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VAT-registered enterprises: Belgian municipalities ranked (2024)
A transparent ranking of all 565 Belgian municipalities by vat-registered enterprises for 2024, with ties, units, source and direct profile links.
- Latest period
- 2024
- Comparable municipalities
- 565
- Value
- enterprises / 1,000 residents
Highest values
| Rank | Municipality | Province | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Herstappe | Limburg Province | 269.2 enterprises / 1,000 residents |
| 2 | Sint-Martens-Latem | East Flanders | 249.8 enterprises / 1,000 residents |
| 3 | Lasne | Walloon Brabant | 219.0 enterprises / 1,000 residents |
| 4 | Zuienkerke | West Flanders | 185.9 enterprises / 1,000 residents |
| 5 | Schilde | Antwerp Province | 184.1 enterprises / 1,000 residents |
| 6 | Lo-Reninge | West Flanders | 181.3 enterprises / 1,000 residents |
| 7 | Knokke-Heist | West Flanders | 174.1 enterprises / 1,000 residents |
| 8 | Alveringem | West Flanders | 172.5 enterprises / 1,000 residents |
| 9 | Pittem | West Flanders | 171.6 enterprises / 1,000 residents |
| 10 | Ixelles | Brussels-Capital | 171.1 enterprises / 1,000 residents |
| 11 | Wortegem-Petegem | East Flanders | 165.5 enterprises / 1,000 residents |
| 12 | Damme | West Flanders | 164.6 enterprises / 1,000 residents |
| 13 | Thimister-Clermont | Liège Province | 162.5 enterprises / 1,000 residents |
| 14 | Wingene | West Flanders | 160.8 enterprises / 1,000 residents |
| 15 | Chaumont-Gistoux | Walloon Brabant | 157.8 enterprises / 1,000 residents |
| 16 | Kontich | Antwerp Province | 157.6 enterprises / 1,000 residents |
| 17 | La Hulpe | Walloon Brabant | 156.7 enterprises / 1,000 residents |
| 18 | Wemmel | Flemish Brabant | 153.7 enterprises / 1,000 residents |
| 19 | Heuvelland | West Flanders | 151.1 enterprises / 1,000 residents |
| 20 | Ardooie | West Flanders | 151.1 enterprises / 1,000 residents |
| 21 | Maarkedal | East Flanders | 151.1 enterprises / 1,000 residents |
| 22 | Waterloo | Walloon Brabant | 150.0 enterprises / 1,000 residents |
| 23 | Kruisem | East Flanders | 149.6 enterprises / 1,000 residents |
| 24 | Aalter | East Flanders | 149.0 enterprises / 1,000 residents |
| 25 | Zaventem | Flemish Brabant | 147.6 enterprises / 1,000 residents |
| 26 | Horebeke | East Flanders | 147.5 enterprises / 1,000 residents |
| 27 | Anzegem | West Flanders | 147.1 enterprises / 1,000 residents |
| 28 | Waasmunster | East Flanders | 146.8 enterprises / 1,000 residents |
| 29 | Oostkamp | West Flanders | 145.9 enterprises / 1,000 residents |
| 30 | Mont-Saint-Guibert | Walloon Brabant | 145.0 enterprises / 1,000 residents |
Lowest values
| Rank | Municipality | Province | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 565 | Aubange | Luxembourg Province | 29.0 enterprises / 1,000 residents |
| 564 | Saint-Nicolas | Liège Province | 36.5 enterprises / 1,000 residents |
| 563 | Colfontaine | Hainaut Province | 37.5 enterprises / 1,000 residents |
| 562 | La Calamine | Liège Province | 39.1 enterprises / 1,000 residents |
| 561 | Boussu | Hainaut Province | 41.2 enterprises / 1,000 residents |
| 560 | Farciennes | Hainaut Province | 41.4 enterprises / 1,000 residents |
| 559 | Musson | Luxembourg Province | 43.7 enterprises / 1,000 residents |
| 558 | Châtelet | Hainaut Province | 44.1 enterprises / 1,000 residents |
| 557 | Quaregnon | Hainaut Province | 44.4 enterprises / 1,000 residents |
| 556 | Seraing | Liège Province | 44.7 enterprises / 1,000 residents |
Method and limitations
All current municipalities with a finite value are ranked on one comparable slice. Ties receive the same competition rank and the next rank is skipped. Values are never imputed. This table is descriptive, not a score of municipal quality.
Provenance and QA