SYNTHESIS INE@COVID-19, 3-Nov-2021

November . 03 . 2021 SYNTH SIS IN @ COVID-19 www.ine.pt page 7/16 Communication Unit | tel: +351 21 842 61 10 | sci@ine.pt The year 2020 was marked by the severe impact of the COVID-19 pandemic The gross operating surplus decreased by 18.1% The year 2020wasmarked by the severe negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the national economy, which translated into the following year-on-year rates of change: • Turnover: -9.6%; • Gross value added (GVA): -10.1%; • Persons employed: -0.5%; • Personnel costs: -1.7%; • Gross operating surplus: -18,1%. Main economic indicators of non-financial corporations (year-on-year rates of change) With regard to GVA, the largest year-on-year decrease was in Accommodation and catering (-47.4% compared to 2019), followed by Transportation and storage (-33.6%); Information and communication recorded the only growth in non-financial enterprises as a whole (+10.4%). The magnitude of the decreases varied with the size of the enterprises: • Large enterprises: -13.2% in GVA and -13.3% in turnover; • Small and medium-sized enterprises: -8.6% in GVA and -7.4% in turnover. In 2020, there were 26,267 enterprises with an export profile in national territory (578 less than in 2019), corresponding to 5.9% of the total number of non-financial enterprises in Portugal. These enterprises: • They employed 22.7% of the total persons employed (22.9% in 2019); • They accounted for 33.0% of turnover (34.3% in 2019); • They generated 32.1% of GVA (32.0% in 2019). More information is available at: Enterprises in Portugal 2020 – provisional results (28 October 2021) -9.6% -10.1% -5.0% -1.7% -18.1% 4.0% 5.8% 4.1% 8.7% 2.1% -20.0% -15.0% -10.0% -5.0% 0.0% 5.0% 10.0% 15.0% Turnover Gross value added Persons employed Personnel costs Gross opera�ng surplus 2020 2019