	Sep 2026
Capacity Utilization	75.10	75.90	percent	Sep 2026
New Passenger Car Registrations	32124.00	28295.00	Units	Sep 2026
Changes in Inventories	92.00	2523.30	EUR Million	Jun 2026
Corruption Index	69.00	69.00	Points	Dec 2025
Corruption Rank	21.00	22.00		Dec 2025
Electricity Production	4264.22	4293.35	Gigawatt-hour	Jul 2026
Industrial Production YoY	-5.60	-3.50	percent	Jul 2026
Industrial Production MoM	-0.20	-0.60	percent	Jul 2026
Manufacturing Production	-4.70	-1.60	percent	Jul 2026
Mining Production	-4.84	-4.71	percent	Jul 2026
Natural Gas Stocks Capacity	7.61	7.61	TWh	Oct 2026
Natural Gas Stocks Injection	36.52	29.01	GWh/d	Oct 2026
Natural Gas Stocks Inventory	4.85	4.81	TWh	Oct 2026
Natural Gas Stocks Withdrawal	0.00	0.00	GWh/d	Oct 2026
New Car Registrations YoY	1.90	8.30	percent	Sep 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.