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 2017
Number of non-financial enterprises and its number of employees, turnover and Gross Value Added increased
DREM releases today on its official statistics website, a set of tables for the financial and non-financial enterprises headquartered in the Autonomous Region of Madeira, with data for the 2008-2017 period.
In 2017 there were 26,641 enterprises headquartered in the Autonomous Region of Madeira, 241 of which from the financial sector and 26,400 of the non-financial sector. The total of enterprises employed 69,652 persons, 69,260 in the non-financial sector and 392 in the financial sector.
In the reference year, the number of non-financial enterprises sector of the Autonomous Region of Madeira increased by 5.1% and the employees by 6.7%. In Portugal the growth rates were 3.6% and 5.1%, respectively.
In 2017, the turnover generated by Madeira’s enterprises stood at 4,680.5 million Euros, up by 14.5% from 2016. The Gross Value Added at market prices (GVAmp) stood at 1,505.7 million Euros, increasing by 16.2% from 2016.
By industry, the most important sector was “Accommodation and food service activities” (353.3 million euros, 23.5% of the total GVA), followed by “Trade” (250.6 million euros, 16.6% of the GVA), “Transportation and storage” (156.1 million euros, 10.4% of the GVA) and “Construction” (140.2 million euros; 9.3% of the GVA).
The number of establishments of non-financial enterprises in the Region stood at 28,048, up by 5.0% from 2016. The number of employees in those establishments was 77,391, rising by 6.0% between 2016 and 2017. The turnover reached 5.400,8 million euros, up by 11.5% from 2016.
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