Introduction
Transposition of Single Market directives (Belgium)
Single Market infringement cases (Belgium)
Internal Market Information System (Belgium)
Technical regulations information system (Belgium)
On these, the Commission issued 5 detailed opinions, while other Member States issued 1 detailed opinion and 3 comments.
SOLVIT (Belgium)
Payment delays (Belgium)
In 2024, the average payment delay (the time exceeding the legal or agreed payment terms) by Belgian public authorities was 17 days.
The average number of days needed for a business to have its invoices paid by other businesses (business-to-business payments) was 63 days.
Responsive administration and burden of regulation (Belgium)
| Indicator | Year | BE | EU average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burden of government regulation (survey replies: 1 = Overly complex, 7 = Extremely easy) | 2025 | 3.89 | |
| Digitalisation of cross-border business procedures | 2025 | 21% | |
| Payment delays by public authorities | 2024 | 16.76 days | |
| Impact of regulation on long-term investment decisions (share of respondents considering business regulation an obstacle.) | 2024 | 66% |
Access to public procurement (Belgium)
| Indicator | 2024 | EU average |
|---|---|---|
| Single bidder | 22% | 28% |
| No calls for bids | 3% | 5% |
| Publication rate (value advertised on Tenders Electronic Daily, in % of GDP) | 7.6% | 5.8% |
| Award criteria (proportion of procedures awarded to cheapest bid) | 27% | 54% |
| Decision speed (days) | 91 | 74 |
| SME contractors | 87% | 71% |
| SME bids | 50% | 72% |
| Procedures divided into lots | 34% | 32% |
Note: A typical (mid-ranking) EU country is used for the EU average for all indicators.
Access to services and services markets (Belgium)
| Indicator | Year | BE | EU average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Restrictiveness indicator – architect | 2021 | 3.0 | 2.5 |
| Restrictiveness indicator – accountant | 2021 | 2.3 | 1.7 |
| Restrictiveness indicator – civil engineer | 2021 | 1.0 | 2.4 |
| Restrictiveness indicator – lawyer | 2021 | 3.7 | 3.4 |
| Restrictiveness indicator – real estate agent | 2021 | 2.7 | 1.3 |
| Restrictiveness indicator – patent agent | 2021 | 0.9 | 2.2 |
| Restrictiveness indicator – tourist guide | 2021 | 1.5 | 1.2 |
| Domestic priority letter prices, letter 20 g | 2022 | € 1.89 | € 1.06 |
| Intra-EU priority letter prices, letter 20 g | 2022 | € 2.23 | € 1.71 |
| Domestic transit times, day+1 performance, priority letters 20 g | 2022 | 94.5% | 81.7% |
Note: The EU restrictiveness indicator (EURI) measures the restrictiveness for the cross-border provision of services and the right of establishment for seven groups of professional services with a high share in EU firms’ intermediate consumption or cross-border mobility. The level of restrictiveness is measured on a scale from 0 (least restrictive) to 6 (most restrictive).
Access to finance (Belgium)
| Indicator | Year | BE | EU average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Access to public financial support (% of SMEs indicating deterioration) | 2023 | 15.26% | 19.11% |
| Time to get paid by businesses | 2024 | 63 days | 62 days |
| Venture capital investments (% of GDP) | 2023 | 0.045% | 0.050% |