Business turnover grew 5.2% in 2025, with construction and real estate activities stand out with increases of about 10% compared to the previous year, indicates an analysis of Informa D&B.
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07/10/2026
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ANDthis evolution was supported by the internal market, which increased 7.1%, with almost all sectors presenting an improvement compared to the previous year.
In addition to construction (10.3%), which represented a quarter of the growth of the entire business fabric, and real estate activities (9.8%), general services (8.5%) and business services (7.2%) also stood out.
Industry and energy sectors and the environment run counter to the trend, with 2.4% and 1% turnover falling respectively.
Overall, more than half of the companies (55%) had a higher turnover, while 34% declined in this indicator.
In exporting companies, turnover fell by 2.4% after an increase of 1.6% in 2024, “a fall particularly influenced by the performance of larger companies”, according to the analysis.
The number of exporting companies in 2025 also decreased by around 2% compared to the previous year.
According to Informa D&B, the performance of the business fabric in 2025 “shows a more robust growth path, followed by increases of 2.5% and 3.9%, respectively in 2023 and 2024”.
The study focused on public and private companies (except banking and insurance), with financial information published on the Ministry of Justice (IES) portal for 2025.