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Country data: Portugal

Transposition of Single Market directives (Portugal)

Single Market infringement cases (Portugal)

Internal Market Information System (Portugal)

Technical regulations information system (Portugal)

On these, the Commission issued no reaction, while other Member States issued 1 comment.

SOLVIT (Portugal)

Responsive administration and burden of regulation (Portugal)

IndicatorYearPTEU average
Burden of government regulation (survey replies: 1 = Overly complex, 7 = Extremely easy)2025 3.89
Digitalisation of cross-border business procedures2025 21%
Payment delays by public authorities2024 16.76 days
Impact of regulation on long-term investment decisions (share of respondents considering business regulation an obstacle.)2024 66%

Access to public procurement (Portugal)

Indicator2024EU average
Single bidder

38%

28%

No calls for bids

2%

5%

Publication rate (value advertised on Tenders Electronic Daily, in % of GDP)

3.5%

5.8%

Award criteria (proportion of procedures awarded to cheapest bid)

72%

54%

Decision speed (days)

76 

74 

SME contractors

79%

71%

SME bids

 

72%

Procedures divided into lots

37%

32%

Note: A typical (mid-ranking) EU country is used for the EU average for all indicators.

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