Regions of Portugal (NUTS 2) by local units in wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles

Norte had the highest local units in wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles of 9 regions in 2023, at 90,723. Região Autónoma da Madeira had the lowest, at 4,376. The median was 14,810 and the figure for Portugal was 245,164. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest90,723Norte

Lowest4,376Região Autónoma da Madeira

Median14,8109 regions

Portugal245,164History

All regions, 2023

count. Source: Eurostat, Local units by NUTS 2 region, Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles (NACE Rev. 2 section G) (sbs_r_nuts2021). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Regions	2023 count	Change on 2022
1	Norte	90,723	+0.3%
2	Grande Lisboa	45,921	+1.2%
3	Centro (PT)	40,657	-0%
4	Oeste e Vale do Tejo	20,624	-0.2%
5	Península de Setúbal	14,810	+1.1%
6	Algarve	12,808	+0.2%
7	Alentejo	10,839	0%
8	Região Autónoma dos Açores	4,378	+0.8%
9	Região Autónoma da Madeira	4,376	+0.7%

Other periods

2024
2023
2022

About this ranking

Number of local units of enterprises in wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles (NACE Rev. 2 section G). A local unit is an enterprise, or part of one, at a geographically identified place, such as a factory, shop, office or warehouse. Eurostat structural business statistics by region.

Eurostat structural business statistics by region (sbs_r_nuts2021), from 2021. Counted where each unit is located, so an enterprise with shops in several regions counts once in each. Countries and NUTS 2 regions. Eurostat publishes 2021 on NUTS 2021 codes and later years on NUTS 2024 codes, so regions created in 2024 (in Portugal and the Netherlands) start in 2022. Some countries publish estimates, flagged as such.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the regions are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Eurostat. Local units by NUTS 2 region, Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles (NACE Rev. 2 section G) (sbs_r_nuts2021). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_r_nuts2021/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Local units by NUTS 2 region, Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles (NACE Rev. 2 section G) (sbs_r_nuts2021) (Regions of Portugal (NUTS 2) by local units in wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_r_nuts2021/default/table

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Local units by NUTS 2 region, Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles (NACE Rev. 2 section G) (sbs_r_nuts2021), Regions of Portugal (NUTS 2) by local units in wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles, 2023. Eurostat, European Commission, 30 Sept. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_r_nuts2021/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/local-units-trade/portugal-regions?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Local units by NUTS 2 region, Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles (NACE Rev. 2 section G) (sbs_r_nuts2021). Regions of Portugal (NUTS 2) by local units in wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_r_nuts2021/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/local-units-trade/portugal-regions?period=2023.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Local units by NUTS 2 region, Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles (NACE Rev. 2 section G) (sbs_r_nuts2021), Regions of Portugal (NUTS 2) by local units in wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_r_nuts2021/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/local-units-trade/portugal-regions?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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Which region has the highest local units in wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles?

Norte, with 90,723 in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest local units in wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles?

Região Autónoma da Madeira, with 4,376 in 2023.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Local units by NUTS 2 region, Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles (NACE Rev. 2 section G) (sbs_r_nuts2021). Retrieved 2026-10-12.