IMI rate in Albufeira: 0,3 %
In 2025 the IMI rate in Albufeira is 0,3 % — the lowest in the table, shared with 198 other municipalities. On a property with a VPT of 100 000 € that is 300,00 € a year.
Updated on
New developments in Albufeira: 5 projects, from 375 000 €
What that is per year
IMI is charged on the VPT, the taxable value in the caderneta predial — almost always below the market price.
| VPT | IMI per year | More than in the cheapest municipality | How it is paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 000 € | 300,00 € | 0,00 € | in two instalments — May and November |
| 150 000 € | 450,00 € | 0,00 € | in two instalments — May and November |
| 250 000 € | 750,00 € | 0,00 € | in three instalments — May, August and November |
Albufeira charges the lowest rate in the 2025 table: 0,3 %. Another 198 of the 300 municipalities with a single rate do the same. The highest rate in the table is 0,45 %.
Albufeira on the map
The municipality of Albufeira is highlighted. Neighbours in the same district link to their IMI rate pages.
Administrative boundaries: CAOP, Direção-Geral do Território (DGT).
Albufeira on the map of Portugal
Albufeira and the nearest municipalities
Albufeira: 63 375 residents (INE, 2025); new homes licensed in 2025: 53.
The 5 municipalities whose centre is closest to the centre of Albufeira, side by side:
| Municipality | Distance | IMI 2025 | €/m² (sales) | New homes per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albufeira | 0,3 % | 3 490 € | 0.84 | |
| Lagoa (Algarve) | 19 km | 0,36 % | 3 371 € | 4.62 |
| Silves | 20 km | 0,3 % | 2 860 € | 1.24 |
| Loulé | 21 km | 0,3 % | 4 137 € | 1.63 |
| Portimão | 26 km | 0,37 % | 3 259 € | 7.60 |
| Faro | 29 km | 0,3 % | 3 150 € | 0.96 |
IMI: Tax Authority (AT), 2025. €/m²: INE, median of sales over the 12 months to Q2 2026. New homes: INE, dwellings licensed in new residential buildings in 2025, per 1,000 residents.
How the rate changed
Albufeira has not touched the rate since 2021: 0,3 % for 5 years running.
| Year | Urban rate |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 0,3 % |
| 2022 | 0,3 % |
| 2023 | 0,3 % |
| 2024 | 0,3 % |
| 2025 | 0,3 % |
Median price per m² in Albufeira
In Albufeira the median sale value of family dwellings was 3 490 € per m². It is a 12-month median; the last quarter counted is Q2 2026.
- New housing only: 3 783 € per m².
- Existing housing only: 3 479 € per m².
- Flats only: 3 525 € per m².
It is the price paid in sales recorded by the Tax Authority, not asking prices — and not a valuation of your home: half the sales were above it, half below.
Source: INE — Instituto Nacional de Estatística, «Estatísticas de preços da habitação ao nível local». INE data as of 2026-10-23. Licence CC BY 4.0.
Purchasing power in Albufeira
Purchasing power per capita in Albufeira is 107.03, on a scale where Portugal = 100 (2021).
100 is the national average; it is not income or salary but an INE index.
Source: INE — Municipal purchasing power study. Indicator 0008614. INE data updated on 2023-11-06. CC BY 4.0 licence.
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New homes, stage by stage
From the case filed with the council to the home for sale: what is known about house building in this municipality. Each row has its own period and source.
No data collected What we have for this municipality Building cases: no data (we do not collect open data for this municipality yet)Energy pre-certificates (ADENE): fullDwellings licensed (INE): fullDwellings completed (INE): fullDevelopments in the catalogue: partialLicensing time: no data (we do not collect open data for this municipality yet)Income per tax household (INE): fullNew-build price (INE): full
| Stage | Number | Period | Per 1,000 res. | On a year earlier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Building-works cases filed with the council | — | — | — | — |
| Energy pre-certificates for new homes (ADENE) | 349 | Oct 2025 – Sep 2026 | 5.51 | +27% |
| Dwellings licensed, last 12 months (INE) | 95 | Sep 2025 – Aug 2026 | 1.50 | +32% |
| Dwellings licensed in the year (INE) | 53 | 2025 | 0.84 | −38% |
| Dwellings completed in the year (INE) | 148 | 2025 | 2.34 | +236% |
| Units for sale in our catalogue | 29 | 31.10.2026 | ||
| Catalogue developments with no published price | 3 | 31.10.2026 | ||
| Completed 2023–2025 against licensed 2021–2023 (lag of 2 years) | 74% |
Sources: municipal councils (cases), ADENE (pre-certificates), INE (dwellings licensed and completed, population), the flatin.pt catalogue. Compare with other municipalities
In the same district
Rates in the other municipalities of Faro district:
- Alcoutim 0,3 %
- Aljezur 0,3 %
- Castro Marim 0,39 %
- Faro 0,3 %
- Lagoa (Algarve) 0,36 %
- Lagos No single rate
- Loulé 0,3 %
- Monchique 0,3 %
- Olhão 0,37 %
- Portimão 0,37 %
- São Brás de Alportel 0,41 %
- Silves 0,3 %
- Tavira 0,3 %
- Vila do Bispo 0,3 %
- Vila Real de Santo António 0,45 %
Common questions
- What is the IMI rate in Albufeira in 2025?
- 0,3 % for urban property.
- How much IMI is paid in Albufeira on a VPT of 100 000 €?
- 300,00 € a year.
- What IMI rate do the municipalities nearest to Albufeira charge?
- Lagoa (Algarve) 0,36 %, Silves 0,3 %, Loulé 0,3 %, Portimão 0,37 %, Faro 0,3 %.
How IMI works
What the municipality decides and what the law decides
The law sets the urban rate between 0,3 % and 0,45 % and the rural rate at 0,8 % (CIMI, article 112.º). The municipal assembly picks the rate every year, for the whole municipality or per freguesia; if no decision reaches the Tax Authority by 31 December, the minimum applies.
The 2025 bill arrives between February and April 2026. Up to 100 € it is paid in May; up to 500 € in May and November; above that in May, August and November. Below 10 € nothing is charged.
Articles of the IMI Code on the Autoridade Tributária portal, checked on 2026-09-14:
Portal das Finanças, Consultar taxas de IMI — table checked line by line on 2026-09-12
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