Belgium boasts 12 cities in the top 1000 and has a vibrant startup scene that ranks 22nd within the competitive global top 30.
Belgium’s startup scene saw an increase in 2022 and jumped 1 spots from the previous year, outranking Austria.
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Belgium is ranked within the top 30 startup ecosystems globally.
Belgium’s startup scene is best represented in Marketing & Sales, Health, and in Social & and Leisure.
2022 National Rank & Change | City | Global Rank & Change | Total Score | Quantity Score | Quality Score | Business Score |
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1st 0 | 59th + 13 | 10.534 | 1.51 | 5.77 | 3.26 | |
2nd 0 | 149th + 9 | 5.160 | 0.56 | 1.89 | 2.72 | |
3rd 0 | 255th - 18 | 2.902 | 0.35 | 0.33 | 2.22 | |
4th 0 | 327th - 16 | 1.678 | 0.15 | 0.25 | 1.28 | |
5th new | 384th new | 1.302 | 0.03 | 0.27 | 1.00 | |
6th - 1 | 406th - 16 | 1.159 | 0.09 | 0.18 | 0.89 | |
7th new | 553rd new | 0.587 | 0.03 | 0.11 | 0.45 | |
8th + 1 | 590th + 257 | 0.517 | 0.04 | 0.08 | 0.40 | |
9th - 3 | 598th - 55 | 0.507 | 0.05 | 0.07 | 0.39 | |
10th - 2 | 773rd - 72 | 0.296 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.23 |
On our map, you can explore a total of 205 startups for Marketing & Sales.
In Western Europe, Belgium's Health is in top 19. Belgium has a concentration of about 78 of the region's total Health startups that are represented on our map.
Belgium's Social & Leisure is ranked 19th in the world. Our database contains 46 for this industry.
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