Wholesale and retail trade: ranking of municipalities in Belgium

Ranking by number of businesses

#	Municipality	Businesses	Share
1	Antwerp	9,897	17.4%
2	Ghent	3,594	11.2%
3	Brussels	3,459	15.3%
4	Charleroi	2,423	23.1%
5	Liège	2,380	17.4%
6	Ixelles	1,949	12.8%
7	Bruges	1,920	14.0%
8	Anderlecht	1,852	20.1%
9	Hasselt	1,586	13.3%
10	Uccle	1,461	12.6%
11	Kortrijk	1,446	14.5%
12	Namur	1,402	14.6%
13	Schaerbeek	1,377	14.9%
14	Aalst	1,343	15.9%
15	Roeselare	1,342	16.9%
16	Sint-Niklaas	1,228	17.1%
17	Mechelen	1,211	13.8%
18	Molenbeek-Saint-Jean	1,195	20.0%
19	Mons	1,140	17.7%
20	Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht	1,135	14.0%
21	Genk	1,083	17.1%
22	Leuven	1,079	10.1%
23	Ostend	1,026	16.2%
24	Tournai	1,005	17.5%
25	Zaventem	951	17.2%
26	Knokke-Heist	899	16.1%
27	Waregem	896	17.4%
28	La Louvière	823	19.5%
29	Sint-Truiden	815	18.0%
30	Heist-op-den-Berg	800	15.8%
31	Deinze	780	12.8%
32	Mouscron	773	21.6%
33	Wavre	765	16.6%
34	Dilbeek	756	14.9%
35	Lokeren	748	14.6%
36	Beringen	746	16.3%
37	Bilzen-Hoeselt	723	16.2%
38	Tongeren-Borgloon	713	15.8%
39	Saint-Gilles	706	13.0%
40	Braine-l’Alleud	700	15.6%
41	Waterloo	691	15.2%
42	Brasschaat	679	14.5%
43	Verviers	679	19.8%
44	Etterbeek	677	10.6%
45	Dendermonde	661	15.6%
46	Aalter	661	14.9%
47	Geel	655	14.7%
48	Forest	654	11.8%
49	Grimbergen	632	13.8%
50	Turnhout	628	16.8%

#	Municipality	Businesses	Share
1	Quaregnon	226	26.8%
2	Farciennes	123	26.1%
3	Colfontaine	190	24.4%
4	Châtelet	370	23.3%
5	Charleroi	2,423	23.1%
6	Dison	173	22.3%
7	Frameries	247	21.9%
8	Sambreville	402	21.7%
9	Aiseau-Presles	162	21.7%
10	Mouscron	773	21.6%
11	Herstal	496	21.5%
12	Messancy	86	21.3%
13	Saint-Ghislain	340	20.9%
14	Ans	406	20.9%
15	Dour	186	20.8%
16	Seraing	595	20.6%
17	Aartselaar	412	20.5%
18	Grâce-Hollogne	311	20.5%
19	Saint-Nicolas	182	20.4%
20	Fléron	216	20.3%
21	Courcelles	375	20.3%
22	Fleurus	353	20.2%
23	Wommelgem	394	20.1%
24	Anderlecht	1,852	20.1%
25	Erquelinnes	106	20.0%
26	Molenbeek-Saint-Jean	1,195	20.0%
27	Verviers	679	19.8%
28	Philippeville	175	19.6%
29	Beyne-Heusay	133	19.6%
30	La Louvière	823	19.5%