Ease of Doing Business in Belgium

Belgium is ranked 45 among 190 economies in the ease of doing business, according to the latest World Bank annual ratings. The rank of Belgium improved to 45 in 2018 from 52 in 2017. Ease of Doing Business in Belgium averaged 34.82 from 2008 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 52 in 2017 and a record low of 20 in 2008.

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Belgium Business	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Unit
Business Confidence	-0.90	0.40	9.20	-31.80	Index Points	[+]
Industrial Production	1.00	-4.20	21.90	-19.90	percent	[+]
Industrial Production Mom	-0.50	-4.70	11.90	-9.20	percent	[+]
Manufacturing Production	4.20	-1.90	25.40	-21.90	percent	[+]
Capacity Utilization	81.10	80.00	85.00	69.70	percent	[+]
Bankruptcies	890.00	1125.00	1322.00	262.00	Companies	[+]
Car Registrations	23197.00	33819.00	64963.00	13593.00		[+]
Internet Speed	16275.93	15930.63	16275.93	4020.54	KBps	[+]
IP Addresses	4372220.00	4315399.00	5060890.00	1986541.00	IP	[+]
Mining Production	-0.30	1.20	62.40	-43.50	percent	[+]
Steel Production	695.00	740.00	1488.00	237.00	Thousand Tonnes	[+]
Changes In Inventories	1327.00	1981.00	2307.00	-1238.00	EUR Million	[+]
Competitiveness Index	76.61	76.57	76.61	5.05	Points	[+]
Competitiveness Rank	21.00	19.00	24.00	15.00		[+]
Corporate Profits	32107.00	24520.00	40119.00	11553.00	EUR Million	[+]
Corruption Index	75.00	77.00	77.00	52.50	Points	[+]
Corruption Rank	16.00	15.00	29.00	15.00		[+]
Ease of Doing Business	45.00	52.00	52.00	20.00		[+]
Electricity Production	5896.00	5529.00	8558.00	4047.00	Gigawatt-hour	[+]

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. This page includes a chart with historical data for Ease of Doing Business in Belgium. Ease of Doing Business in Belgium - actual data, historical chart and calendar of releases - was last updated on January of 2019.

	Actual	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Dates	Unit	Frequency
	45.00	52.00	52.00	20.00	2008 - 2018		Yearly

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Country	Last		Previous	Range
Singapore	2.00	Dec/18	2	3 : 1
South Korea	5.00	Dec/18	4	23 : 4
United States	8.00	Dec/18	6	8 : 4
United Kingdom	9.00	Dec/18	7	11 : 5
Australia	18.00	Dec/18	14	18 : 9
Canada	22.00	Dec/18	18	22 : 8
Germany	24.00	Dec/18	20	27 : 14
Spain	30.00	Dec/18	28	62 : 28
Russia	31.00	Dec/18	35	124 : 31
France	32.00	Dec/18	31	38 : 26
Netherlands	36.00	Dec/18	32	36 : 25
Switzerland	38.00	Dec/18	33	38 : 19
Japan	39.00	Dec/18	34	39 : 13
Turkey	43.00	Dec/18	60	73 : 43
China	46.00	Dec/18	78	99 : 46
Italy	51.00	Dec/18	46	87 : 44
Mexico	54.00	Dec/18	49	55 : 42
Indonesia	73.00	Dec/18	72	129 : 72
India	77.00	Dec/18	100	139 : 77
South Africa	82.00	Dec/18	82	82 : 32
Saudi Arabia	92.00	Dec/18	92	96 : 10
Brazil	109.00	Dec/18	125	129 : 109
Argentina	119.00	Dec/18	117	124 : 112