Portugal is ranked 39 among 190 economies in the ease of doing business, according to the latest World Bank annual ratings. The rank of Portugal deteriorated to 39 in 2019 from 34 in 2018. Ease of Doing Business in Portugal averaged 32.50 from 2008 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 48.00 in 2009 and a record low of 23.00 in 2014. source: World Bank

Related	Last	Previous	Unit	Reference
Business Confidence	2.60	2.90	points	Mar 2026
Capacity Utilization	83.30	81.70	percent	Mar 2026
Car Production	19177.00	15649.00	Units	Feb 2026
Car Registrations	20541.00	16839.00	Units	Feb 2026
Changes in Inventories	-374.94	191.21	EUR Million	Dec 2025
Corruption Index	56.00	57.00	Points	Dec 2025
Corruption Rank	46.00	43.00		Dec 2025
Electricity Production	5794.15	4936.79	Gigawatt-hour	Jan 2026
Industrial Production YoY	-4.40	0.40	percent	Feb 2026
Industrial Production MoM	-0.20	4.10	percent	Feb 2026
Economic Activity Coincident Indicator YoY	2.10	2.10	percent	Feb 2026
Manufacturing Production	-8.60	-2.70	percent	Feb 2026
Mining Production	10.80	41.70	percent	Feb 2026
Natural Gas Stocks Capacity	3.57	3.57	TWh	Apr 2026
Natural Gas Stocks Injection	21.09	26.45	GWh/d	Apr 2026
Natural Gas Stocks Inventory	3.20	3.18	TWh	Apr 2026
Natural Gas Stocks Withdrawal	0.00	0.00	GWh/d	Apr 2026

Ease of Doing Business in Portugal

The Ease of doing business index ranks countries against each other based on how the regulatory environment is conducive to business operationstronger protections of property rights. Economies with a high rank (1 to 20) have simpler and more friendly regulations for businesses.