StatisticsRegistro Nacional de Sociedades · 2026-09-18

How many manufacturers are there in Argentina?

Registro Nacional de Sociedades, published by Ministerio de Justicia, lists 131,846 manufacturing companies in Argentina in its 2026-09-18 edition. Testigo holds 74,039 of them, under the load rule stated on this page. Buenos Aires Province has the most, with 26,892 (36%).

What is loaded Active legal entities

Rows in Registro Nacional de Sociedades
131,846
Plants loaded
74,039
Provinces
24
Edition
Registro Nacional de Sociedades, Ministerio de Justicia

Manufacturers in Argentina by province

Plants loaded, by the province the registry names. Share is of all 74,039.

ProvincePlantsShare
Buenos Aires Province26,892 36%
Buenos Aires City18,501 25%
Córdoba7,975 11%
Santa Fe6,550 9%
Mendoza3,684 5%
Entre Ríos1,234 2%
San Juan873 1%
Misiones849 1%
Tucumán783 1%
Salta751 1%
San Luis712 1%
Chubut710 1%
Río Negro702 1%
Neuquén633 1%
Corrientes621 1%
Chaco590 1%
La Pampa318 <1%
Santiago del Estero290 <1%
Tierra del Fuego285 <1%
Jujuy280 <1%
La Rioja235 <1%
Catamarca215 <1%
Formosa188 <1%
Santa Cruz168 <1%

Manufacturers in Argentina by sector

ISIC divisions, the international grouping of manufacturing activities.

SectorsPlantsShare
Food products 1014,920 20%
Fabricated metal products 258,730 12%
Clothing 145,043 7%
Textiles 134,325 6%
Rubber and plastics 224,057 5%
Chemicals 203,540 5%
Machinery and equipment 283,527 5%
Printing 183,090 4%
Beverages 112,904 4%
Furniture 312,804 4%
Glass, cement and ceramics 232,639 4%
Wood products 162,637 4%
Leather and footwear 152,122 3%
Electrical equipment 272,114 3%
Repair and installation of machinery 331,966 3%
Motor vehicles and parts 291,838 2%
Other manufacturing 321,669 2%
Electronics and optics 261,453 2%
Basic metals 241,390 2%
Paper and paper products 171,294 2%
Other transport equipment 301,014 1%
Pharmaceuticals 21772 1%
Coke and refined petroleum 19129 <1%
Tobacco products 1262 <1%

Largest manufacturing activities in Argentina

The 25 largest of 135 activity codes. Each links to its page in the directory.

ActivityPlantsShare
Manufacture of other fabricated metal products n.e.c. ISIC Rev. 4 25994,452 6%
Manufacture of wearing apparel n.e.c., except fur, leather and knitted apparel ISIC Rev. 4 14114,359 6%
Manufacture of bakery products ISIC Rev. 4 10713,452 5%
Manufacture of plastics products ISIC Rev. 4 22203,439 5%
Manufacture of furniture ISIC Rev. 4 31002,804 4%
Manufacture of structural metal products ISIC Rev. 4 25112,799 4%
Manufacture of other food products n.e.c. ISIC Rev. 4 10792,502 3%
Processing and preserving of meat ISIC Rev. 4 10102,365 3%
Manufacture of other textiles n.e.c. ISIC Rev. 4 13991,856 3%
Printing ISIC Rev. 4 18111,818 2%
Manufacture of footwear ISIC Rev. 4 15201,587 2%
Manufacture of dairy products ISIC Rev. 4 10501,421 2%
Manufacture of parts and accessories for motor vehicles ISIC Rev. 4 29301,333 2%
Service activities related to printing ISIC Rev. 4 18121,253 2%
Other manufacturing n.e.c. ISIC Rev. 4 32901,252 2%
Manufacture of wines ISIC Rev. 4 11021,126 2%
Manufacture of articles of concrete, cement and plaster ISIC Rev. 4 23951,126 2%
Manufacture of soft drinks; production of mineral waters and other bottled waters ISIC Rev. 4 11041,037 1%
Manufacture of other chemical products n.e.c. ISIC Rev. 4 20291,037 1%
Manufacture of soap and detergents, cleaning and polishing preparations, perfumes and toilet preparations ISIC Rev. 4 2023978 1%
Manufacture of other special-purpose machinery ISIC Rev. 4 2829949 1%
Sawmilling and planing of wood ISIC Rev. 4 1610945 1%
Processing of fruit and vegetables ISIC Rev. 4 1030821 1%
Manufacture of macaroni, noodles, couscous and similar farinaceous products ISIC Rev. 4 1074798 1%
Manufacture of other wood products; articles of cork, straw and plaiting materials ISIC Rev. 4 1629798 1%

All activities in Argentina

How these counts are made

Each figure is a count of rows of Registro Nacional de Sociedades, edition 2026-09-18, computed from the same extract that is loaded into the search, with the same row rule.

Nothing is estimated or rounded. A count changes only when Ministerio de Justicia publishes a new edition and it is loaded. Data file generated 2026-10-12.

Methodology

How to cite

Testigo, from Ministerio de Justicia Registro Nacional de Sociedades, edition 2026-09-18. testigomexico.com/statistics/argentina

Licence

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.

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Questions about this list

How many manufacturers are there in Argentina?
Registro Nacional de Sociedades, published by Ministerio de Justicia, lists 131,846 manufacturing companies in Argentina in its 2026-09-18 edition. Testigo holds 74,039 of them, under the load rule stated on this page. The figure comes from one edition of one registry, and it changes when Ministerio de Justicia publishes a new one.
Which province of Argentina has the most manufacturers?
Buenos Aires Province has the most, with 26,892, which is 36% of the plants loaded for Argentina. Buenos Aires City follows with 18,501 and Córdoba with 7,975. The table on this page lists every province the registry names, and the CSV file holds the same rows.
Can I download and reuse these counts?
Yes. Each table downloads as a CSV file of counts, with the registry and its edition on every row. Credit Testigo and the publisher of the registry, under the publisher's licence. The files hold no plant, no name and no contact.

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Source and licence

Source
Registro Nacional de Sociedades
Publisher
Ministerio de Justicia
Edition
Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.
  • Rows are companies, not plants. The address is the registered one.
  • The source gives no size. The size filter leaves these rows out.

Data file generated:

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