Company formation in Portugal
Portugal company formation: entity type, statutory cost (360 EUR), and elapsed time (1 days).
Country notes
The standard form is the LDA (Sociedade por Quotas), with no minimum capital floor. Empresa na Hora ('On-the-Spot Firm') allows same-day registration at designated counters for around EUR 360. The standard online procedure via Empresa Online typically completes within one to two business days.
Key data
| Statutory formation cost | 360 EUR |
|---|---|
| Average formation time | 1 days |
| Formation difficulty (1=easy, 5=hard) | 2 |
Cross-country context
| Formation time (days) | 1 |
|---|---|
| Lowest in the data set | 1 (Estonia) |
| Highest in the data set | 21 (Spain) |
| Rank within the data set | #2 of 13 |
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Methodology
Year-one cost estimate combining (1) the headline statutory formation cost from the country profile and (2) two illustrative low-end annual baselines: an accounting baseline and an admin / registered-office baseline, both denominated in the country's currency. Baselines assume a single-director entity with minimal transactions; actual quotes from local providers may be substantially higher depending on transaction volume, complexity, payroll, and audit thresholds.
These calculations are informational estimates based on headline rates and transparent assumptions — not tax, accounting, or legal advice. Verify with a qualified local advisor before relying on the results.
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Sources
- Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira — Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira — Portugal (accessed )
- European Commission — European Commission — policy and country information (accessed )
- Eurostat — Eurostat — official statistics of the European Union (accessed )
- OECD — OECD — economic and tax statistics (accessed )
- PricewaterhouseCoopers — PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries (accessed )
- Stripe — Stripe — supported countries (accessed )
- Wise — Wise — service availability (accessed )
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