StatisticsDirectorio de Empresas Industriales · 2026-07-31

How many manufacturers are there in Uruguay?

Directorio de Empresas Industriales, published by MIEM, lists 885 manufacturing companies in Uruguay in its 2026-07-31 edition. Testigo holds 650 of them, under the load rule stated on this page. Montevideo has the most, with 311 (48%).

What is loaded Every row registered to a company. Rows registered to a natural person are left out.

Rows in Directorio de Empresas Industriales
885
Plants loaded
650
Departments
20
Edition
Directorio de Empresas Industriales, MIEM

Manufacturers in Uruguay by department

Plants loaded, by the department the registry names. Share is of all 650.

DepartmentPlantsShare
Montevideo311 48%
Canelones65 10%
Maldonado18 3%
Paysandú17 3%
Colonia15 2%
Río Negro12 2%
Florida7 1%
Soriano7 1%
Tacuarembó6 1%
Durazno5 1%
Salto5 1%
Rocha4 1%
San José4 1%
Cerro Largo3 <1%
Lavalleja3 <1%
Rivera3 <1%
San José3 <1%
Treinta y Tres3 <1%
Artigas2 <1%
Flores1 <1%
No department in the source15624%

156 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 Uruguay by sector

ISIC divisions, the international grouping of manufacturing activities.

SectorsPlantsShare
Food products 10202 31%
Fabricated metal products 2570 11%
Chemicals 2050 8%
Rubber and plastics 2244 7%
Beverages 1132 5%
Wood products 1630 5%
Printing 1830 5%
Clothing 1428 4%
Pharmaceuticals 2120 3%
Furniture 3118 3%
Basic metals 2416 2%
Glass, cement and ceramics 2315 2%
Textiles 1314 2%
Repair and installation of machinery 3314 2%
Machinery and equipment 2813 2%
Leather and footwear 1512 2%
Paper and paper products 1711 2%
Other manufacturing 329 1%
Electrical equipment 278 1%
Motor vehicles and parts 298 1%
Electronics and optics 265 1%
Other transport equipment 301 <1%

Size and contacts on the record

Directorio de Empresas Industriales gives no size for these rows.

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

  • Phone568 · 87%
  • Email649 · 100%
  • Website290 · 45%

Largest manufacturing activities in Uruguay

The 25 largest of 96 activity codes. Each links to its page in the directory.

ActivityPlantsShare
Manufacture of bakery products ISIC Rev. 4 107172 11%
Manufacture of plastics products ISIC Rev. 4 222041 6%
Manufacture of other food products n.e.c. ISIC Rev. 4 107928 4%
Manufacture of structural metal products ISIC Rev. 4 251126 4%
Manufacture of wearing apparel, except fur apparel ISIC Rev. 4 141025 4%
Printing ISIC Rev. 4 181123 4%
Manufacture of pharmaceuticals, medicinal chemical and botanical products ISIC Rev. 4 210020 3%
Manufacture of soap and detergents, cleaning and polishing preparations, perfumes and toilet preparations ISIC Rev. 4 202319 3%
Manufacture of other fabricated metal products n.e.c. ISIC Rev. 4 259919 3%
Manufacture of furniture ISIC Rev. 4 310018 3%
Sawmilling and planing of wood ISIC Rev. 4 161017 3%
Manufacture of wines ISIC Rev. 4 110216 2%
Manufacture of dairy products ISIC Rev. 4 105015 2%
Manufacture of grain mill products ISIC Rev. 4 106115 2%
Manufacture of macaroni, noodles, couscous and similar farinaceous products ISIC Rev. 4 107414 2%
Manufacture of basic iron and steel ISIC Rev. 4 241013 2%
Treatment and coating of metals; machining ISIC Rev. 4 259212 2%
Processing and preserving of meat and meat products ISIC Rev. 4 101111 2%
Manufacture of prepared animal feeds ISIC Rev. 4 108011 2%
Processing and preserving of fish, crustaceans and molluscs ISIC Rev. 4 101210 2%
Manufacture of soft drinks; production of mineral waters and other bottled waters ISIC Rev. 4 110410 2%
Manufacture of builders' carpentry and joinery ISIC Rev. 4 162210 2%
Processing of fruit and vegetables ISIC Rev. 4 10308 1%
Manufacture of footwear ISIC Rev. 4 15208 1%
Manufacture of other chemical products n.e.c. ISIC Rev. 4 20298 1%

All activities in Uruguay

How these counts are made

Each figure is a count of rows of Directorio de Empresas Industriales, edition 2026-07-31, 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 MIEM publishes a new edition and it is loaded. Data file generated 2026-10-12.

Methodology

How to cite

Testigo, from MIEM Directorio de Empresas Industriales, edition 2026-07-31. testigomexico.com/statistics/uruguay

Licence

Uruguay open data licence: reuse allowed, including commercial use, with attribution.

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Questions about this list

How many manufacturers are there in Uruguay?
Directorio de Empresas Industriales, published by MIEM, lists 885 manufacturing companies in Uruguay in its 2026-07-31 edition. Testigo holds 650 of them, under the load rule stated on this page. The figure comes from one edition of one registry, and it changes when MIEM publishes a new one.
Which department of Uruguay has the most manufacturers?
Montevideo has the most, with 311, which is 48% of the plants loaded for Uruguay. Canelones follows with 65 and Maldonado with 18. 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
Directorio de Empresas Industriales
Publisher
MIEM
Edition
Licence
Uruguay open data licence: reuse allowed, including commercial use, with attribution.
  • 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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