Industry Breakdown of Companies
in Portugal
Explore more than 589,620 Portugal-based companies available in the HitHorizons database and see top industries and biggest players with highest sales and number of employees.
According to our database, a total of more than 589,620 businesses are registered in Portugal . That represents 1.33% of all companies available in the HitHorizons database. These Portugal-based companies have a share of 0.67% of all sales generated by EU-based businesses and employ 1.38% of all EU employees.
Portugal: TOP Industries
According to our database, the industry with the highest number of companies registered is Services (223,782 companies in total), followed by Retail Trade (97,746) and Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate (66,174).
Portugal: TOP Industries 589,620 registered companies
| Industry, Number of Companies | Number of Companies |
Market Share | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Services 223,782 38.0% | 223,782 | 38.0% | ||
| Retail Trade 97,746 16.6% | 97,746 | 16.6% | ||
| Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate 66,174 11.2% | 66,174 | 11.2% | ||
| Construction 54,618 9.3% | 54,618 | 9.3% | ||
| Manufacturing 43,142 7.3% | 43,142 | 7.3% | ||
| Wholesale Trade 38,840 6.6% | 38,840 | 6.6% | ||
| Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas, and Sanitary Services 37,681 6.4% | 37,681 | 6.4% | ||
| Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing 21,790 3.7% | 21,790 | 3.7% | ||
| Public Sector 5,087 0.9% | 5,087 | 0.9% | ||
| Mining 735 0.1% | 735 | 0.1% | ||
| Unknown industry 25 0.0% | 25 | 0.0% |
Portugal: Breakdown of Companies by SIC Code
The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC Code) is used to assign companies to specific industries. According to our database, the top 3 SIC Codes for Portugal are Subdivider/developer (5.65%), Eating place (5.63%) and Operative builders (5.26%).
Portugal: Breakdown of Companies by SIC Code 589,620 registered companies
Portugal: TOP 10 Companies with Highest Sales
According to our database, companies registered in the Portugal generated € 543,032,680,746 in sales, which represents 0.67% of all sales generated by companies available in the HitHorizons database.
Portugal: TOP 10 Companies with Highest Sales 589,620 registered companies
| Company Name, Sales & Share | Sales | Market Share | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | PETROGAL, S.A. € 14.86B 2.74% | € 14.86B | 2.74% | |
| 2. | EDP - ENERGIAS DE PORTUGAL, S.A. € 9.084B 1.67% | € 9.084B | 1.67% | |
| 3. | MODELO CONTINENTE - HIPERMERCADOS, S.A. € 5.045B 0.93% | € 5.045B | 0.93% | |
| 4. | PINGO DOCE - DISTRIBUIÇÃO ALIMENTAR, S.A. € 4.93B 0.91% | € 4.93B | 0.91% | |
| 5. | GALP - GÁS NATURAL, S.A. € 4.509B 0.83% | € 4.509B | 0.83% | |
| 6. | SU ELETRICIDADE, S.A. € 3.721B 0.69% | € 3.721B | 0.69% | |
| 7. | VOLKSWAGEN AUTOEUROPA, LDA € 3.674B 0.68% | € 3.674B | 0.68% | |
| 8. | EDP COMERCIAL - COMERCIALIZAÇÃO DE ENERGIA, S.A. € 3.559B 0.66% | € 3.559B | 0.66% | |
| 9. | THE NAVIGATOR COMPANY, S.A. € 3.531B 0.65% | € 3.531B | 0.65% | |
| 10. | TRANSPORTES AÉREOS PORTUGUESES, S.A. € 3.487B 0.64% | € 3.487B | 0.64% | |
| Total Sales of the TOP 10 Companies | € 56.41B | 10.39% |
Portugal: Top 10 Companies with Highest Number of Employees
According to our database, companies registered in the UK employ 5,375,436 people, which represents 1.38% of all people employed by companies available in the HitHorizons database. The company with the highest number of employees is PINGO DOCE - DISTRIBUIÇÃO ALIMENTAR, S.A. (26,859), followed by MODELO CONTINENTE - HIPERMERCADOS, S.A. (26,170) and GUARDA NACIONAL REPUBLICANA (23,684).
Portugal: Top 10 Companies with Highest Number of Employees 589,620 registered companies
| Company Name, Employees & Share | Number of Employees | Market Share | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | PINGO DOCE - DISTRIBUIÇÃO ALIMENTAR, S.A. 26,859 0.5% | 26,859 | 0.5% | |
| 2. | MODELO CONTINENTE - HIPERMERCADOS, S.A. 26,170 0.49% | 26,170 | 0.49% | |
| 3. | GUARDA NACIONAL REPUBLICANA 23,684 0.44% | 23,684 | 0.44% | |
| 4. | POLÍCIA DE SEGURANÇA PÚBLICA 20,952 0.39% | 20,952 | 0.39% | |
| 5. | TELEPERFORMANCE PORTUGAL, S.A. 12,954 0.24% | 12,954 | 0.24% | |
| 6. | ESTADO MAIOR DO EXÉRCITO 10,944 0.2% | 10,944 | 0.2% | |
| 7. | RANDSTAD RECURSOS HUMANOS - EMPRESA DE TRABALHO TEMPORÁRIO, S.A. 10,544 0.2% | 10,544 | 0.2% | |
| 8. | AUTORIDADE TRIBUTÁRIA E ADUANEIRA 10,193 0.19% | 10,193 | 0.19% | |
| 9. | CTT - CORREIOS DE PORTUGAL, S.A. 10,069 0.19% | 10,069 | 0.19% | |
| 10. | KELLY SERVICES - EMPRESA DE TRABALHO TEMPORÁRIO, UNIPESSOAL, LDA 8,698 0.16% | 8,698 | 0.16% | |
| Total Number of Employees of the TOP 10 Companies | 161,067 | 3% |
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