StatisticsNómina SII + RETC · 2026-01-29

How many manufacturers are there in Chile?

Nómina SII + RETC, published by SII · Ministerio del Medio Ambiente, lists 76,464 manufacturing companies and plants in Chile in its 2026-01-29 edition. Testigo holds 28,208 of them, under the load rule stated on this page. Santiago Metropolitan Region has the most, with 13,960 (49%).

What is loaded Companies with at least one worker, plus plants in the emissions register

Rows in Nómina SII + RETC
76,464
Plants loaded
28,208
Regions
16
Edition
Nómina SII + RETC, SII · Ministerio del Medio Ambiente

Manufacturers in Chile by region

Plants loaded, by the region the registry names. Share is of all 28,208.

RegionPlantsShare
Santiago Metropolitan Region13,960 49%
Biobío2,273 8%
Valparaíso2,209 8%
Los Lagos1,712 6%
Maule1,373 5%
O'Higgins1,344 5%
Antofagasta1,110 4%
La Araucanía1,038 4%
Coquimbo740 3%
Los Ríos547 2%
Ñuble537 2%
Tarapacá424 2%
Magallanes314 1%
Atacama308 1%
Arica y Parinacota174 1%
Aysén143 1%
No region in the source2<1%

Manufacturers in Chile by sector

ISIC divisions, the international grouping of manufacturing activities.

SectorsPlantsShare
Food products 105,992 21%
Repair and installation of machinery 335,464 19%
Fabricated metal products 254,216 15%
Printing 181,693 6%
Wood products 161,308 5%
Furniture 311,264 4%
Beverages 111,084 4%
Rubber and plastics 22880 3%
Glass, cement and ceramics 23872 3%
Chemicals 20856 3%
Clothing 14731 3%
Textiles 13664 2%
Machinery and equipment 28646 2%
Other manufacturing 32626 2%
Paper and paper products 17371 1%
Basic metals 24355 1%
Electrical equipment 27335 1%
Electronics and optics 26241 1%
Motor vehicles and parts 29215 1%
Pharmaceuticals 21134 <1%
Other transport equipment 30119 <1%
Leather and footwear 15110 <1%
Coke and refined petroleum 1928 <1%
Tobacco products 124 <1%

Size and contacts on the record

Nómina SII + RETC records the staff of a row, on the rows where it gives a size. The bands are the registry's own.

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

  • 251 or more staff433 · 2%
  • 51 to 250 staff1,626 · 6%
  • 11 to 50 staff6,090 · 22%
  • Up to 10 staff17,847 · 63%
  • Size unknown2,212 · 8%
  • Coordinates2,210 · 8%

Largest manufacturing activities in Chile

The 25 largest of 133 activity codes. Each links to its page in the directory.

ActivityPlantsShare
Repair of machinery ISIC Rev. 4 33123,595 13%
Manufacture of bakery products ISIC Rev. 4 10712,868 10%
Manufacture of structural metal products ISIC Rev. 4 25112,307 8%
Manufacture of other fabricated metal products n.e.c. ISIC Rev. 4 25991,451 5%
Manufacture of furniture ISIC Rev. 4 31001,264 4%
Manufacture of other food products n.e.c. ISIC Rev. 4 10791,247 4%
Service activities related to printing ISIC Rev. 4 18121,018 4%
Manufacture of wearing apparel, except fur apparel ISIC Rev. 4 1410719 3%
Manufacture of plastics products ISIC Rev. 4 2220677 2%
Printing ISIC Rev. 4 1811670 2%
Repair of electrical equipment ISIC Rev. 4 3314626 2%
Sawmilling and planing of wood ISIC Rev. 4 1610535 2%
Manufacture of soft drinks; production of mineral waters and other bottled waters ISIC Rev. 4 1104468 2%
Installation of industrial machinery and equipment ISIC Rev. 4 3320385 1%
Manufacture of builders' carpentry and joinery ISIC Rev. 4 1622373 1%
Manufacture of wines ISIC Rev. 4 1102364 1%
Processing and preserving of meat ISIC Rev. 4 1010333 1%
Manufacture of articles of concrete, cement and plaster ISIC Rev. 4 2395328 1%
Manufacture of dairy products ISIC Rev. 4 1050324 1%
Repair of transport equipment, except motor vehicles ISIC Rev. 4 3315304 1%
Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies ISIC Rev. 4 3250298 1%
Manufacture of other chemical products n.e.c. ISIC Rev. 4 2029270 1%
Manufacture of made-up textile articles, except apparel ISIC Rev. 4 1392261 1%
Manufacture of soap and detergents, cleaning and polishing preparations, perfumes and toilet preparations ISIC Rev. 4 2023261 1%
Manufacture of glass and glass products ISIC Rev. 4 2310257 1%

All activities in Chile

How these counts are made

Each figure is a count of rows of Nómina SII + RETC, edition 2026-01-29, 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 SII · Ministerio del Medio Ambiente publishes a new edition and it is loaded. Data file generated 2026-10-12.

Methodology

How to cite

Testigo, from SII · Ministerio del Medio Ambiente Nómina SII + RETC, edition 2026-01-29. testigomexico.com/statistics/chile

Licence

SII: no licence statement found. RETC: Creative Commons Attribution; one file is ODbL.

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Questions about this list

How many manufacturers are there in Chile?
Nómina SII + RETC, published by SII · Ministerio del Medio Ambiente, lists 76,464 manufacturing companies and plants in Chile in its 2026-01-29 edition. Testigo holds 28,208 of them, under the load rule stated on this page. The figure comes from one edition of one registry, and it changes when SII · Ministerio del Medio Ambiente publishes a new one.
Which region of Chile has the most manufacturers?
Santiago Metropolitan Region has the most, with 13,960, which is 49% of the plants loaded for Chile. Biobío follows with 2,273 and Valparaíso with 2,209. The table on this page lists every region 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
Nómina SII + RETC
Publisher
SII · Ministerio del Medio Ambiente
Edition
Licence
SII: no licence statement found. RETC: Creative Commons Attribution; one file is ODbL.
  • Rows are companies, not plants. The address is the registered one.
  • The publisher states no licence. The registry is public and is credited here.

Data file generated:

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