Portugal is the 34 most competitive nation in the world out of 140 countries ranked in the 2019 edition of the Global Competitiveness Report published by the World Economic Forum. Competitiveness Rank in Portugal averaged 41.15 from 2007 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 51.00 in 2014 and a record low of 33.00 in 2017. source: World Economic Forum



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Business Confidence 2.80 2.90 points Sep 2026
Capacity Utilization 82.20 83.00 percent Sep 2026
Car Production 6591.00 21373.00 Units Aug 2026
Car Registrations 14086.00 18157.00 Units Aug 2026
Changes in Inventories 186.30 280.80 EUR Million Jun 2026
Corruption Index 56.00 57.00 Points Dec 2025
Corruption Rank 46.00 43.00 Dec 2025
Electricity Production 3923.16 4221.21 Gigawatt-hour Aug 2026
Industrial Production YoY -3.80 -0.80 percent Aug 2026
Industrial Production MoM -2.00 -0.40 percent Aug 2026
Economic Activity Coincident Indicator YoY 2.50 2.40 percent Aug 2026
Manufacturing Production -5.00 -1.90 percent Aug 2026
Mining Production 44.60 23.30 percent Aug 2026
Natural Gas Stocks Capacity 3.57 3.57 TWh Oct 2026
Natural Gas Stocks Injection 12.53 0.00 GWh/d Oct 2026
Natural Gas Stocks Inventory 3.37 3.36 TWh Oct 2026
Natural Gas Stocks Withdrawal 0.00 0.00 GWh/d Oct 2026


Portugal Competitiveness Rank
The most recent 2018 edition of Global Competitiveness Report assesses 140 economies. In 2018, the World Economic Forum introduced a new methodology emphasizing the role of human capital, innovation, resilience and agility, as not only drivers but also defining features of economic success in the 4th Industrial Revolution. As a result, the GCI scale changed to 1 to 100 from 1 to 7, with higher average score meaning higher degree of competitiveness. The report is made up of 98 variables organized into twelve pillars with the most important including: institutions; infrastructure; ICT adoption; macroeconomic stability; health; skills; product market; labour market; financial system; market size; business dynamism; and innovation capability.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
34.00 34.00 51.00 33.00 2007 - 2019 Yearly