Economy, jobs and prices in Cávado (Norte, Portugal): official figures

GDP per person was 28,000 purchasing power standards (PPS) in 2024, 70% of the EU average (82% for Portugal); 12th highest of 26 intermunicipal communities in Portugal.

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• 22.1% of employees in the Cávado held a higher-education degree in 2023, below the national figure of 25.8% (6th highest of 26 among Portugal’s NUTS 3 sub-regions). Source: INE, Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (Statistics Portugal) · saved copy
• 20.4% of employees in the Cávado 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 Cávado in 2023 were €1,307 in services and €1,249 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 11.4% of gross declared income in the Cávado in 2023 (12.9% nationally), 8th 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 Cávado were equal to 33.5% of the area’s GDP in 2024 (export intensity; national 27.3%), 6th highest of 26 among Portugal’s NUTS 3 sub-regions. Source: INE, Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (Statistics Portugal) · saved copy
• Exports covered 123.8% of imports for traders based in the Cávado in 2024, above the national figure of 73.6%. Source: INE, Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (Statistics Portugal) · saved copy

How Cávado compares with other intermunicipal communities in Portugal

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

Cávado ranks 11 of 26, highest first.

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

Cávado ranks 14 of 26, highest first.

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

Cávado ranks 9 of 26, highest first.

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

Cávado ranks 16 of 26, highest first.

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

Cávado ranks 7 of 21, highest first.

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

Cávado ranks 2 of 21, highest first.

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

Cávado ranks 13 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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