Industry Breakdown of Companies
in Portugal
Explore more than 630,626 Portugal-based companies available in the HitHorizons database and see top industries and biggest players with highest sales and number of employees.
According to our database, a total of more than 630,626 businesses are registered in Portugal . That represents 1.35% of all companies available in the HitHorizons database. These Portugal-based companies have a share of 0.67% of all sales generated by EU-based businesses and employ 1.43% of all EU employees.
Portugal: TOP Industries
According to our database, the industry with the highest number of companies registered is Services (242,815 companies in total), followed by Retail Trade (100,392) and Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate (72,868).
Portugal: TOP Industries 630,626 registered companies
| Industry, Number of Companies | Number of Companies |
Market Share | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Services 242,815 38.5% | 242,815 | 38.5% | ||
| Retail Trade 100,392 15.9% | 100,392 | 15.9% | ||
| Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate 72,868 11.6% | 72,868 | 11.6% | ||
| Construction 60,371 9.6% | 60,371 | 9.6% | ||
| Manufacturing 43,875 7.0% | 43,875 | 7.0% | ||
| Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas, and Sanitary Services 41,793 6.6% | 41,793 | 6.6% | ||
| Wholesale Trade 39,293 6.2% | 39,293 | 6.2% | ||
| Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing 23,270 3.7% | 23,270 | 3.7% | ||
| Public Sector 5,120 0.8% | 5,120 | 0.8% | ||
| Mining 732 0.1% | 732 | 0.1% | ||
| Unknown industry 97 0.0% | 97 | 0.0% |
Portugal: Breakdown of Companies by SIC Code
The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC Code) is used to assign companies to specific industries. According to our database, the top 3 SIC Codes for Portugal are Subdivider/developer (5.72%), Eating place (5.57%) and Operative builders (5.5%).
Portugal: Breakdown of Companies by SIC Code 630,626 registered companies
Portugal: TOP 10 Companies with Highest Sales
According to our database, companies registered in the Portugal generated € 564,861,788,136 in sales, which represents 0.67% of all sales generated by companies available in the HitHorizons database.
Portugal: TOP 10 Companies with Highest Sales 630,626 registered companies
| Company Name, Sales & Share | Sales | Market Share | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | PETROGAL, S.A. € 11.97B 2.12% | € 11.97B | 2.12% | |
| 2. | MODELO CONTINENTE - HIPERMERCADOS, S.A. € 5.506B 0.97% | € 5.506B | 0.97% | |
| 3. | PINGO DOCE - DISTRIBUICÃO ALIMENTAR, S.A. € 5.347B 0.95% | € 5.347B | 0.95% | |
| 4. | EDP GEM PORTUGAL, S.A. € 5.022B 0.89% | € 5.022B | 0.89% | |
| 5. | SU ELETRICIDADE, S.A. € 4.34B 0.77% | € 4.34B | 0.77% | |
| 6. | TRANSPORTES AÉREOS PORTUGUESES, S.A. € 4.21B 0.75% | € 4.21B | 0.75% | |
| 7. | VOLKSWAGEN AUTOEUROPA, LDA € 3.511B 0.62% | € 3.511B | 0.62% | |
| 8. | EDP COMERCIAL - COMERCIALIZACÃO DE ENERGIA, S.A. € 3.19B 0.56% | € 3.19B | 0.56% | |
| 9. | EDP, S.A. € 2.9B 0.51% | € 2.9B | 0.51% | |
| 10. | THE NAVIGATOR COMPANY, S.A. € 2.66B 0.47% | € 2.66B | 0.47% | |
| Total Sales of the TOP 10 Companies | € 48.65B | 8.61% |
Portugal: Top 10 Companies with Highest Number of Employees
According to our database, companies registered in the UK employ 5,380,243 people, which represents 1.43% of all people employed by companies available in the HitHorizons database. The company with the highest number of employees is PINGO DOCE - DISTRIBUICÃO ALIMENTAR, S.A. (27,151), followed by MODELO CONTINENTE - HIPERMERCADOS, S.A. (26,036) and GUARDA NACIONAL REPUBLICANA (23,580).
Portugal: Top 10 Companies with Highest Number of Employees 630,626 registered companies
| Company Name, Employees & Share | Number of Employees | Market Share | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | PINGO DOCE - DISTRIBUICÃO ALIMENTAR, S.A. 27,151 0.5% | 27,151 | 0.5% | |
| 2. | MODELO CONTINENTE - HIPERMERCADOS, S.A. 26,036 0.48% | 26,036 | 0.48% | |
| 3. | GUARDA NACIONAL REPUBLICANA 23,580 0.44% | 23,580 | 0.44% | |
| 4. | POLÍCIA DE SEGURANCA PÚBLICA 21,247 0.39% | 21,247 | 0.39% | |
| 5. | TELEPERFORMANCE PORTUGAL, S.A. 12,301 0.23% | 12,301 | 0.23% | |
| 6. | RANDSTAD RECURSOS HUMANOS - EMPRESA DE TRABALHO TEMPORÁRIO, S.A. 10,532 0.2% | 10,532 | 0.2% | |
| 7. | AUTORIDADE TRIBUTÁRIA E ADUANEIRA 10,163 0.19% | 10,163 | 0.19% | |
| 8. | CTT - CORREIOS DE PORTUGAL, S.A. 10,037 0.19% | 10,037 | 0.19% | |
| 9. | UNIDADE LOCAL DE SAÚDE DE COIMBRA, E.P.E. 10,015 0.19% | 10,015 | 0.19% | |
| 10. | ESTADO MAIOR DO EXÉRCITO 9,520 0.18% | 9,520 | 0.18% | |
| Total Number of Employees of the TOP 10 Companies | 160,582 | 2.98% |
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