List of Banks in Portugal

Last updated 5 November 2026

There are 3,184 banks in Portugal, one in every 268 Portuguese companies. Most of them are small: three in five have one to four people, and only 61 firms employ 50 people or more. One in five banks is based in Lisboa, Porto, Oeiras, Sintra and Leiria. Below you find the largest banks in Portugal, the cities where they cluster, how many started this year and which are the oldest. The full list with addresses, phone numbers and email is in our Portuguese company database or through the Company Data API.

3,184 companies indexed · Data counted on 5 November 2026

Companies3,1841 in268 Portuguese companiesCities307Largest cityLisboa 319Sole traders<0.1%Employees1-4 (60%)Revenue$1M-$5M (51%)Email56%Phone95%Website88%

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	Company Name	Country	City	Address 1	State/Province	Postal Code	Website	Founding Year	Yearly Revenue in U.S. Dollars	Employees Total	Business Legal Type - Description	Number of Companies in Group	Company Registration Number
1	Banif - Banco Internacional Do Funchal, S.A. - Em Liquidacão	Portugal	Lisboa	Alameda Dos Oceanos, 41 Loja Q	Lisboa	1990-203	N/A	1988	$68,480,750	250	Corporation	1699	511202008
2	Banco Primus, S.A.	Portugal	Oeiras	Rua Da Quinta Do Quintã, 1 Edificio D. José Piso 3	Lisboa	2770-203	*****.pt	2002	$68,480,750	250	Corporation	8908	506178129
3	Novo Banco, S.A.	Portugal	Oeiras	Avenida Doutor Mário Soares, Edifício 1 Campus Do Novobanco	Lisboa	2740-119	*****.pt	2014	$68,480,750	3,827	Corporation	8908	513204016
4	Banco Ctt, S.A.	Portugal	Lisboa	Praca Duque de Saldanha, 1 Piso 3	Lisboa	1050-094	*****.pt	2015	$68,480,750	485	Corporation	1064	513412417
5	Banco Finantia, S.A.	Portugal	Lisboa	Rua General Firmino Miguel, 5 1º	Lisboa	1600-100	*****.com	1988	$68,480,750	250	Corporation	12	501897020
6	Banco Espírito Santo, S.A. - Em Liquidacão	Portugal	Lisboa	Avenida João Crisóstomo, 30 1ºesq. /dto.	Lisboa	1050-127	N/A	1937	$68,480,750	250	Corporation	13	500852367
7	Banco Santander Totta, S.A.	Portugal	Lisboa	Rua Áurea, 88	Lisboa	1100-063	*****.pt	1988	$68,480,750	4,658	Corporation	9611	500844321
8	Banco De Investimento Global, S.A.	Portugal	Lisboa	Avenida 24 de Julho, 74/76	Lisboa	1249-291	*****.pt	1999	$68,480,750	363	Corporation	25	504655256
9	Caixa Central - Caixa Central De Crédito Agrícola Mútuo, C.R.L.	Portugal	Lisboa	Rua Castilho, 233/233a	Lisboa	1099-004	*****.pt	1984	$68,480,750	538	Non profit organization	23	501464301
10	Caixa De Crédito Agrícola Mútuo De Mafra, C.R.L.	Portugal	Mafra	Terreiro Dom João V	Lisboa	2640-492	*****.pt	1957	$68,480,750	246	Non profit organization	7	500903000
11	Caixa Económica Montepio Geral - Caixa Económica Bancária, S.A.	Portugal	Lisboa	Rua Castilho, 5	Lisboa	1250-066	*****.pt	1844	$68,480,750	2,504	Corporation	395	500792615
12	Caixa Geral De Depósitos, S.A.	Portugal	Lisboa	Avenida João Xxi, 63	Lisboa	1000-300	*****.pt	1876	$68,480,750	5,435	Corporation	1699	500960046
13	Banco Bpi, S.A.	Portugal	Porto	Avenida Da Boavista, 1117	Porto	4100-129	*****.pt	1981	$68,480,750	4,379	Corporation	8963	501214534
14	Haitong Bank, S.A.	Portugal	Lisboa	Rua Alexandre Herculano, 38	Lisboa	1250-011	*****.com	1983	$68,480,750	263	Corporation	46	501385932
15	Banco Comercial Português, S.A.	Portugal	Porto	Praca Dom João I, 28	Porto	4000-295	*****.pt	1986	$68,480,750	5,936	Corporation	483	501525882
16	Bnp Paribas	Portugal	Lisboa	Rua António Mega Ferreira, 9 10º	Lisboa	1800-424	*****.pt	1960	$68,480,750	8,697	Foreign company	4	980000416
17	Caixa - Banco De Investimento, S.A.	Portugal	Lisboa	Avenida João Xxi, 63	Lisboa	1000-300	*****.pt	1987	$68,480,750	250	Corporation	1699	501898417
18	Bison Bank, S.A.	Portugal	Lisboa	Rua Barata Salgueiro, 33 Piso 0	Lisboa	1250-042	*****.com	1989	$68,480,750	250	Corporation	6	502261722
19	Banco Invest, S.A.	Portugal	Lisboa	Avenida Engenheiro Duarte Pacheco, Torre 1 11º	Lisboa	1070-101	*****.pt	1997	$68,480,750	250	Corporation	10	503824810
20	Banco De Portugal	Portugal	Lisboa	Avenida Álvaro Pais, 2	Lisboa	1600-873	*****.pt	1822	$45,466,924	1,773	Local government body	6	500792771
21	Best - Banco Electrónico De Servico Total, S.A.	Portugal	Oeiras	Avenida Doutor Mário Soares, Campus Do Novobanco Edifício 2 1º	Lisboa	2740-119	*****.pt	2001	$41,088,450	150	Corporation	8908	505149060
22	Montepio Investimento, S.A.	Portugal	Lisboa	Rua Castilho, 5	Lisboa	1250-066	*****.pt	2001	$41,088,450	150	Corporation	395	505087286
23	Novo Banco Dos Acores, S.A.	Portugal	Ponta Delgada	Rua Hintze Ribeiro, 2/8	Ilha de São Miguel	9500-049	*****.pt	2002	$41,088,450	150	Corporation	8908	512061840
24	Banco Bai Europa, S.A.	Portugal	Lisboa	Rua Tierno Galvan, Torre 3 12º Piso	Lisboa	1070-274	*****.pt	2002	$41,088,450	150	Corporation	3	505274922
25	Banco Português De Gestão, S.A.	Portugal	Lisboa	Rua Barata Salgueiro, 37 4º	Lisboa	1250-042	*****.pt	2000	$41,088,450	150	Corporation	7	504655361

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How many banks are there in Portugal?

Banks in Portugal

3,184

5 November 2026

There are 3,184 banks in Portugal in our data (5 November 2026). That is one in every 268 Portuguese companies. 2 were entered in the register so far in 2026.

Structure

Single-site firms: 50 2%
Head offices: 108
Branch offices: 3,026

Classification

NACE Rev. 2 code 641. Our platform filter is NACE Rev. 2 641.

32 of the 3,184 are Lda and S.A. (1%); 1 are sole traders. They come from Registo Comercial and our Portuguese register data, through the Company Data API.

Firm sizes in Portugal

Of the 1,033 Portuguese banks with a known headcount, 618 (60%) have one to four people, 291 have five to nine, 63 have ten to 49 and 61 have 50 or more. Most firms turn over between $1 million and $5 million a year (80, 51%).

EU size bands · the grey line shows all Portuguese companies

Micro under 10909 88%
Small 10 to 4963 6%
Medium 50 to 24949 5%
Large 250+12 1%

Grey line: the share among all Portuguese companies (91% have under ten staff).

firms turn over more than $5 million a year; 29 more than $10 million.

firms were entered in 2026.

Largest banks in Portugal

The biggest firms by staff and by revenue, the largest in Lisboa. Click a name for the record.

Banco Comercial Português, S.A. is the largest bank in Portugal by headcount. 61 firms employ 50 people or more; 30 employ 100 or more.

1Porto5,936 staff
2Lisboa5,435 staff
3Lisboa4,658 staff
4Porto4,379 staff
5Oeiras3,827 staff
6Lisboa2,504 staff
7Lisboa · public body1,773 staff
8Lisboa1,727 staff
9LisboaForeign company840 staff
10Lisboa538 staff

By employee size · 1,033 firms with a known headcount

Employees	Firms	%
1-4	618	60%
5-9	291	28%
10-19	17	2%
20-49	46	4%
50-99	31	3%
100-199	11	1%
200-499	7	0.7%
500-999	3	0.3%
1,000+	9	0.9%

60% have 1 to 4 people; 46 have 20 to 49; 61 have 50 or more.

By yearly revenue (USD)

Revenue	Firms	%
< $100K	47	30%
$100K-$500K	1	0.6%
$1M-$5M	80	51%
$10M-$50M	10	6%
$50M-$100M	19	12%

51% between $1 million and $5 million; 80 between $1M and $5M; 29 above $5M.

Banks in Lisboa

Lisboa has 319 banks, 0.3% of all 93,657 Lisboa companies and 9% below the national share. Two in five Lisboa firms have fewer than five people; 22 have 50 or more. 2 new firms were entered in 2026, 14 date from before 1990.

Size

1-4 staff: 39 · 41%
5-9: 25 · 26%
10-19: 6 · 6%
20-49: 4 · 4%
50+: 22 · 23%

Legal form

Sole traders: 0 · 0%
Partnerships: 1 · 0.3%
Lda and S.A.: 20 · 6%
Other or none: 298 · 93%

Of the Portuguese total: 10.0%
Of all Lisboa companies: 0.3%
Against the national share: 0.9×

New

Entered 2026 so far: 2
Entered 2025: 3
Of Portugal's 2026 entries: 100.0%

Old

Before 1990: 14 · 4%
1990 or later: 305 · 96%
Of Portugal's pre-1990 firms: 18.7%

Reachable

Email: 163 · 51%
Phone: 273 · 86%
Website: 267 · 84%

Revenue (USD)

Under $100K: 34 · 56%
$100K-$500K: 1 · 2%
$500K-$1M: 0 · 0%
$1M and more: 26 · 43%

Largest

15,435
24,658
32,504
41,773
51,727

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Where in Portugal?

Lisboa has the most banks in Portugal (319), ahead of Porto (125), Oeiras (60), Sintra (56) and Leiria (49). Together the five hold one in five of them.

Cities by number of firms

307 Portuguese cities have at least one bank; 95 have ten or more; 12 have exactly one. Click a city to set the lens.

Sole traders or Lda: how they are organised

One in 3,184 Portuguese banks work as sole traders, against 15% of all Portuguese companies. Only one firm in 100 is a Lda or S.A..

Sole traders (empresários em nome individual)1<0.1%
Partnerships50.2%
Lda and S.A.321%
No form on record or other3,14699%

Single-site: 2%
Head offices: 108
Branches: 3,026

All Portuguese companies: 15% sole traders, 38% partnerships, 30% Lda and S.A..

How reachable are they?

Banks are easier to reach than the average Portuguese company: 95% list a phone number and 88% a website.

Email1,770 56%
Phone3,010 95%
Website2,794 88%

Grey line: all Portuguese companies (email 17%, phone 33%, website 22%).

The full list with these fields is in our Portuguese company database.

The oldest firms in Portugal

Our data holds 4 Portuguese banks from before 1900, 30 from before 1950 and 75 from before 1990.

1822
1. Lisboa
1844
1. Lisboa
1876
1. Lisboa
1896
1. Angra Do Heroísmo
1911
1. Aljustrel
1911
1. Bombarral

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Portuguese banks date from before 1990

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How they compare

Next to related industries

There are 6 real estate agents for every bank in Portugal.

Industry	Firms	Website	1-4 staff
Real Estate Agents	18,649	23%	90%
Financial Companies	12,404	38%	51%
Real Estate Companies	8,573	12%	85%
Banks	3,184	88%	19%
Leasing Companies	340	23%	63%
Insurance Companies	221	59%	38%

In other countries

Country	Firms	Per 1,000 cos.
India	169,305	4.4
The USA	135,134	2.1
Brazil	50,163	1.7
France	32,564	2.3
Italy	21,259	3.0
Portugal	3,184	3.7

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Frequently asked questions

How many banks are there in Portugal?

There are 3,184 banks in Portugal in our data, counted on 5 November 2026. That is one in every 268 Portuguese companies.

Which is the largest bank in Portugal?

Banco Comercial Português, S.A. in Porto, with 5,936 staff. By revenue Banco Bpi, S.A. in Porto leads with $68.5 million a year.

Which Portuguese city has the most banks?

Lisboa, with 319, ahead of Porto (125), Oeiras (60), Sintra (56) and Leiria (49).

How many banks are there in Lisboa?

319, which is 0.3% of all 93,657 Lisboa companies and 9% below the national share.

How big is a typical bank?

Small. 60% of the 1,033 firms with a known headcount have one to four people; 61 have 50 or more. Most turn over between $1 million and $5 million a year.

Are Portuguese banks sole traders or companies?

One in 3,184 (1) are sole traders, 0.2% are partnerships and 1% (32) are Lda and S.A..

How many banks started in 2026?

2 were entered in the Portuguese register so far in 2026, after 5 in 2025. 0 of them are Lda and S.A..

What is the oldest bank in Portugal?

Banco de Portugal in Lisboa, 1822, followed by Caixa Económica Montepio Geral - Caixa Económica Bancária, S.A. in Lisboa (1844) and Caixa Geral de Depósitos, S.A. in Lisboa (1876). 4 firms date from before 1900.

Which industry code covers banks?

Portuguese banks are classified under NACE Rev. 2 code 641. Our platform filters them on NACE Rev. 2 641.

Can I download the full list?

Yes. All 3,184 firms with address, phone, email, legal form, employees, revenue and founding year, as Excel, CSV or through the API.

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