{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"be-vc-investment-seed","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/be-vc-investment-seed","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/be-vc-investment-seed/","title":"Belgium Seed & Start-Up Venture Capital Investment (2025)","description":"Belgium's Seed & Start-Up Venture Capital Investment: 33 USD millions in 2025, +10.4 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 Seed & Start-Up 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":"33","unit":"USD millions","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+10.4 YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+10.4","unit":"USD millions"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"19","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Belgium Seed & Start-Up Venture Capital Investment"}],"observation_count":19,"observations":[{"period":"2007","value":7.231395897665842},{"period":"2008","value":12.894113195341564},{"period":"2009","value":8.877915670617666},{"period":"2010","value":6.653771950934855},{"period":"2011","value":0.8449168369375926},{"period":"2012","value":2.892059301939368},{"period":"2013","value":0.7012463272223611},{"period":"2014","value":5.685983333692029},{"period":"2015","value":0},{"period":"2016","value":13.031647776700982},{"period":"2017","value":51.889238692154095},{"period":"2018","value":44.578883255644044},{"period":"2019","value":26.570593066024166},{"period":"2020","value":28.822850409774272},{"period":"2021","value":21.499415714460067},{"period":"2022","value":21.186127663719446},{"period":"2023","value":24.899367410278167},{"period":"2024","value":22.55680887396118},{"period":"2025","value":33.01358727881258}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"USD millions"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"33.0","yoyChange":"+10.4"},{"year":"2024","value":"22.6","yoyChange":"-2.3"},{"year":"2023","value":"24.9","yoyChange":"+3.7"},{"year":"2022","value":"21.2","yoyChange":"-0.3"},{"year":"2021","value":"21.5","yoyChange":"-7.3"},{"year":"2020","value":"28.8","yoyChange":"+2.2"},{"year":"2019","value":"26.6","yoyChange":"-18"},{"year":"2018","value":"44.6","yoyChange":"-7.3"},{"year":"2017","value":"51.9","yoyChange":"+38.9"},{"year":"2016","value":"13.0","yoyChange":"+13"},{"year":"2015","value":"0.0","yoyChange":"-5.7"},{"year":"2014","value":"5.7","yoyChange":"+5"},{"year":"2013","value":"0.7","yoyChange":"-2.2"},{"year":"2012","value":"2.9","yoyChange":"+2.1"},{"year":"2011","value":"0.8","yoyChange":"-5.9"},{"year":"2010","value":"6.7","yoyChange":"-2.2"},{"year":"2009","value":"8.9","yoyChange":"-4"},{"year":"2008","value":"12.9","yoyChange":"+5.7"},{"year":"2007","value":"7.2","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks seed and start-up stage venture capital investment in Belgium from 2007 to present. Early-stage investment is the leading indicator of innovation pipeline formation and future unicorn creation. 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 51.9 USD millions in 2017 and reached its lowest recorded value of 0 in 2015. The latest reading of 33 in 2025 represents a change of +10.4."}]}