Maritime monitor 2023
On behalf of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management (IenW) and in collaboration with the Dutch Maritime Network (NML), Ecorys and the Erasmus Center for Urban, Port and Transport Economics (Erasmus UPT) carried out the annual monitoring study for the maritime cluster.
The maritime cluster in 2022
The turnover of the maritime cluster amounted to €95,2 billion in 2022. The cluster generated a direct added value of approximately €25,9 billion in the Netherlands. An additional €5,2 billion was added indirectly. The maritime cluster thus generates approximately 3,2% (2021: 3,0%) of the gross domestic product (GDP) of the Netherlands. In 2022, the maritime cluster employed 305.765 employees, of which approximately 201.914 were direct labor. The maritime cluster therefore provides 3,0% (2021: 3,0%) of employment in the Netherlands.
The direct added value of the maritime cluster has increased by 21% compared to the 2021 figures. The direct added value has therefore increased faster than direct employment (+2,5% compared to 2021). This means there is a strong corona recovery. Total employment (including indirect effects) has even increased by 6,0% in 2022. The total exports of the maritime cluster amounted to more than €59,5 billion in 2022. In 2021 this was only €52,0 billion. The export performance of the maritime cluster has therefore grown strongly. Of a total export from the Netherlands of €731 billion, the maritime cluster’s share is 8,1%.
Combined port and maritime cluster 2022
The direct added value of the combined port and maritime cluster amounted to €50,4 billion in 2022. A significant increase compared to 2021 and 2020 (2021: €39,0 billion and 2020: €32,8 billion). The combined direct employment in the port and maritime cluster was equal to 303.960 in 2022 (measured in employees).
As soon as the indirect added value is included, an additional €22,0 billion of added value is realized, bringing the total added value of the combined cluster to €72,4 billion in 2022. The cluster’s total employment impacts add up to 575.490 workers in 2022.
When we compare this data to Dutch GDP, the direct added value contribution of the combined cluster to Dutch GDP is 5,3% and when the indirect effects are also included, the contribution of the combined cluster is 7,5% to Dutch GDP for 2022. In recent years, the contribution to added value has increased significantly from 6,2% in 2020 and 6,8% in 2021.
In 2022, 3,0% of direct employment in the Netherlands is due to the combined port and maritime cluster. When the indirect effects are also included, the combined port and maritime cluster provides 5,7% of employment in the Netherlands