Enterprises in construction in Portugal

Enterprises in construction in Portugal was 114,436 in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 6.1% from 2023. That is the 11th highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

2024, count114,436

Change on 2023+6.1%

Rank11th of 27EU countries ranked

Series high125,0452008

Series low77,8442014

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Enterprises in construction in Portugal, 2008 to 2024

count. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics, Construction (NACE Rev. 2 section F), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.

All 17 values

Period	count
2024	114,436
2023	107,854
2022	102,468
2021	97,352 Series break
2020	92,328
2019	90,430
2018	85,311
2017	81,629
2016	78,866
2015	77,906
2014	77,844
2013	81,335
2012	87,592
2011	97,980
2010	105,463
2009	116,686
2008	125,045

Compared with European Union (27)

Place	2024
Portugal	114,436
European Union (27)	4,066,134

Rankings

EU countries by enterprises in construction 27 places

Definition

Number of enterprises active at any time during the year in construction (NACE Rev. 2 section F), from Eurostat structural business statistics. An enterprise is the smallest combination of legal units that produces goods or services with some autonomy in its decisions; one enterprise can have several local units.

Eurostat structural business statistics. From 2021 the series come from sbs_ovw_act under Regulation (EU) 2019/2152 on European business statistics; 2005 to 2020 come from the earlier table sbs_na_sca_r2. Values for 2021 are flagged as a break: value added moved from factor cost to basic prices and some activities changed coverage, so the change from 2020 to 2021 is not all real. Amounts are published in euros for every country, including those outside the euro area. Not the same as active_companies (INE business register, Spain) or employer_firms (US Census Bureau).

How to cite

Eurostat. Structural business statistics, Construction (NACE Rev. 2 section F), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Structural business statistics, Construction (NACE Rev. 2 section F), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act) (Enterprises in construction, Portugal, 2008 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table

MLA 9

Structural business statistics, Construction (NACE Rev. 2 section F), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act), Enterprises in construction, Portugal, 2008 to 2024. Eurostat, European Commission, 30 Sept. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/enterprises-construction/portugal. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Structural business statistics, Construction (NACE Rev. 2 section F), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act). Enterprises in construction, Portugal, 2008 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/enterprises-construction/portugal.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Structural business statistics, Construction (NACE Rev. 2 section F), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act), Enterprises in construction, Portugal, 2008 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/enterprises-construction/portugal (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{eurostat_enterprises_in_construction_portugal_2024,
  author = {{Eurostat, European Commission}},
  title = {{Structural business statistics, Construction (NACE Rev. 2 section F), enterprises, number (sbs\_ovw\_act): Enterprises in construction, Portugal, 2008 to 2024}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/enterprises-construction/portugal. Publisher attribution: Eurostat. Structural business statistics, Construction (NACE Rev. 2 section F), enterprises, number (sbs\_ovw\_act). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs\_ovw\_act/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

RIS

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What is the enterprises in construction in Portugal?

Enterprises in construction in Portugal was 114,436 in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 6.1% from 2023. That is the 11th highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

Eurostat, European Commission. Structural business statistics, Construction (NACE Rev. 2 section F), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest enterprises in construction in Portugal?

125,045 in 2008, the highest value since 2008 in this series.

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