A worldwide reputation for innovation
Few regions are as consistently ranked among Europe’s and the world’s finest innovation environments as Flanders is. But don’t take our word for it! Here are a few prominent examples:
- 3rd-best innovative system in the world (2020 ZEW Innovationsindikator)
- 2nd in Europe for the proportion of enterprises with innovation activities (2020 Eurostat Community Survey, published in 2022)
- 3rd in Europe for innovative SMEs collaborating with others (2022 European Innovation Scoreboard)
- 2nd in Europe for R&D expenditure in business (2022 European Innovation Scoreboard)
- 14th-most innovative economy around the globe (2021 Bloomberg Innovation Index)