Starting a business - Score in Portugal
Portugal: Starting a business - Score was 90.9 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Starting a business - Score in Portugal, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 90.9 for starting a business - score in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business - score in Portugal peaked at 92.44 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 61.67, in 2004.
That places Portugal 64th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Starting a business - Score in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 61.8 | — |
| 2004 | 61.67 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 69.22 | +12.2% |
| 2006 | 84.17 | +21.6% |
| 2007 | 86.29 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 88.06 | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 88.12 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 88.08 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 90.72 | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 90.72 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 92.44 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 90.97 | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 90.99 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 91 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 90.88 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 90.89 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 90.9 | +0.0% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 90.9 is below the median for high income countries, which is 91.07, 100% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 90.9 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 92.32, 98% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.05 | 61.67 | 88.12 | 7 |
| 2010s | 90.76 | 88.08 | 92.44 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More private sector data for Portugal
- Merchandise trade 62.1% (2025)
- Food imports 15.9% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 71.6% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 125.85 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 14.4% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 75.4% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 89.42 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 8,276 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.258 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 4.74 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business - score in Portugal?
- Starting a business - score in Portugal was 90.9 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business - score recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 92.44 in 2013.
- What is the lowest starting a business - score recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.67 in 2004.
- How does Portugal rank for starting a business - score?
- Portugal ranks 64th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business - score rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Starting a business - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score for starting a business is the simple average of the scores for each of the component indicators: the procedures, time and cost for an entrepreneur to start and formally operate a business, as well as the paid-in minimum capital requirement.