StatisticsRUES · 2026-10-02

How many manufacturers are there in Colombia?

RUES, published by Confecámaras, lists 202,881 manufacturing companies in Colombia in its 2026-10-02 edition. Testigo holds 70,609 of them, under the load rule stated on this page. Bogotá D.C. has the most, with 2,234 (3%).

What is loaded Active legal entities

Rows in RUES
202,881
Plants loaded
70,609
Departments
33
Edition
RUES, Confecámaras

Manufacturers in Colombia by department

Plants loaded, by the department the registry names. Share is of all 70,609.

DepartmentPlantsShare
Bogotá D.C.2,234 3%
Antioquia656 1%
Valle del Cauca549 1%
Atlántico398 1%
Cundinamarca350 <1%
Santander254 <1%
Bolívar184 <1%
Boyacá126 <1%
Meta117 <1%
Huila112 <1%
Tolima109 <1%
Caldas107 <1%
Risaralda101 <1%
Norte de Santander89 <1%
Casanare64 <1%
Cesar63 <1%
Cauca59 <1%
Nariño55 <1%
Córdoba50 <1%
Magdalena48 <1%
Quindío41 <1%
Putumayo32 <1%
Sucre26 <1%
La Guajira22 <1%
Arauca20 <1%
Chocó17 <1%
Caquetá13 <1%
San Andrés, Providencia y Santa Catalina10 <1%
Amazonas5 <1%
Guaviare2 <1%
Vaupés2 <1%
Vichada2 <1%
Guainía1 <1%
No department in the source64,69192%

64,691 rows carry no department in the source file, so this table covers only part of the country. The country total is not affected.

Manufacturers in Colombia by sector

ISIC divisions, the international grouping of manufacturing activities.

SectorsPlantsShare
Food products 1012,305 17%
Repair and installation of machinery 3310,478 15%
Clothing 148,954 13%
Fabricated metal products 257,309 10%
Chemicals 203,385 5%
Printing 183,160 4%
Furniture 313,153 4%
Rubber and plastics 222,781 4%
Other manufacturing 322,672 4%
Textiles 132,268 3%
Wood products 161,987 3%
Machinery and equipment 281,918 3%
Leather and footwear 151,915 3%
Glass, cement and ceramics 231,673 2%
Beverages 111,395 2%
Motor vehicles and parts 291,049 1%
Pharmaceuticals 21922 1%
Basic metals 24888 1%
Electrical equipment 27734 1%
Paper and paper products 17650 1%
Electronics and optics 26416 1%
Coke and refined petroleum 19308 <1%
Other transport equipment 30268 <1%
Tobacco products 1221 <1%

Size and contacts on the record

RUES gives no size for these rows.

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

  • Phone5,931 · 8%
  • Email5,931 · 8%
  • Website3,752 · 5%

Largest manufacturing activities in Colombia

The 25 largest of 153 activity codes. Each links to its page in the directory.

ActivityPlantsShare
Manufacture of wearing apparel, except fur apparel ISIC Rev. 4 14108,833 13%
Repair of machinery ISIC Rev. 4 33126,538 9%
Manufacture of structural metal products ISIC Rev. 4 25114,462 6%
Manufacture of furniture ISIC Rev. 4 31102,891 4%
Manufacture of bakery products ISIC Rev. 4 10812,539 4%
Printing ISIC Rev. 4 18112,507 4%
Manufacture of other food products n.e.c. ISIC Rev. 4 10892,025 3%
Manufacture of plastic articles n.e.c. ISIC Rev. 4 22291,838 3%
Manufacture of other fabricated metal products n.e.c. ISIC Rev. 4 25991,640 2%
Manufacture of soap and detergents, cleaning and polishing preparations, perfumes and toilet preparations ISIC Rev. 4 20231,292 2%
Manufacture of prepared meals and dishes ISIC Rev. 4 10841,227 2%
Processing and preserving of meat and meat products ISIC Rev. 4 10111,150 2%
Processing of fruit and vegetables ISIC Rev. 4 10201,125 2%
Manufacture of dairy products ISIC Rev. 4 10401,095 2%
Manufacture of wooden builders' carpentry and joinery parts ISIC Rev. 4 16301,015 1%
Repair of fabricated metal products ISIC Rev. 4 33111,013 1%
Manufacture of pharmaceuticals, medicinal chemical and botanical products ISIC Rev. 4 2100922 1%
Repair of electrical equipment ISIC Rev. 4 3314914 1%
Other manufacturing n.e.c. ISIC Rev. 4 3290837 1%
Manufacture of soft drinks; production of mineral waters and other bottled waters ISIC Rev. 4 1104791 1%
Treatment and coating of metals; machining ISIC Rev. 4 2592750 1%
Manufacture of leather footwear with any type of sole ISIC Rev. 4 1521744 1%
Manufacture of made-up textile articles, except apparel ISIC Rev. 4 1392674 1%
Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies ISIC Rev. 4 3250649 1%
Installation of industrial machinery and equipment ISIC Rev. 4 3320644 1%

All activities in Colombia

How these counts are made

Each figure is a count of rows of RUES, edition 2026-10-02, 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 Confecámaras publishes a new edition and it is loaded. Data file generated 2026-10-12.

Methodology

How to cite

Testigo, from Confecámaras RUES, edition 2026-10-02. testigomexico.com/statistics/colombia

Licence

Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0.

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Questions about this list

How many manufacturers are there in Colombia?
RUES, published by Confecámaras, lists 202,881 manufacturing companies in Colombia in its 2026-10-02 edition. Testigo holds 70,609 of them, under the load rule stated on this page. The figure comes from one edition of one registry, and it changes when Confecámaras publishes a new one.
Which department of Colombia has the most manufacturers?
Bogotá D.C. has the most, with 2,234, which is 3% of the plants loaded for Colombia. Antioquia follows with 656 and Valle del Cauca with 549. The table on this page lists every department 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
RUES
Publisher
Confecámaras
Edition
Licence
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 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:

How this source is loaded Publisher site Check a supplier in Colombia by tax ID