New businesses registered in Portugal
73,740 companies were registered in Portugal in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2006.
Portugal, 2024
73,740
Change from 2023
+50.0%
New businesses registered in Portugal over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
New limited liability companies. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Portugal |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 73,740 companies |
| 2023 | 49,158 companies |
| 2022 | 46,119 companies |
| 2021 | 39,896 companies |
| 2020 | 36,076 companies |
| 2019 | 46,880 companies |
| 2018 | 43,114 companies |
| 2017 | 37,571 companies |
| 2016 | 33,651 companies |
| 2015 | 34,120 companies |
| 2014 | 31,860 companies |
| 2013 | 32,081 companies |
| 2012 | 27,803 companies |
| 2011 | 31,896 companies |
| 2010 | 28,501 companies |
| 2009 | 28,381 companies |
| 2008 | 31,324 companies |
| 2007 | 34,720 companies |
| 2006 | 31,849 companies |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +50.0% from 49,158 companies in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 31,860 companies, the figure has changed by +131.5%.
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16.1%
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Business loan interest rate
4.25%
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Industry share of GDP
18.3%
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Medium and high-tech manufacturing
26.5%
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