Invest in Belgium
Key Competitive Attractions
Belgium is at the junction of Germany, France, the Netherlands and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, mixing various cultures and traditions. It has three languages; Dutch, French, German.
Reasons to invest in Belgium:
- Open economy
- Intelligent tax regime
- Competitive property prices
- Fantastic quality of life
- Access to European decision-makers
- High-quality workforce
- Excellence in knowledge and creativity
- Access to 500 million European consumers
- Logistics hub
See also: Flanders Investment & Trade, Invest in Wallonia, Wallonia Economic Development and Invest in Brussels.
Assistance and Support For New Business Investors
The Foreign Direct Investment service is the point of contact and 'help desk' for companies considering setting up or relocating in Belgium as part of their European expansion plans.
The service does the following:
- Assists investors with relevant information on the legal, human resources, incentive and business aspects of their investment plans
- Prepares networks of contacts in Belgium
- Provides general and individually researched information on aspects about the Belgian investment climate, upon request.
- The office works in close cooperation with the Regional Investment Offices of Brussels; Flanders and Wallonia and the Belgian Embassies.
Existing Business Base
Belgium has always been a prosperous marketplace, benefiting from its location at the crossroads of Latin, Germanic and Anglo-Saxon influences. Hosting the EU headquarters, Belgium is a founding member of the European Union, but also of OECD and WTO, so it really punches above its weight for a small country and has developed a competitive service sector, as well as integrating easily with a globalised world.
The countries that account for most investment in Belgium are the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany and the Netherlands. Investments in sales and marketing projects come top. Industry and logistics sector come second and third respectively.
Belgium's success in attracting FDI is due to a simple ethos; we make no distinction between domestic and foreign companies.
Belgian exports amount to more than 80% of the country's GDP. As a world leader in per capita exports, Belgium is a stronghold for European trade.
