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The main purpose of this Working Paper is providing an overview of the economic importance of theFlemish maritime ports, the Liège port complex and the port of Brussels over the period 2014–2019 interms of value added, employment and investment based on annual account figures.In 2019, Belgian ports generated € 32.2 billion in direct and indirect value added (6.8% of Belgian GDP)and employed 254 009 full-time equivalents (FTEs) either directly or indirectly (5.9% of Belgian domesticemployment including the self-employed).Direct employment at Belgian ports rose by 2% in 2019 mainly due to additional jobs in the cargo handling.Other sectors generated extra jobs too. All Belgian ports except for Brussels contributed to the overall jobgrowth.Direct value added at Belgian ports grew by 1.4% in 2019. The increase was particularly evident at theports of Antwerp and Liège, partly owing to wider capacity at nuclear power plants, after lower capacityin 2018. At the port of Antwerp, shipping companies faced higher value added. All Belgian ports enjoyeda rise in direct value added.

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