{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"be-vc-investment-later-stage","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/be-vc-investment-later-stage","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/be-vc-investment-later-stage/","title":"Belgium Later Stage Venture Capital Investment (2025)","description":"Belgium's Later Stage Venture Capital Investment: 137.6 USD millions in 2025, -42.0% YoY. OECD (OECD.SDD.TPS:DSD_VC@DF_VC_INV), 2007–2025.","domain":"markets","category":"Financial Markets","keywords":["Financial Markets","OECD","Belgium","2025"],"publisher":"OECD","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Belgium","temporal_coverage":"2007/2025","unit":"USD millions","last_updated":"2026-07-27","last_updated_text":"27 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Belgium Later Stage Venture Capital Investment","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"OECD","url":"https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?fs[0]=Topic%2C0%7CFinancial+sector%23FIN%23&pg=0&fc=Topic&bp=true&snb=10"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2007–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"19"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Belgium"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"27 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Belgium (2025)","value":"137.6","unit":"USD millions","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-42.0% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-42.0%","unit":"USD millions"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"19","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Belgium Later Stage Venture Capital Investment"}],"observation_count":19,"observations":[{"period":"2007","value":163.72336407406942},{"period":"2008","value":86.53476598250847},{"period":"2009","value":91.29233147227514},{"period":"2010","value":12.951018918652952},{"period":"2011","value":54.99489917998524},{"period":"2012","value":85.33886275543077},{"period":"2013","value":81.46826159122992},{"period":"2014","value":75.53362555036466},{"period":"2015","value":40.47917997943451},{"period":"2016","value":114.34317963496638},{"period":"2017","value":93.84768741441748},{"period":"2018","value":103.40993882100612},{"period":"2019","value":147.62275222672994},{"period":"2020","value":181.0775569430446},{"period":"2021","value":98.8676042154473},{"period":"2022","value":215.84648656902166},{"period":"2023","value":197.90972176838977},{"period":"2024","value":237.1798663595665},{"period":"2025","value":137.63985575268086}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"USD millions"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"137.6","yoyChange":"-42.0%"},{"year":"2024","value":"237.2","yoyChange":"+19.8%"},{"year":"2023","value":"197.9","yoyChange":"-8.3%"},{"year":"2022","value":"215.8","yoyChange":"+118.3%"},{"year":"2021","value":"98.9","yoyChange":"-45.4%"},{"year":"2020","value":"181.1","yoyChange":"+22.7%"},{"year":"2019","value":"147.6","yoyChange":"+42.8%"},{"year":"2018","value":"103.4","yoyChange":"+10.2%"},{"year":"2017","value":"93.8","yoyChange":"-17.9%"},{"year":"2016","value":"114.3","yoyChange":"+182.5%"},{"year":"2015","value":"40.5","yoyChange":"-46.4%"},{"year":"2014","value":"75.5","yoyChange":"-7.3%"},{"year":"2013","value":"81.5","yoyChange":"-4.5%"},{"year":"2012","value":"85.3","yoyChange":"+55.2%"},{"year":"2011","value":"55.0","yoyChange":"+324.6%"},{"year":"2010","value":"13.0","yoyChange":"-85.8%"},{"year":"2009","value":"91.3","yoyChange":"+5.5%"},{"year":"2008","value":"86.5","yoyChange":"-47.1%"},{"year":"2007","value":"163.7","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks later-stage venture capital investment in Belgium from 2007 to present. Later-stage VC reflects the capacity to scale proven business models and is the primary driver of unicorn valuations. It is published by OECD and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. OECD typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2007–2025 (19 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 237.2 USD millions in 2024 and reached its lowest recorded value of 13 in 2010. The latest reading of 137.6 in 2025 represents a change of -42.0%."}]}