StatisticsCNPJ · 2026-09-14

How many manufacturers are there in Brazil?

CNPJ, published by Receita Federal, lists 580,085 manufacturing establishments of active legal entities in Brazil in its 2026-09-14 edition. Testigo holds all 580,085 of them. São Paulo has the most, with 154,023 (27%).

The register holds 2,130,368 active manufacturing establishments in all. 1,550,283 belong to sole proprietors, whose registered name is a person's name, and are not counted here.

What is loaded Active legal entities

Rows in CNPJ
580,085
Plants loaded
580,085
States
27
Edition
CNPJ, Receita Federal

Manufacturers in Brazil by state

Plants loaded, by the state the registry names. Share is of all 580,085.

StatePlantsShare
São Paulo154,023 27%
Minas Gerais65,486 11%
Santa Catarina57,791 10%
Paraná57,758 10%
Rio Grande do Sul51,346 9%
Rio de Janeiro29,927 5%
Goiás25,115 4%
Bahia21,360 4%
Ceará15,910 3%
Pernambuco13,620 2%
Mato Grosso13,588 2%
Espírito Santo12,944 2%
Pará10,172 2%
Mato Grosso do Sul6,638 1%
Distrito Federal5,868 1%
Maranhão5,404 1%
Rio Grande do Norte4,826 1%
Amazonas4,752 1%
Paraíba4,526 1%
Piauí3,777 1%
Rondônia3,611 1%
Sergipe3,123 1%
Tocantins2,925 1%
Alagoas2,814 <1%
Amapá1,080 <1%
Acre1,002 <1%
Roraima699 <1%

Manufacturers in Brazil by sector

ISIC divisions, the international grouping of manufacturing activities.

SectorsPlantsShare
Food products 1087,759 15%
Repair and installation of machinery 3378,064 13%
Fabricated metal products 2567,525 12%
Clothing 1464,124 11%
Glass, cement and ceramics 2339,783 7%
Furniture 3132,981 6%
Other manufacturing 3226,147 5%
Printing 1826,134 5%
Rubber and plastics 2222,469 4%
Machinery and equipment 2821,697 4%
Wood products 1619,253 3%
Chemicals 2016,807 3%
Textiles 1315,374 3%
Leather and footwear 1512,146 2%
Motor vehicles and parts 2910,961 2%
Beverages 118,542 1%
Electrical equipment 277,992 1%
Paper and paper products 177,092 1%
Electronics and optics 265,410 1%
Basic metals 244,345 1%
Other transport equipment 302,575 <1%
Coke and refined petroleum 191,316 <1%
Pharmaceuticals 211,133 <1%
Tobacco products 12456 <1%

Size and contacts on the record

CNPJ publishes a company size class by revenue. It does not publish staff.

A contact count says the registry holds the field. It does not say the value still works.

  • Not micro or small (Demais)82,605 · 14%
  • Small company (EPP)120,359 · 21%
  • Micro company (ME)377,121 · 65%
  • Phone540,143 · 93%
  • Email487,732 · 84%

Largest manufacturing activities in Brazil

The 25 largest of 419 activity codes. Each links to its page in the directory.

ActivityPlantsShare
Apparel manufacturing, except underwear and custom-made CNAE 141260140,177 7%
Wood furniture manufacturing CNAE 310120028,642 5%
Retail bakeries and pastry shops with mostly own production CNAE 109110225,207 4%
Machining, turning and welding services CNAE 253900116,278 3%
Installation of industrial machinery and equipment CNAE 332100013,049 2%
Metal doors, windows and frames manufacturing CNAE 251280011,993 2%
Locksmith and architectural metalwork manufacturing, except doors and windows CNAE 25420009,358 2%
Advertising and promotional printing CNAE 18130019,043 2%
Marble, granite, slate and other stone slab cutting and finishing CNAE 23915038,542 1%
Sawmills with log breakdown CNAE 16102037,270 1%
Other commercial printing (labels, packaging, forms) CNAE 18130996,955 1%
Maintenance and repair of other general-purpose machinery and equipment CNAE 33147106,822 1%
Cement and concrete building products manufacturing CNAE 23303026,467 1%
Structural steel fabrication CNAE 25110006,358 1%
Contract sewing of apparel (cut-and-sew subcontracting), except underwear CNAE 14126036,243 1%
Furniture assembly and installation services CNAE 33295016,183 1%
Plastic packaging manufacturing CNAE 22226006,179 1%
Dental laboratory and dental prosthesis services CNAE 32507066,129 1%
Commercial bakery products manufacturing CNAE 10911015,995 1%
Precast reinforced concrete structures manufacturing, standard and custom CNAE 23303015,964 1%
Maintenance and repair of other special-purpose machinery and equipment CNAE 33147995,679 1%
Other fabricated metal products manufacturing CNAE 25993995,450 1%
Structural clay and ceramic building products manufacturing, except tiles CNAE 23427025,292 1%
Letters, signs and plaques manufacturing of any material, except illuminated CNAE 32990035,055 1%
Other plastic products manufacturing CNAE 22293995,029 1%

All activities in Brazil

How these counts are made

Each figure is a count of rows of CNPJ, edition 2026-09-14, 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 Receita Federal publishes a new edition and it is loaded. Data file generated 2026-10-12.

Methodology

How to cite

Testigo, from Receita Federal CNPJ, edition 2026-09-14. testigomexico.com/statistics/brazil

Licence

Listed on dados.gov.br as Creative Commons Attribution.

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Questions about this list

How many manufacturers are there in Brazil?
CNPJ, published by Receita Federal, lists 580,085 manufacturing establishments of active legal entities in Brazil in its 2026-09-14 edition. Testigo holds all 580,085 of them. The register holds 2,130,368 active manufacturing establishments in all. 1,550,283 belong to sole proprietors, whose registered name is a person's name, and are not counted here. The figure comes from one edition of one registry, and it changes when Receita Federal publishes a new one.
Which state of Brazil has the most manufacturers?
São Paulo has the most, with 154,023, which is 27% of the plants loaded for Brazil. Minas Gerais follows with 65,486 and Santa Catarina with 57,791. The table on this page lists every state 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
CNPJ
Publisher
Receita Federal
Edition
Licence
Listed on dados.gov.br as Creative Commons Attribution.
  • Files were read from a public mirror of the registry. They have not yet been compared with the official copies.

Data file generated:

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