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	2.80	points	Oct 2026
Capacity Utilization	82.20	83.00	percent	Sep 2026
Car Production	19114.00	6591.00	Units	Sep 2026
Car Registrations	19589.00	14086.00	Units	Sep 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	2.40	2.40	percent	Sep 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	0.00	0.00	GWh/d	Oct 2026
Natural Gas Stocks Inventory	3.41	3.41	TWh	Oct 2026
Natural Gas Stocks Withdrawal	0.00	0.00	GWh/d	Oct 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.