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Enterprises in information and communication in Portugal

Enterprises in information and communication in Portugal was 37,724 in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 11.3% from 2023. That is the 12th highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

2024, count37,724
Change on 2023+11.3%
Rank12th of 27EU countries ranked
Series high37,7242024
Series low14,3282012

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Enterprises in information and communication in Portugal, 2008 to 2024

10K15K20K25K30K35K40K2008201120142017202020242008: 15,800 count2009: 14,968 count2010: 14,372 count2011: 14,462 count2012: 14,328 count2013: 14,507 count2014: 14,834 count2015: 15,600 count2016: 16,453 count2017: 17,837 count2018: 19,116 count2019: 21,004 count2020: 21,312 count2021: 24,594 count2022: 29,315 count2023: 33,907 count2024: 37,724 count
count. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics, Information and communication (NACE Rev. 2 section J), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 17 values
Periodcount
202437,724
202333,907
202229,315
202124,594 Series break
202021,312
201921,004
201819,116
201717,837
201616,453
201515,600
201414,834
201314,507
201214,328
201114,462
201014,372
200914,968
200815,800

Compared with European Union (27)

Place2024
Portugal37,724
European Union (27)1,544,575

Rankings

Definition

Number of enterprises active at any time during the year in information and communication (NACE Rev. 2 section J), 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, Information and communication (NACE Rev. 2 section J), 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, Information and communication (NACE Rev. 2 section J), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act) (Enterprises in information and communication, 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, Information and communication (NACE Rev. 2 section J), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act), Enterprises in information and communication, 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-information-communication/portugal. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Structural business statistics, Information and communication (NACE Rev. 2 section J), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act). Enterprises in information and communication, 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-information-communication/portugal.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Structural business statistics, Information and communication (NACE Rev. 2 section J), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act), Enterprises in information and communication, 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-information-communication/portugal (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{Structural business statistics, Information and communication (NACE Rev. 2 section J), enterprises, number (sbs\_ovw\_act): Enterprises in information and communication, Portugal, 2008 to 2024}},
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  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-information-communication/portugal. Publisher attribution: Eurostat. Structural business statistics, Information and communication (NACE Rev. 2 section J), 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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What is the enterprises in information and communication in Portugal?

Enterprises in information and communication in Portugal was 37,724 in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 11.3% from 2023. That is the 12th highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

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

What was the highest enterprises in information and communication in Portugal?

37,724 in 2024, the highest value since 2008 in this series.

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