Economy, jobs and prices in Área Metropolitana do Porto (Norte, Portugal): official figures

GDP per person was 31,500 purchasing power standards (PPS) in 2024, 79% of the EU average (82% for Portugal); 6th highest of 26 intermunicipal communities in Portugal.

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• 28.9% of employees in the Porto Metropolitan Area held a higher-education degree in 2023, above the national figure of 25.8% (2nd highest of 26 among Portugal’s NUTS 3 sub-regions). Source: INE, Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (Statistics Portugal) · saved copy
• 32.2% of employees in the Porto Metropolitan Area 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 the Porto Metropolitan Area in 2023 were €1,522 in services and €1,396 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 13.4% of gross declared income in the Porto Metropolitan Area in 2023 (12.9% nationally), 2nd highest 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 the Porto Metropolitan Area were equal to 28.6% of the area’s GDP in 2024 (export intensity; national 27.3%), 10th highest of 26 among Portugal’s NUTS 3 sub-regions. Source: INE, Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (Statistics Portugal) · saved copy
• Exports covered 88.7% of imports for traders based in the Porto Metropolitan Area in 2024, above the national figure of 73.6%. Source: INE, Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (Statistics Portugal) · saved copy

How Área Metropolitana do Porto compares with other intermunicipal communities in Portugal

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

Área Metropolitana do Porto ranks 2 of 26, highest first.

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

Área Metropolitana do Porto ranks 4 of 26, highest first.

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

Área Metropolitana do Porto ranks 7 of 26, highest first.

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

Área Metropolitana do Porto ranks 7 of 26, highest first.

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

Área Metropolitana do Porto ranks 16 of 21, highest first.

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

Área Metropolitana do Porto ranks 1 of 21, highest first.

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

Área Metropolitana do Porto ranks 14 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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