Economy, jobs and prices in Viseu Dão Lafões (Centro (PT), Portugal): official figures

GDP per person was 25,200 purchasing power standards (PPS) in 2024, 63% of the EU average (82% for Portugal); 19th highest of 26 intermunicipal communities in Portugal.

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• 19.8% of employees in Viseu Dão Lafões held a higher-education degree in 2023, below the national figure of 25.8% (9th highest of 26 among Portugal’s NUTS 3 sub-regions). Source: INE, Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (Statistics Portugal) · saved copy
• 30.0% of employees in Viseu Dão Lafões worked in establishments of firms with 250 or more staff in 2023, against 30.6% nationally. Source: INE, Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (Statistics Portugal) · saved copy
• Mean monthly earnings in Viseu Dão Lafões in 2023 were €1,235 in services and €1,257 in industry and construction; the national services figure was €1,507. Source: INE, Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (Statistics Portugal) · saved copy
• Personal income tax paid absorbed 10.6% of gross declared income in Viseu Dão Lafões in 2023 (12.9% nationally), 13th lowest of 26 among Portugal’s NUTS 3 sub-regions. Source: INE, Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (Statistics Portugal) · saved copy
• Goods exports by firms based in Viseu Dão Lafões were equal to 28.9% of the area’s GDP in 2024 (export intensity; national 27.3%), 9th highest of 26 among Portugal’s NUTS 3 sub-regions. Source: INE, Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (Statistics Portugal) · saved copy
• Exports covered 86.7% of imports for traders based in Viseu Dão Lafões in 2024, above the national figure of 73.6%. Source: INE, Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (Statistics Portugal) · saved copy

How Viseu Dão Lafões compares with other intermunicipal communities in Portugal

Mean gross monthly earnings of employees (€) (2023)

Viseu Dão Lafões ranks 15 of 26, highest first.

Gross income declared for IRS per inhabitant (€) (2023)

Viseu Dão Lafões ranks 20 of 26, highest first.

Median gross declared income per tax household (€) (2023)

Viseu Dão Lafões ranks 11 of 26, highest first.

Gender disparity in mean monthly earnings (%) (2023)

Viseu Dão Lafões ranks 14 of 26, highest first.

Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) (2023)

Viseu Dão Lafões ranks 10 of 21, highest first.

Share of output from finance, property and business services (2023)

Viseu Dão Lafões ranks 8 of 21, highest first.

Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services (2023)

Viseu Dão Lafões ranks 10 of 21, highest first.

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Sources

• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_3gdp: GDP per person, PPS (NUTS 3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 3bf0fc662f56…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_3gdp: GDP, million euros (NUTS 3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 096e15e5fdb3…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_3empers: Employment, thousand people (NUTS 3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 664e4e3a6dc0…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_3empers: Employment (thousand persons) by NUTS 3 region and industry, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 222a97c302d3…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_3gva: Gross value added at basic prices by NUTS 3 region and industry, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 c656e8563bdf…)
• INE, Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (Statistics Portugal): Anuarios Estatisticos Regionais 2024 (Regional Statistical Yearbooks, 2025 release): all subchapter tables in XLSX by municipality, NUTS 3 and NUTS 2, read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 36f716bda712…)

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