Distributive trades by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, G) in Portugal

Portugal: Distributive trades by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, G) was 215,033 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
215,033
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
13th
of 43 countries
All-time high
280,318
in 2007
All-time low
215,033
in 2020
Years of data
16
2005–2020

Distributive trades by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, G) in Portugal, 2005–2020

0100.0k200.0k300.0k2005201220202005: 279.7k2006: 276.5k2007: 280.3k2008: 276.4k2009: 265.6k2010: 251.5k2011: 243.9k2012: 232.6k2013: 226.6k2014: 221.8k2015: 222.0k2016: 220.4k2017: 219.2k2018: 217.8k2019: 218.4k2020: 215.0k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Portugal recorded 215,033 for distributive trades by employment size class (nace rev. 2, g) in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, distributive trades by employment size class (nace rev. 2, g) in Portugal peaked at 280,318 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 215,033, in 2020.

That places Portugal 13th out of 43 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.

Distributive trades by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, G) in Portugal, year by year

Annual values for Distributive trades by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, G) (2005-2020) in Portugal, 2005 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2005 279,679
2006 276,500 -1.1%
2007 280,318 +1.4%
2008 276,418 -1.4%
2009 265,645 -3.9%
2010 251,463 -5.3%
2011 243,873 -3.0%
2012 232,625 -4.6%
2013 226,644 -2.6%
2014 221,846 -2.1%
2015 222,034 +0.1%
2016 220,359 -0.8%
2017 219,190 -0.5%
2018 217,831 -0.6%
2019 218,441 +0.3%
2020 215,033 -1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 275,712 265,645 280,318 5
2010s 227,431 217,831 251,463 10
2020s 215,033 215,033 215,033 1

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 11 Czechia 224,407 compare
  2. 12 Greece 221,763 compare
  3. 14 Romania 174,754 compare
  4. 15 Belgium 144,610 compare
  5. 16 Bulgaria 138,125 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is distributive trades by employment size class (nace rev. 2, g) in Portugal?
Distributive trades by employment size class (nace rev. 2, g) in Portugal was 215,033 in 2020, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest distributive trades by employment size class (nace rev. 2, g) recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 280,318 in 2007.
What is the lowest distributive trades by employment size class (nace rev. 2, g) recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 215,033 in 2020.
How does Portugal rank for distributive trades by employment size class (nace rev. 2, g)?
Portugal ranks 13th out of 43 countries with data for 2020.
Is distributive trades by employment size class (nace rev. 2, g) rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Portugal data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Distributive trades by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, G) (2005-2020). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Distributive trades by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, G) (2005-2020)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
46 places, 659 data points, 2005–2020
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