aicep Portugal Global Portugal - Basic Data (October 2017) Infrastructures Portugal is ranked 13th (among 137 countries) in terms of the “Quality of Overall Infrastructure” according to the Global Competitiveness Report 2017-2018/World Economic Forum (WEF). Telecommunications: The country has an advanced telecommunication infrastructure network. The fibre optic network is state-of-theart and already covers the majority of the country. The proportion of broadband fibre optic connections was 32.3% in December 2016, much higher that the OECD average (21.2%), placing Portugal in 9th place in the OECD and 5th in the EU. According to Digital Economy and Society Index 2017 Portugal’s position is above the EU average, in Connectivity terms (10th), Integration of Digital Technology (9th) and Digital Public Services (10th). Portugal is the 10th country in the EU with the highest subscription rate to high velocity broadband per resident (17th in the OECD). Road Infrastructures: Portugal has a developed road network, comprised of motorways (AE), main roads (IP), secondary roads (IC), national roads (EN) and municipal routes. The mainland road network reached 14 310 km, of which 2 988 km was motorway, more than 1/5 of the total road network. Rail Network: The rail network comprises 2 544 km providing NorthSouth connection down the coastline and East-West across the country. Railway network density tends to be more significant in regions with a higher population concentration. Airports: There are 15 airports. On the mainland the three major international airports are located in the coastal cities of Lisbon, Porto and Faro. Due to the isolation of the Autonomous Regions there are a larger number of airports. The Azores have nine and Madeira has two. The airports managed by ANA - Aeroportos de Portugal serve about 66 regular airlines, connecting the Portuguese regions with nearly 149 destinations around the world (passenger traffic reached 44.5 million in 2016, +14% in relation to the previous year). Maritime Routes: Mainland Portugal has nine major ports: Viana do Castelo and Leixões, in the North; Aveiro and Figueira da Foz, in the Centre; Lisbon and Setúbal in the Lisbon region; Sines in the Alentejo; Faro and Portimão in the Algarve. The Autonomous Region of the Azores has five ports and the Autonomous Region of Madeira has three. Only Lisbon and Leixões on the mainland offer passenger services. The port infrastructure is thus primarily geared to handling goods. This is particularly so at Sines (52.9% of total in January-July 2017), Leixões (19.7%), Lisbon (12.2%), Setúbal (7.2%) and Aveiro (5.4%). of GVA and 6.9% of employment while industry, construction, energy and water represented 22.4% of GVA and 24.5% of employment. In the last decade, apart from a greater focus and diversification of services within the economic activity, there was in the transformation industry in Portugal a significant change in its specialization. Coming from a dependence on traditional industrial activities to a situation where new sectors, with a larger amount of technology, have gained importance and significant growth, sectors such as the automotive and components sector, electronics, energy, pharmaceutical sector and industries related to new technologies of information and telecommunications. Within the services sector, the importance of tourism should be emphasized, benefiting from Portugal’s geographical position, the Mediterranean climate, moderated by the influence of the Atlantic and its extensive coastline. Portugal has shown, according to EY Consulting, a positive improvement in the development of an ecosystem of start-ups, in order to encourage foreign direct investment (FDI) and to promote the country’s attractiveness. Within this context, various national level programmes have already been created and implemented by the Government, with the aim of promoting technological development and innovation, emphasis is given to “Horizonte 2020” (the largest investigation and innovation programme of the EU), “CITEC Conectividade, Inovação e Tecnologia” with the intention of training the Portuguese industry and “Indústria 4.0 – Economia Digital”, with its principal objective to direct resources towards new technologies. GVA Breakdown - 2016 2.2% 22.4% Services Industry, construction, energy and water 75.4% Agriculture, forestry, and fishing Employment Breakdown - 2016 6.9% Economy Economic structure 24.5% 68.6% Following the trend of its European partners, over the last decades one of the most important characteristics of the structure of the Portuguese economy is the increase in the services sector which contributed, in 2016, with 75.4% of GVA and employed 68.6% of the population. Agriculture, forestry and fishing generated only 2.2% Services Industry, construction, energy and water Source: INE (National Statistics Office) Note: GVA - Gross Value-added Agriculture, forestry and fishing aicep Portugal Global – Trade & Investment Agency – Av. 5 de Outubro, 101, 1050-051 LISBOA Tel. Lisboa: + 351 217 909 500 Contact Centre: 808 214 214 aicep@portugalglobal.pt www.portugalglobal.pt 4
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