Notícias (GB)
In May 2026, the precipitation was above the climatological normal throughout the Region, with Santana standing out (Read more...)
In March 2026, the regional economic growth accelerated (Read more...)
In 2024, the Regional Development Composite Index of the Autonomous Region of Madeira improved slightly and approached the national average (Read more...)
In April 2026, the number of deaths decreased by 10.2% compared to the same month of the previous year, while the number of live births declined by 1.4% (Read more...)
In May 2026, the twelve-month average rate of change of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose to 3.3% and the year-on-year rate of change increased to 4.6% (Read more...)
In the 1st quarter of 2026, building permits grew 12.7% year-on-year, while completed buildings increased by 3.5% (Read more...)
In 2025, the number of births to mothers residing in the Autonomous Region of Madeira decreased by 3.3% compared to 2024 (Read more...)
In 2024, the regional poverty risk rate was below the national figure for the unemployed, above it for retirees, and close to it for workers (Read more...)
DREM releases the 5th edition of the Barometer of the Outermost Regions (Read more...)
In May 2026, the confidence indicator in Manufacturing, Trade, and Services increased, while in Construction and Public Works, there was a decrease (Read more...)
Notícias (GB)
In May 2026, the precipitation was above the climatological normal throughout the Region, with Santana standing out (Read more...)
In March 2026, the regional economic growth accelerated (Read more...)
In 2024, the Regional Development Composite Index of the Autonomous Region of Madeira improved slightly and approached the national average (Read more...)
In April 2026, the number of deaths decreased by 10.2% compared to the same month of the previous year, while the number of live births declined by 1.4% (Read more...)
In May 2026, the twelve-month average rate of change of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose to 3.3% and the year-on-year rate of change increased to 4.6% (Read more...)
In the 1st quarter of 2026, building permits grew 12.7% year-on-year, while completed buildings increased by 3.5% (Read more...)
In 2025, the number of births to mothers residing in the Autonomous Region of Madeira decreased by 3.3% compared to 2024 (Read more...)
In 2024, the regional poverty risk rate was below the national figure for the unemployed, above it for retirees, and close to it for workers (Read more...)
DREM releases the 5th edition of the Barometer of the Outermost Regions (Read more...)
In May 2026, the confidence indicator in Manufacturing, Trade, and Services increased, while in Construction and Public Works, there was a decrease (Read more...)
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[NOTE: 2011-2017 data were revised on 04/08/2020]
Regional Development Composite Index for the Autonomous Region of Madeira improved in 2018
The Regional Development Composite Index (RDCI) results for 2018 released today by Statistics Portugal (INE) show that Área Metropolitana de Lisboa remains as the only region above the country’s average regarding the overall index, with this indicator reaching 106.59 (106.52 in 2017). In the Autonomous Region of Madeira the index stood at 95.10 in 2018, increasing slightly from 2017 (94.28). The Autonomous Region of Azores scored 89.04.

The competitiveness index was also higher in that Área Metropolitana de Lisboa (113.50), once again the only region above the country’s average. The Autonomous Regions of the Azores and Madeira show the worse results, with Madeira scoring a value of 89.49 in 2018 (88.52 in 2017) and Azores 82.34.
The values of the cohesion index are more balanced than the previous index at least for mainland Portugal. The Autonomous Region of the Azores has the lowest cohesion index (79.43), while Madeira scored 87.74 in this indicator.
The Autonomous Region of Madeira was the leading NUTS 2 region in the environmental quality index in the year 2018 (109.16), ahead of the Autonomous Region of the Azores (106.70).
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