Portugal

Ease of Doing Business in

Portugal

This page summarizes Doing Business 2013 data for Portugal. The first table lists the overall "Ease of Doing Business" rank (out of 185 economies) and the rankings by each topic. It also lists the economy's distance to frontier (DTF)** measure. The rest of the tables summarize the key indicators for each topic and benchmark against regional and high-income economy (OECD) averages.

Economy Overview

Region OECD high income
Income Category High income
Population 10,637,000
GNI Per Capita (US$) 21,250
Doing Business 2013 Rank Doing Business 2012 Rank Change in Rank
30 30 0

Doing Business 2013 DTF** (% points) Doing Business 2012 DTF** (% points) Improvement in DTF** (% points)
75.2 73.9 down 1.3
Topic Rankings DB 2013 Rank DB 2012 Rank Change in Rank
Starting a Business 31 23 up -8
Dealing with Construction Permits 78 114 up 36
Getting Electricity 35 35 No change
Registering Property 30 30 No change
Getting Credit 104 97 up -7
Protecting Investors 49 46 up -3
Paying Taxes 77 75 up -2
Trading Across Borders 17 24 up 7
Enforcing Contracts 22 23 up 1
Resolving Insolvency 23 24 up 1

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Dealing with Construction Permits

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Shown below are the procedures, time, and costs to build a warehouse, including obtaining necessary licenses and permits, completing required notifications and inspections, and obtaining utility connections.

DB 2013 Rank 78 DB 2012 Rank 114 Change in Rank up36
DB 2013 DTF** (% points) 79.7 DB 2012 DTF** (% points) 73.9 Improvement in DTF** (% points) up5.8
Indicator Portugal OECD high income OECD

The total number of procedures required to build a warehouse. A procedure is any interaction of the company’s employees or managers with external parties.

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Procedures (number)
13 -- 14

The total number of days required to build a warehouse. The measure captures the median duration that local experts indicate is necessary to complete a procedure in practice.

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Time (days)
108 -- 143

Cost is recorded as a percentage of the economy’s income per capita. Only official costs are recorded.

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Cost (% of income per capita)
370.0 -- 78.7
No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 Obtain approval of project designs from City Hall and other relevant entities 30 days EUR 136
2 Obtain building permit (Alvará) and pay fee 30 days EUR 53,000
3 Inform the labor inspection agency about the new construction site 1 day no charge
4 Receive inspection from Labor authority 1 day no charge
5 Apply for occupancy permit and pay fees 1 day EUR 1,405
* 6 Submit application for a water and sewage connection at the water and sewage authority 1 day no charge
* 7 Submit application for a telephone line at the telecommunications authority 1 day no charge
* 8 Receive inspection by water and sewerage authority 1 day EUR 31
* 9 Receive inspection by telecommunications authority 1 day no charge
* 10 Obtain water and sewerage connection 31 days EUR 70
* 11 Obtain phone connection 14 days EUR 100
* 12 Receive inspection and obtain occupancy permit 10 days no charge
13 Register the building with the real estate registry 10 days EUR 2,625
* Takes place simultaneously with another procedure.

** The distance to frontier (DTF) measure shows the distance of each economy to the "frontier," which represents the highest performance observed on each of the indicators across all economies included in Doing Business since each indicator was included in Doing Business. An economy’s distance to frontier is indicated on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the lowest performance and 100 the frontier. Read more...

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