Notícias (GB)
DREM releases the final results of the 2025 Tourism Statistics and updates the corresponding Time Series (1976-2025) (Read more...)
In 2025, the main obstacles to reconciling work and family life were long working hours and unpredictable or atypical working hours (Read more...)
In 2025, the number of inoculations administered in the Region increased by 2.5% (Read more...)
In June 2026, the Confidence Indicator in Manufacturing Industry and Services increased, while in Construction and Public Works and in Trade there was a decrease (Read more...)
DREM publishes a new edition of the Quarterly Statistical Bulletin covering the 1st quarter of 2026 (Read more...)
In May 2026, the passenger movement at the airports of the Autonomous Region of Madeira recorded a year-on-year growth of 5.5% (Read more...)
In the 1st quarter of 2026, the median rent for new lease agreements increased by 16.0% and the number of new agreements fell by 8.6% year-on-year (Read more...)
In 2024/2025, the 2nd cycle of Primary Education recorded the highest progression/completion rate (Read more...)
In May 2026, the median value of bank appraisals for housing in the Autonomous Region of Madeira stood at 2 598 euros per square metre (Read more...)
In 2025, the Region's only mobile pharmacy outlet was closed (Read more...)
Notícias (GB)
DREM releases the final results of the 2025 Tourism Statistics and updates the corresponding Time Series (1976-2025) (Read more...)
In 2025, the main obstacles to reconciling work and family life were long working hours and unpredictable or atypical working hours (Read more...)
In 2025, the number of inoculations administered in the Region increased by 2.5% (Read more...)
In June 2026, the Confidence Indicator in Manufacturing Industry and Services increased, while in Construction and Public Works and in Trade there was a decrease (Read more...)
DREM publishes a new edition of the Quarterly Statistical Bulletin covering the 1st quarter of 2026 (Read more...)
In May 2026, the passenger movement at the airports of the Autonomous Region of Madeira recorded a year-on-year growth of 5.5% (Read more...)
In the 1st quarter of 2026, the median rent for new lease agreements increased by 16.0% and the number of new agreements fell by 8.6% year-on-year (Read more...)
In 2024/2025, the 2nd cycle of Primary Education recorded the highest progression/completion rate (Read more...)
In May 2026, the median value of bank appraisals for housing in the Autonomous Region of Madeira stood at 2 598 euros per square metre (Read more...)
In 2025, the Region's only mobile pharmacy outlet was closed (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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