Notícias (GB)
In the 1st quarter of 2026, the unemployment rate fell to 4.5%, the lowest in the country (Read more...)
In the 4th quarter of 2025, the number of bankruptcy, insolvency and enterprise recovery cases filed in the first-instance courts of the Madeira District increased both on a quarterly and year-on-year basis (Read more...)
In April 2026, the confidence indicator in Manufacturing and Services increased, whilst in Construction and Public Works and in Trade there was a decrease (Read more...)
DREM shares data to mark Mother's Day 2026 (Read more...)
In March 2026, the overnight stays in tourist accommodation in the Region grew 3.8% year-on-year, surpassing the one million mark for the first time this month of the year (Read more...)
In March 2026, precipitation was above the climatological normal, whilst temperature was below (Read more...)
In the 1st quarter of 2026, the balance between the number of company incorporations and dissolutions decreased compared to the same period of the previous year (Read more...)
In the 1st quarter of 2026, the weighted annual average daily traffic on the Via Rápida increased by 2.7% compared to the same period of the previous year (Read more...)
In March 2026, passenger movement at the Autonomous Region of Madeira airports recorded a year-on-year growth of 2.3% (Read more...)
In March 2026, the median value of bank appraisals for housing in the Autonomous Region of Madeira rose to 2 500 euros per square meter (Read more...)
Notícias (GB)
In the 1st quarter of 2026, the unemployment rate fell to 4.5%, the lowest in the country (Read more...)
In the 4th quarter of 2025, the number of bankruptcy, insolvency and enterprise recovery cases filed in the first-instance courts of the Madeira District increased both on a quarterly and year-on-year basis (Read more...)
In April 2026, the confidence indicator in Manufacturing and Services increased, whilst in Construction and Public Works and in Trade there was a decrease (Read more...)
DREM shares data to mark Mother's Day 2026 (Read more...)
In March 2026, the overnight stays in tourist accommodation in the Region grew 3.8% year-on-year, surpassing the one million mark for the first time this month of the year (Read more...)
In March 2026, precipitation was above the climatological normal, whilst temperature was below (Read more...)
In the 1st quarter of 2026, the balance between the number of company incorporations and dissolutions decreased compared to the same period of the previous year (Read more...)
In the 1st quarter of 2026, the weighted annual average daily traffic on the Via Rápida increased by 2.7% compared to the same period of the previous year (Read more...)
In March 2026, passenger movement at the Autonomous Region of Madeira airports recorded a year-on-year growth of 2.3% (Read more...)
In March 2026, the median value of bank appraisals for housing in the Autonomous Region of Madeira rose to 2 500 euros per square meter (Read more...)
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In the 1st quarter of 2023
Balance between the number of incorporated and dissolved companies was positive (+230)
According to data provided to Statistics Portugal by the Directorate General for Justice Policy, in the 1st quarter of 2023, the number of company incorporations with head offices in the Autonomous Region of Madeira was higher (418) than the number of dissolutions (188), which resulted in a positive balance of 230 companies. Compared to the year-ago quarter, there were 4 more incorporations and 103 fewer dissolutions.

The breakdown of data by economic activity of the companies shows that the most pronounced positive balance was in “Real estate activities” (+39), in “Accommodation and food service activities” (+38), in " Consultancy, scientific and technical activities" (+37), "Construction" (+29), “Administrative and support service activities” (+27) and “Information and communication activities” (+24). Conversely, the only activity with a negative balance was "Transport and storage" (-2).
During this period, the number of incorporations was higher than dissolutions in all municipalities with Funchal (268 incorporations against 141 dissolutions) leading, followed by Câmara de Lobos (29 against 4), Santa Cruz (36 against 20), Ponta do Sol (16 against 2), Calheta (15 against 1), Porto Santo (14 against 3), Ribeira Brava (13 against 4); São Vicente (8 against 1), Santana (4 against 1), Machico (12 against 10) and Porto Moniz (3 against 1).
In the first three months of the year, the ratio between incorporations and dissolutions in the Autonomous Region of Madeira stood at 2.22, a lower value than the national average (3.10).
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