Economy · 2024

VAT-liable enterprises: ranking of municipalities

VAT-liable enterprises: Antwerp comes top with 56,840 and Herstappe comes last with 21. The median across 565 municipalities is 1,324.

Podium and top 100

1Antwerp56,840 2Ghent32,141 3Brussels22,638

#	Municipality	Province	VAT-liable enterprises
1	Antwerp	Antwerp	56,840
2	Ghent	East Flanders	32,141
3	Brussels	Brussels-Capital	22,638
4	Ixelles	Brussels-Capital	15,255
5	Bruges	West Flanders	13,751
6	Liège	Liège	13,707
7	Hasselt	Limburg	11,905
8	Uccle	Brussels-Capital	11,636
9	Leuven	Flemish Brabant	10,734
10	Charleroi	Hainaut	10,474
11	Kortrijk	West Flanders	9,970
12	Namur	Namur	9,599
13	Schaerbeek	Brussels-Capital	9,261
14	Anderlecht	Brussels-Capital	9,234
15	Mechelen	Antwerp	8,784
16	Aalst	East Flanders	8,472
17	Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht	East Flanders	8,106
18	Roeselare	West Flanders	7,929
19	Sint-Niklaas	East Flanders	7,199
20	Mons	Hainaut	6,445
21	Etterbeek	Brussels-Capital	6,395
22	Genk	Limburg	6,341
23	Ostend	West Flanders	6,328
24	Deinze	East Flanders	6,102
25	Molenbeek-Saint-Jean	Brussels-Capital	5,985
26	Tournai	Hainaut	5,733
27	Knokke-Heist	West Flanders	5,599
28	Forest	Brussels-Capital	5,543
29	Zaventem	Flemish Brabant	5,539
30	Saint-Gilles	Brussels-Capital	5,448
31	Waregem	West Flanders	5,141
32	Lokeren	East Flanders	5,113
33	Dilbeek	Flemish Brabant	5,085
34	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	Brussels-Capital	5,084
35	Heist-op-den-Berg	Antwerp	5,058
36	Brasschaat	Antwerp	4,679
37	Wavre	Walloon Brabant	4,622
38	Beringen	Limburg	4,575
39	Grimbergen	Flemish Brabant	4,574
40	Waterloo	Walloon Brabant	4,559
41	Sint-Truiden	Limburg	4,526
42	Tongeren-Borgloon	Limburg	4,516
43	Braine-l’Alleud	Walloon Brabant	4,484
44	Woluwe-Saint-Pierre	Brussels-Capital	4,482
45	Bilzen-Hoeselt	Limburg	4,461
46	Aalter	East Flanders	4,449
47	Geel	Antwerp	4,447
48	Asse	Flemish Brabant	4,346
49	Merelbeke-Melle	East Flanders	4,313
50	Tielt	West Flanders	4,305
51	Dendermonde	East Flanders	4,233
52	La Louvière	Hainaut	4,231
53	Ypres	West Flanders	4,136
54	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	Flemish Brabant	3,913
55	Lier	Antwerp	3,892
56	Schoten	Antwerp	3,876
57	Heusden-Zolder	Limburg	3,841
58	Jette	Brussels-Capital	3,821
59	Schilde	Antwerp	3,769
60	Turnhout	Antwerp	3,751
61	Brecht	Antwerp	3,747
62	Lochristi	East Flanders	3,646
63	Oudenaarde	East Flanders	3,639
64	Ninove	East Flanders	3,601
65	Evergem	East Flanders	3,591
66	Wevelgem	West Flanders	3,579
67	Mouscron	Hainaut	3,571
68	Auderghem	Brussels-Capital	3,547
69	Vilvoorde	Flemish Brabant	3,520
70	Oostkamp	West Flanders	3,517
71	Overijse	Flemish Brabant	3,479
72	Halle	Flemish Brabant	3,471
73	Izegem	West Flanders	3,453
74	Kontich	Antwerp	3,450
75	Verviers	Liège	3,425
76	Mol	Antwerp	3,409
77	Maldegem	East Flanders	3,393
78	Pelt	Limburg	3,364
79	Wingene	West Flanders	3,363
80	Temse	East Flanders	3,343
81	Watermael-Boitsfort	Brussels-Capital	3,307
82	Aarschot	Flemish Brabant	3,290
83	Nazareth-De Pinte	East Flanders	3,269
84	Kapellen	Antwerp	3,267
85	Tienen	Flemish Brabant	3,248
86	Lommel	Limburg	3,221
87	Geraardsbergen	East Flanders	3,210
88	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	Walloon Brabant	3,198
89	Lievegem	East Flanders	3,163
90	Herentals	Antwerp	3,161
91	Nivelles	Walloon Brabant	3,147
92	Maasmechelen	Limburg	3,113
93	Tessenderlo-Ham	Limburg	3,103
94	Lasne	Walloon Brabant	3,099
95	Zedelgem	West Flanders	3,084
96	Menen	West Flanders	3,055
97	Zwevegem	West Flanders	3,036
98	Pajottegem	Flemish Brabant	3,022
99	Rixensart	Walloon Brabant	2,990
100	Harelbeke	West Flanders	2,975

Bottom of the ranking

#	Municipality	Province	VAT-liable enterprises
551	Doische	Namur	284
552	Berloz	Liège	257
553	Spiere-Helkijn	West Flanders	244
554	Lincent	Liège	242
555	Tellin	Luxembourg	231
556	Fauvillers	Luxembourg	222
557	Musson	Luxembourg	206
558	Meix-devant-Virton	Luxembourg	203
559	Saint-Léger	Luxembourg	194
560	Herbeumont	Luxembourg	149
561	Rouvroy	Luxembourg	137
562	Daverdisse	Luxembourg	135
563	Martelange	Luxembourg	108
564	Mesen	West Flanders	72
565	Herstappe	Limburg	21

Regions compared

Total for each region.

Antwerp202,193
East Flanders171,424
West Flanders148,653
Flemish Brabant130,833
Brussels-Capital122,725
Limburg94,292
Hainaut90,576
Liège89,330
Walloon Brabant50,462
Namur46,082
Luxembourg23,440

Other rankings on the same theme

VAT-liable enterprises per 1,000 inhabitants Net taxable income per inhabitant Median disposable income (administrative)Median selling price of houses Median selling price of apartments

Frequently asked questions

Which municipality ranks first for “VAT-liable enterprises”?

Antwerp ranks first for “VAT-liable enterprises”, with 56,840.

What is the median for “VAT-liable enterprises”?

The median across the 565 ranked municipalities is 1,324.