Appendix 1: Detailed FDI data
Numbers of projects by region
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
Brussels
58
47
41
44
33
Flanders
141
160
145
137
125
Wallonia
46
27
29
Belgium
245
234
215
210
187
415
574
37
73
225
5,532
6,569
4,293
4,602
4,837
1,021
928
588
717
1,032
6,968
8,071
4.918
5,392
6,094
Job creation by region
New projects
32
107
116
108
88
84
13
14
19
9
197
173
155
151
Expansion projects
3
8
1
34
49
15
10
20
48
61
60
59
62
Projects by activity
Manufacturing
50
57
63
55
Business Services
36
35
Logistics
65
53
42
Sales & Marketing
45
39
25
Research & Development
23
17
12
Headquarters
7
4
6
Internet Data Centre
2
5
Testing & Servicing
Other
0
Jobs by activity
2,359
2,609
2,55
2,153
3,198
1,926
2,71
1,41
1,969
1,461
1,318
698
189
441
501
127
290
450
325
1,307
393
117
303
533
575
186
106
312
123
68
82
220
11
Top investor countries by projects
United States
43
France
30
38
28
Netherlands
21
18
United Kingdom
China
Turkey
Germany
Italy
Top investor countries by job creation
1,696
2,103
491
1,905
2,422
Sweden
242
233
110
204
635
Israel
120
535
871
691
391
478
496
604
351
451
833
1,096
579
518
411
South Korea
Canada
309
132