Sport in Numbers

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Sports sector enterprises

  • 19,959enterprises in sports sector
  • 3.0 thousand million eurosof turnover

Text from Sport in Numbers 2025. Figures in the text refer to that edition and are not updated automatically.

In 2024, 19,959 enterprises belonged to the sports sector (1.3% of the non-financial sector), which were responsible for 3.0 thousand million euros of turnover (0.5%) and for 1.2 thousand million euros of Gross Value Added (GVA) (0.7%).

The sports sector enterprises were mainly located in the Norte region (33.8%) and Grande Lisboa (24.2%), together concentrating more than half (58.0%) of the sports enterprises.

Text from Sport in Numbers 2025. Figures in the text refer to that edition and are not updated automatically.

Sports sector enterprises — number

19,959

2024 Provisional calculation

Enterprises (No.) by Economic activity (Subclass - CAE Rev. 3) and Employment size class

Provisional calculation
  • Periods: 2015 – 2024
  • Unit: Number (No.)
  • Employment size class: Total
  • Data as of: 3 November 2026

Value calculated by the project, not published by Statistics Portugal. Provisional rule, to be confirmed by the PM: Sum of the CAE Rev. 3 classes of the sports sector: 3012, 3230, 4764, 8551, 9311, 9312, 9313 and 9319 (empresas). The classes do not overlap, so no group is added to its own parts. (Rule source: Sport in Numbers 2025, figure 7, note 1)

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Enterprises (No.) by Economic activity (Subclass - CAE Rev. 3) and Employment size class, 2015 – 2024. Unit: Number (No.)
PeriodNumber (No.)
201511,420
201611,763
201712,671
201813,158
201913,624
202013,754
202114,368
202216,441
202318,074
202419,959

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Statistics Portugal. Sport in Numbers: “Enterprises (No.) by Economic activity (Subclass - CAE Rev. 3) and Employment size class”. http://localhost:4321/en/desporto-em-numeros/empresas#x-D10-total. Data as of 3 November 2026; accessed 3 November 2026.

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Enterprises (No.) by Economic activity (Subclass - CAE Rev. 3) and Employment size class

  • Periods: 2020 – 2024
  • Unit: Number (No.)
  • Employment size class: Total
  • Data as of: 3 November 2026
Enterprises (No.) by Economic activity (Subclass - CAE Rev. 3) and Employment size class, 2020 – 2024. Unit: Number (No.)
Economic activity (Subclass - CAE Rev. 3)20202021202220232024
Building of pleasure and sporting boats6771788281
Manufacture of sports goods101121124121123
Retail sale of sporting, camping and recreation equipment in specialised stores1,4611,4491,4461,4631,421
Sports and recreation education4,2034,3825,0365,5006,176
Operation of sports facilities543586648701761
Activities of sport clubs164186190180184
Fitness facilities2,1802,3712,8823,5144,245
Other sports activities5,0355,2026,0376,5136,968

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Statistics Portugal. Sport in Numbers: “Enterprises (No.) by Economic activity (Subclass - CAE Rev. 3) and Employment size class”. http://localhost:4321/en/desporto-em-numeros/empresas#x-D10-atividade. Data as of 3 November 2026; accessed 3 November 2026.

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Enterprises (No.) by Geographic localization (NUTS - 2024) and Economic activity (Subclass - CAE Rev. 3)

Provisional calculation
  • Period: 2024 (latest)
  • Unit: Number (No.)
  • Data as of: 3 November 2026

Value calculated by the project, not published by Statistics Portugal. Provisional rule, to be confirmed by the PM: Sum of the CAE Rev. 3 classes of the sports sector: 3012, 3230, 4764, 8551, 9311, 9312, 9313 and 9319 (empresas). The classes do not overlap, so no group is added to its own parts. (Rule source: Sport in Numbers 2025, figure 7, note 1)

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Enterprises (No.) by Geographic localization (NUTS - 2024) and Economic activity (Subclass - CAE Rev. 3), 2024. Unit: Number (No.)
Geographic localization (NUTS - 2024)Number (No.)
Norte6,750
Grande Lisboa4,832
Centro2,693
Oeste e Vale do Tejo1,477
Península de Setúbal1,416
Algarve1,235
Alentejo684
Região Autónoma dos Açores439
Região Autónoma da Madeira433

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  • Statistics Portugal, Integrated business accounts system: Enterprises (No.) by Geographic localization (NUTS - 2024) and Economic activity (Subclass - CAE Rev. 3), source last updated 11 December 2025. View in the Statistics Portugal database (0013838)

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Statistics Portugal. Sport in Numbers: “Enterprises (No.) by Geographic localization (NUTS - 2024) and Economic activity (Subclass - CAE Rev. 3)”. http://localhost:4321/en/desporto-em-numeros/empresas#x-D10-regioes. Data as of 3 November 2026; accessed 3 November 2026.

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Pessoal ao serviço das empresas do setor desportivo — númeroPT

44,889

2024 Provisional calculation

Persons employed (No.) in Enterprises by Economic activity (Subclass - CAE Rev. 3) and Employment size class

Provisional calculation
  • Periods: 2015 – 2024
  • Unit: Number (No.)
  • Employment size class: Total
  • Data as of: 3 November 2026

Value calculated by the project, not published by Statistics Portugal. Provisional rule, to be confirmed by the PM: Sum of the CAE Rev. 3 classes of the sports sector: 3012, 3230, 4764, 8551, 9311, 9312, 9313 and 9319 (pessoal ao serviço). The classes do not overlap, so no group is added to its own parts. (Rule source: Sport in Numbers 2025, figure 7, note 1)

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Persons employed (No.) in Enterprises by Economic activity (Subclass - CAE Rev. 3) and Employment size class, 2015 – 2024. Unit: Number (No.)
PeriodNumber (No.)
201525,789
201627,684
201730,285
2018n.c.
2019n.c.
2020n.c.
202134,942
202238,631
202341,671
202444,889
Conventional signs:
n.c.
Not calculable: an input value is missing or the denominator is zero

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  • Statistics Portugal, Integrated business accounts system: Persons employed (No.) in Enterprises by Economic activity (Subclass - CAE Rev. 3) and Employment size class, source last updated 11 December 2025. View in the Statistics Portugal database (0006593)

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Statistics Portugal. Sport in Numbers: “Persons employed (No.) in Enterprises by Economic activity (Subclass - CAE Rev. 3) and Employment size class”. http://localhost:4321/en/desporto-em-numeros/empresas#x-D11-total. Data as of 3 November 2026; accessed 3 November 2026.

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Persons employed (No.) in Enterprises by Economic activity (Subclass - CAE Rev. 3) and Employment size class

  • Periods: 2020 – 2024
  • Unit: Number (No.)
  • Employment size class: Total
  • Data as of: 3 November 2026
Persons employed (No.) in Enterprises by Economic activity (Subclass - CAE Rev. 3) and Employment size class, 2020 – 2024. Unit: Number (No.)
Economic activity (Subclass - CAE Rev. 3)20202021202220232024
Building of pleasure and sporting boats1,1621,1251,4731,5541,555
Manufacture of sports goods489546653597595
Retail sale of sporting, camping and recreation equipment in specialised stores7,9918,2088,6898,8468,783
Sports and recreation education4,5134,7105,4005,9026,642
Operation of sports facilities3,5623,5123,6824,3494,940
Activities of sport clubs3,2313,5053,6243,7844,042
Fitness facilities…5,8916,6217,5108,560
Other sports activities…7,4458,4899,1299,772
Conventional signs:
…
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  • Statistics Portugal, Integrated business accounts system: Persons employed (No.) in Enterprises by Economic activity (Subclass - CAE Rev. 3) and Employment size class, source last updated 11 December 2025. View in the Statistics Portugal database (0006593)

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Statistics Portugal. Sport in Numbers: “Persons employed (No.) in Enterprises by Economic activity (Subclass - CAE Rev. 3) and Employment size class”. http://localhost:4321/en/desporto-em-numeros/empresas#x-D11-atividade. Data as of 3 November 2026; accessed 3 November 2026.

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Persons employed (No.) in Enterprises by Geographic localization (NUTS - 2024) and Economic activity (Subclass - CAE Rev. 3)

Provisional calculation
  • Period: 2024 (latest)
  • Unit: Number (No.)
  • Data as of: 3 November 2026

Value calculated by the project, not published by Statistics Portugal. Provisional rule, to be confirmed by the PM: Sum of the CAE Rev. 3 classes of the sports sector: 3012, 3230, 4764, 8551, 9311, 9312, 9313 and 9319 (pessoal ao serviço). The classes do not overlap, so no group is added to its own parts. (Rule source: Sport in Numbers 2025, figure 7, note 1)

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Persons employed (No.) in Enterprises by Geographic localization (NUTS - 2024) and Economic activity (Subclass - CAE Rev. 3), 2024. Unit: Number (No.)
Geographic localization (NUTS - 2024)Number (No.)
Norte16,200
Grande Lisboa13,899
Centro4,525
Oeste e Vale do Tejon.c.
Península de Setúbaln.c.
Alentejon.c.
Algarven.c.
Região Autónoma dos Açoresn.c.
Região Autónoma da Madeiran.c.
Conventional signs:
n.c.
Not calculable: an input value is missing or the denominator is zero

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  • Statistics Portugal, Integrated business accounts system: Persons employed (No.) in Enterprises by Geographic localization (NUTS - 2024) and Economic activity (Subclass - CAE Rev. 3), source last updated 11 December 2025. View in the Statistics Portugal database (0013839)

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Statistics Portugal. Sport in Numbers: “Persons employed (No.) in Enterprises by Geographic localization (NUTS - 2024) and Economic activity (Subclass - CAE Rev. 3)”. http://localhost:4321/en/desporto-em-numeros/empresas#x-D11-regioes. Data as of 3 November 2026; accessed 3 November 2026.

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Turnover of sports sector enterprises — €

2,953,013,093€

2024 Provisional calculation

Turnover (€) of enterprises by Economic activity (Subclass - CAE Rev. 3) and Employment size class

Provisional calculation
  • Periods: 2015 – 2024
  • Unit: Euro (€)
  • Employment size class: Total
  • Data as of: 3 November 2026

Value calculated by the project, not published by Statistics Portugal. Provisional rule, to be confirmed by the PM: Sum of the CAE Rev. 3 classes of the sports sector: 3012, 3230, 4764, 8551, 9311, 9312, 9313 and 9319 (volume de negócios). The classes do not overlap, so no group is added to its own parts. (Rule source: Sport in Numbers 2025, figure 7, note 1)

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Turnover (€) of enterprises by Economic activity (Subclass - CAE Rev. 3) and Employment size class, 2015 – 2024. Unit: Euro (€)
PeriodEuro (€)
20151,666,675,604
20161,616,635,282
20171,805,351,965
2018n.c.
2019n.c.
2020n.c.
20211,937,100,996
20222,850,095,222
20232,769,709,596
20242,953,013,093
Conventional signs:
n.c.
Not calculable: an input value is missing or the denominator is zero

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Statistics Portugal. Sport in Numbers: “Turnover (€) of enterprises by Economic activity (Subclass - CAE Rev. 3) and Employment size class”. http://localhost:4321/en/desporto-em-numeros/empresas#x-D12-total. Data as of 3 November 2026; accessed 3 November 2026.

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Turnover (€) of enterprises by Economic activity (Subclass - CAE Rev. 3) and Employment size class

  • Periods: 2020 – 2024
  • Unit: Euro (€)
  • Employment size class: Total
  • Data as of: 3 November 2026
Turnover (€) of enterprises by Economic activity (Subclass - CAE Rev. 3) and Employment size class, 2020 – 2024. Unit: Euro (€)
Economic activity (Subclass - CAE Rev. 3)20202021202220232024
Building of pleasure and sporting boats85,311,611102,721,295126,491,965138,638,815123,154,309
Manufacture of sports goods34,607,50644,212,804467,741,73244,319,92847,634,952
Retail sale of sporting, camping and recreation equipment in specialised stores725,998,608860,782,3511,005,965,5081,083,766,8941,118,862,146
Sports and recreation education34,893,12843,946,99360,729,94871,714,34286,419,744
Operation of sports facilities167,533,821153,518,812256,047,924313,386,514383,471,539
Activities of sport clubs301,294,558367,212,867386,073,338459,397,127471,408,505
Fitness facilities…149,177,931237,977,271313,824,923359,647,168
Other sports activities…215,527,943309,067,536344,661,053362,414,730
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Statistics Portugal. Sport in Numbers: “Turnover (€) of enterprises by Economic activity (Subclass - CAE Rev. 3) and Employment size class”. http://localhost:4321/en/desporto-em-numeros/empresas#x-D12-atividade. Data as of 3 November 2026; accessed 3 November 2026.

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Turnover (€) of enterprises by Geographic localization (NUTS - 2024) and Economic activity (Subclass - CAE Rev. 3)

Provisional calculation
  • Period: 2024 (latest)
  • Unit: Euro (€)
  • Data as of: 3 November 2026

Value calculated by the project, not published by Statistics Portugal. Provisional rule, to be confirmed by the PM: Sum of the CAE Rev. 3 classes of the sports sector: 3012, 3230, 4764, 8551, 9311, 9312, 9313 and 9319 (volume de negócios). The classes do not overlap, so no group is added to its own parts. (Rule source: Sport in Numbers 2025, figure 7, note 1)

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Turnover (€) of enterprises by Geographic localization (NUTS - 2024) and Economic activity (Subclass - CAE Rev. 3), 2024. Unit: Euro (€)
Geographic localization (NUTS - 2024)Euro (€)
Grande Lisboa1,284,766,916
Norte1,052,789,834
Centro162,792,112
Oeste e Vale do Tejon.c.
Península de Setúbaln.c.
Alentejon.c.
Algarven.c.
Região Autónoma dos Açoresn.c.
Região Autónoma da Madeiran.c.
Conventional signs:
n.c.
Not calculable: an input value is missing or the denominator is zero

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  • Statistics Portugal, Integrated business accounts system: Turnover (€) of enterprises by Geographic localization (NUTS - 2024) and Economic activity (Subclass - CAE Rev. 3), source last updated 11 December 2025. View in the Statistics Portugal database (0013856)

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Statistics Portugal. Sport in Numbers: “Turnover (€) of enterprises by Geographic localization (NUTS - 2024) and Economic activity (Subclass - CAE Rev. 3)”. http://localhost:4321/en/desporto-em-numeros/empresas#x-D12-regioes. Data as of 3 November 2026; accessed 3 November 2026.

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Gross value added of sports sector enterprises — €

1,181,116,238€

2024 Provisional calculation

Gross value added (€) of enterprises by Economic activity (Subclass - CAE Rev. 3) and Employment size class

Provisional calculation
  • Periods: 2015 – 2024
  • Unit: Euro (€)
  • Employment size class: Total
  • Data as of: 3 November 2026

Value calculated by the project, not published by Statistics Portugal. Provisional rule, to be confirmed by the PM: Sum of the CAE Rev. 3 classes of the sports sector: 3012, 3230, 4764, 8551, 9311, 9312, 9313 and 9319 (VAB). The classes do not overlap, so no group is added to its own parts. (Rule source: Sport in Numbers 2025, figure 7, note 1)

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Gross value added (€) of enterprises by Economic activity (Subclass - CAE Rev. 3) and Employment size class, 2015 – 2024. Unit: Euro (€)
PeriodEuro (€)
2015621,103,314
2016559,656,643
2017788,253,616
2018n.c.
2019n.c.
2020n.c.
2021731,891,074
20221,069,571,759
20231,070,515,955
20241,181,116,238
Conventional signs:
n.c.
Not calculable: an input value is missing or the denominator is zero

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  • Statistics Portugal, Integrated business accounts system: Gross value added (€) of enterprises by Economic activity (Subclass - CAE Rev. 3) and Employment size class, source last updated 11 December 2025. View in the Statistics Portugal database (0006612)

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Statistics Portugal. Sport in Numbers: “Gross value added (€) of enterprises by Economic activity (Subclass - CAE Rev. 3) and Employment size class”. http://localhost:4321/en/desporto-em-numeros/empresas#x-D13-total. Data as of 3 November 2026; accessed 3 November 2026.

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Gross value added (€) of enterprises by Economic activity (Subclass - CAE Rev. 3) and Employment size class

  • Periods: 2020 – 2024
  • Unit: Euro (€)
  • Employment size class: Total
  • Data as of: 3 November 2026
Gross value added (€) of enterprises by Economic activity (Subclass - CAE Rev. 3) and Employment size class, 2020 – 2024. Unit: Euro (€)
Economic activity (Subclass - CAE Rev. 3)20202021202220232024
Building of pleasure and sporting boats36,886,69532,711,27638,939,79938,280,64937,563,857
Manufacture of sports goods11,746,39315,454,30942,775,10015,069,18116,720,017
Retail sale of sporting, camping and recreation equipment in specialised stores125,527,333176,206,481217,079,193241,491,917243,004,478
Sports and recreation education18,662,69022,590,27933,284,24238,937,65746,637,290
Operation of sports facilities63,777,57046,794,911108,112,728129,348,609173,725,589
Activities of sport clubs182,179,716306,273,664393,948,487338,398,259356,322,827
Fitness facilities…46,271,82598,917,204132,090,384159,905,033
Other sports activities…85,588,329136,515,006136,899,299147,237,147
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…
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  • Statistics Portugal, Integrated business accounts system: Gross value added (€) of enterprises by Economic activity (Subclass - CAE Rev. 3) and Employment size class, source last updated 11 December 2025. View in the Statistics Portugal database (0006612)

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Statistics Portugal. Sport in Numbers: “Gross value added (€) of enterprises by Economic activity (Subclass - CAE Rev. 3) and Employment size class”. http://localhost:4321/en/desporto-em-numeros/empresas#x-D13-atividade. Data as of 3 November 2026; accessed 3 November 2026.

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Gross value added (€) of enterprises by Geographic localization (NUTS - 2024) and Economic activity (Subclass - CAE Rev. 3)

Provisional calculation
  • Period: 2024 (latest)
  • Unit: Euro (€)
  • Data as of: 3 November 2026

Value calculated by the project, not published by Statistics Portugal. Provisional rule, to be confirmed by the PM: Sum of the CAE Rev. 3 classes of the sports sector: 3012, 3230, 4764, 8551, 9311, 9312, 9313 and 9319 (VAB). The classes do not overlap, so no group is added to its own parts. (Rule source: Sport in Numbers 2025, figure 7, note 1)

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Gross value added (€) of enterprises by Geographic localization (NUTS - 2024) and Economic activity (Subclass - CAE Rev. 3), 2024. Unit: Euro (€)
Geographic localization (NUTS - 2024)Euro (€)
Grande Lisboa475,807,615
Norte466,089,398
Centro52,772,955
Oeste e Vale do Tejon.c.
Península de Setúbaln.c.
Alentejon.c.
Algarven.c.
Região Autónoma dos Açoresn.c.
Região Autónoma da Madeiran.c.
Conventional signs:
n.c.
Not calculable: an input value is missing or the denominator is zero

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  • Statistics Portugal, Integrated business accounts system: Gross value added (€) of enterprises by Geographic localization (NUTS - 2024) and Economic activity (Subclass - CAE Rev. 3), source last updated 11 December 2025. View in the Statistics Portugal database (0013857)

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Statistics Portugal. Sport in Numbers: “Gross value added (€) of enterprises by Geographic localization (NUTS - 2024) and Economic activity (Subclass - CAE Rev. 3)”. http://localhost:4321/en/desporto-em-numeros/empresas#x-D13-regioes. Data as of 3 November 2026; accessed 3 November 2026.

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