Industry Breakdown of Companies in Portugal

This statistic shows TOP industries, TOP companies by sales and number of employees and the most common SIC codes in Portugal

The number of companies in Portugal is 581,732, which represents 1.27% of all 45,639,763 companies in the HitHorizons database. The country with the highest number of registered companies is United Kingdom with 6,756,179 companies.

Current Country:
Portugal 581,732 (1.3%)
Largest Country:
United Kingdom 6,756,179 (14.8%)
Total Number of Companies 45,639,763

TOP Industries in Portugal

The industry with the highest number of companies registered in Portugal is Services with 220,096 companies followed by Retail Trade and Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate with 98,185 and 65,082 companies respectively.

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TOP Industries in Portugal 581,732 registered companies

  Industry, Number of Companies Number of Companies
Services 220,096 37.8% 220,096
Retail Trade 98,185 16.9% 98,185
Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate 65,082 11.2% 65,082
Construction 53,474 9.2% 53,474
Manufacturing 43,566 7.5% 43,566
Wholesale Trade 39,306 6.8% 39,306
Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas, and Sanitary Services 34,649 6.0% 34,649
Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing 21,500 3.7% 21,500
Public Sector 5,121 0.9% 5,121
Mining 738 0.1% 738
Unknown industry 15 0.0% 15

Breakdown of Companies in Portugal by SIC Code

The Standard Industrial Classification code (SIC code) allows to classify individual industries. The top three SIC codes for Portugal are Eating place (5.64%), Subdivider/developer (5.61%) and Operative builders (5.21%) .

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Breakdown of Companies in Portugal by SIC Code 581,732 registered companies

TOP 10 Companies by Sales Registered in Portugal

Companies registered in Portugal generate € 449,272,542,774 in sales per annum, which represents 0.58% of sales of all companies available in the HitHorizons database. The company with the highest sales is PETROGAL, S.A. with € 9.035B followed by EDP - ENERGIAS DE PORTUGAL, S.A. and MODELO CONTINENTE - HIPERMERCADOS, S.A. with € 5.202B and € 4.569B in sales respectively.

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TOP 10 Companies by Sales in Portugal 581,732 registered companies

  Company Name, Sales & Share Sales
1. PETROGAL, S.A. € 9.035B 2.01% € 9.035B
2. EDP - ENERGIAS DE PORTUGAL, S.A. € 5.202B 1.16% € 5.202B
3. MODELO CONTINENTE - HIPERMERCADOS, S.A. € 4.569B 1.02% € 4.569B
4. PINGO DOCE - DISTRIBUIÇÃO ALIMENTAR, S.A. € 4.363B 0.97% € 4.363B
5. EDP COMERCIAL - COMERCIALIZAÇÃO DE ENERGIA, S.A. € 3.266B 0.73% € 3.266B
6. VOLKSWAGEN AUTOEUROPA, LDA € 3.112B 0.69% € 3.112B
7. THE NAVIGATOR COMPANY, S.A. € 2.367B 0.53% € 2.367B
8. GALP - GÁS NATURAL, S.A. € 2.127B 0.47% € 2.127B
9. MEO - SERVIÇOS DE COMUNICAÇÕES E MULTIMÉDIA, S.A. € 2.113B 0.47% € 2.113B
10. SU ELETRICIDADE, S.A. € 2.048B 0.46% € 2.048B

TOP 10 Companies by Number of Employees Registered in Portugal

Companies registered in Portugal have 4,879,845 employees, which represents 1.26% of all employees of companies available in the HitHorizons database. The company with the highest number of employees is PINGO DOCE - DISTRIBUIÇÃO ALIMENTAR, S.A. with 26,671 people followed by MODELO CONTINENTE - HIPERMERCADOS, S.A. and GUARDA NACIONAL REPUBLICANA with 25,724 and 23,684 employees respectively.

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TOP 10 Companies by Number of Employees in Portugal 581,732 registered companies

  Company Name, Employees & Share Employees
1. PINGO DOCE - DISTRIBUIÇÃO ALIMENTAR, S.A. 26,671 0.55% 26,671
2. MODELO CONTINENTE - HIPERMERCADOS, S.A. 25,724 0.53% 25,724
3. GUARDA NACIONAL REPUBLICANA 23,684 0.49% 23,684
4. POLÍCIA DE SEGURANÇA PÚBLICA 21,605 0.44% 21,605
5. TELEPERFORMANCE PORTUGAL, S.A. 11,659 0.24% 11,659
6. ESTADO MAIOR DO EXÉRCITO 10,944 0.22% 10,944
7. AUTORIDADE TRIBUTÁRIA E ADUANEIRA 10,488 0.21% 10,488
8. CTT - CORREIOS DE PORTUGAL, S.A. 10,343 0.21% 10,343
9. RANDSTAD RECURSOS HUMANOS - EMPRESA DE TRABALHO TEMPORÁRIO, S.A. 9,920 0.2% 9,920
10. MOTA-ENGIL - ENGENHARIA E CONSTRUÇÃO ÁFRICA, S.A. 8,873 0.18% 8,873

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