# How many manufacturers are there in Uruguay?

Directorio de Empresas Industriales, published by MIEM, lists 885 manufacturing rows for Uruguay in its 2026-07-31 edition. Testigo holds 650 of them.

- Registry: Directorio de Empresas Industriales (MIEM)
- Edition: 2026-07-31
- Rows in the source: 885
- Rows loaded by Testigo: 650
- Licence stated by the publisher: Uruguay open data licence: reuse allowed, including commercial use, with attribution.
- Data file generated: 2026-10-12

## By region

| Region | Plants | Share | With a website on record |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Montevideo | 311 | 48% | 126 |
| Canelones | 65 | 10% | 31 |
| Maldonado | 18 | 3% | 8 |
| Paysandú | 17 | 3% | 7 |
| Colonia | 15 | 2% | 6 |
| Río Negro | 12 | 2% | 4 |
| Florida | 7 | 1% | 0 |
| Soriano | 7 | 1% | 2 |
| Tacuarembó | 6 | 1% | 2 |
| Durazno | 5 | 1% | 2 |
| Salto | 5 | 1% | 2 |
| Rocha | 4 | 1% | 1 |
| San José | 4 | 1% | 1 |
| Cerro Largo | 3 | <1% | 1 |
| Lavalleja | 3 | <1% | 1 |
| Rivera | 3 | <1% | 0 |
| San José | 3 | <1% | 2 |
| Treinta y Tres | 3 | <1% | 2 |
| Artigas | 2 | <1% | 0 |
| Flores | 1 | <1% | 0 |

Rows with no region in the source: 156 (24%).

## By sector (ISIC division)

| ISIC division | Sector | Plants | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 10 | Food products | 202 | 31% |
| 25 | Fabricated metal products | 70 | 11% |
| 20 | Chemicals | 50 | 8% |
| 22 | Rubber and plastics | 44 | 7% |
| 11 | Beverages | 32 | 5% |
| 16 | Wood products | 30 | 5% |
| 18 | Printing | 30 | 5% |
| 14 | Clothing | 28 | 4% |
| 21 | Pharmaceuticals | 20 | 3% |
| 31 | Furniture | 18 | 3% |
| 24 | Basic metals | 16 | 2% |
| 23 | Glass, cement and ceramics | 15 | 2% |
| 13 | Textiles | 14 | 2% |
| 33 | Repair and installation of machinery | 14 | 2% |
| 28 | Machinery and equipment | 13 | 2% |
| 15 | Leather and footwear | 12 | 2% |
| 17 | Paper and paper products | 11 | 2% |
| 32 | Other manufacturing | 9 | 1% |
| 27 | Electrical equipment | 8 | 1% |
| 29 | Motor vehicles and parts | 8 | 1% |
| 26 | Electronics and optics | 5 | 1% |
| 30 | Other transport equipment | 1 | <1% |

## Largest activities

| Code | Activity | Plants |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1071 | Manufacture of bakery products | 72 |
| 2220 | Manufacture of plastics products | 41 |
| 1079 | Manufacture of other food products n.e.c. | 28 |
| 2511 | Manufacture of structural metal products | 26 |
| 1410 | Manufacture of wearing apparel, except fur apparel | 25 |
| 1811 | Printing | 23 |
| 2100 | Manufacture of pharmaceuticals, medicinal chemical and botanical products | 20 |
| 2023 | Manufacture of soap and detergents, cleaning and polishing preparations, perfumes and toilet preparations | 19 |
| 2599 | Manufacture of other fabricated metal products n.e.c. | 19 |
| 3100 | Manufacture of furniture | 18 |
| 1610 | Sawmilling and planing of wood | 17 |
| 1102 | Manufacture of wines | 16 |
| 1050 | Manufacture of dairy products | 15 |
| 1061 | Manufacture of grain mill products | 15 |
| 1074 | Manufacture of macaroni, noodles, couscous and similar farinaceous products | 14 |
| 2410 | Manufacture of basic iron and steel | 13 |
| 2592 | Treatment and coating of metals; machining | 12 |
| 1011 | Processing and preserving of meat and meat products | 11 |
| 1080 | Manufacture of prepared animal feeds | 11 |
| 1012 | Processing and preserving of fish, crustaceans and molluscs | 10 |
| 1104 | Manufacture of soft drinks; production of mineral waters and other bottled waters | 10 |
| 1622 | Manufacture of builders' carpentry and joinery | 10 |
| 1030 | Processing of fruit and vegetables | 8 |
| 1520 | Manufacture of footwear | 8 |
| 2029 | Manufacture of other chemical products n.e.c. | 8 |

## Files

- https://testigomexico.com/data/manufacturers-uy-by-region.csv
- https://testigomexico.com/data/manufacturers-uy-by-sector.csv
- https://testigomexico.com/data/manufacturers-uy-by-activity.csv
- Method: https://testigomexico.com/methodology

Cite as: Testigo, "How many manufacturers are there in Uruguay?", from MIEM Directorio de Empresas Industriales, edition 2026-07-31, https://testigomexico.com/statistics/uruguay, data file 2026-10-12.

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