Investment

Investing in real estate in Portugal could be an extremely good investment opportunity, especially since the market has more demand than supply, particularly in cities such as Lisbon and Porto. Besides that, during peak tourism season, rental yields make property rental a very enticing and viable investment.

Portugal, with its thriving real estate and tourism markets, provides appealing investment opportunities. Indeed, with high rental yields, low real estate prices, and rising demand, buyers can expect to profit from their investments as prices rise. In terms of tourism investment, Portugal has become one of the most attractive countries worldwide.

Recently the Portuguese government announced the creation of a Unicorn Factory in Lisbon, aimed at boosting the growth of startups and scaleups from this region, which also proves that investing in innovation and entrepreneurship in this country is worthwhile.

Tourism and Real Estate are the areas with highest turnovers, and have become the most attractive areas to invest in for foreigners. However, you can also invest in Portuguese startups and innovation or other key industries such as textiles and footwear, wood pulp, paper, cork, metals and oil refining.

An interesting area to look out for is the renewable energy sector, as Portugal presents great potential for this field to develop in the future and for the country to place itself as a meaningful green energy provider in the EU.

There are numerous solid investment opportunities in startups, innovation, technology, and renewable energies in Lisbon and Porto, two major Portuguese cities that you should definitely investigate.

Also, the Algarve has some areas where there is a lot of potential for projects in the agricultural field to blossom. Another interesting region is the coast of Alentejo, with its hundreds of kilometres of astonishing beaches which make it a perfect place for investing in real estate.

The Azores and Madeira are two economic free zones in Portugal worth mentioning, as in terms of taxation, benefits, import and export of goods, duty exemption, and free movement of capital, these are the most profitable regions in Portugal for starting a business.

For the Golden Visa, Real estate investments start at €280,000 (though it is more common to invest at €350,000 or €500,000), and there is a €500,000 minimum investment when it comes to venture capital or private equity funds.