There are 165,156 companies and businesses in Uruguay in our data, counted on 2 November 2026. 54,631 of them are corporations.
List of all companies in Uruguay
Uruguay has 165,156 registered companies and businesses in our data, counted on 2 November 2026. 54,631 of them are corporations. We build the records from the national business register and other official sources, and add the sole traders, branch locations and public bodies a register leaves out. Most of them are small: 80% have fewer than five employees. Below you find the largest, the smallest, the newest and the oldest companies in Uruguay, where they are based and what they do. Want to buy the list of all 165,156 Uruguayan companies as an API integration or Excel file? Get it from our Uruguayan company database.
165,156 companies indexed · Data counted on 2 November 2026
Companies165,156
Corporations54,631
Departments19
Largest departmentMontevideo 59%
Employees1-4
Revenue$500K-$1M
Email2%
Phone18%
Website2%
Uruguayan company list: all 165,156 companies
The list of all companies and businesses in Uruguay, live and sorted by revenue. Narrow it by region, city, industry, size, revenue, legal form or founding year. The full search is on our Uruguayan company directory.
Cargill Commodities Trading S.R.L.Cargill Commodities Trading S.R.L.
| Company Name | Country | City | Address 1 | State/Province | Postal Code | Website | Founding Year | Yearly Revenue in U.S. Dollars | Employees Total | Business Legal Type - Description | Number of Companies in Group | Company Registration Number | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cargill Commodities Trading S.R.L. | Uruguay | Montevideo | Luis Bonavita 1294 | Montevideo | 11300 | *****.com | 2019 | $13,630,230,046 | 3 | Partnership of unknown type | 1749 | 218458790015 |
| 2 | Agrograin LTD. | Uruguay | Montevideo | Brigadier General Juan Antonio Lavalleja (ruta 8) 9065 | Montevideo | 11000 | N/A | 2010 | $12,677,573,792 | 0 | N/A | 216453580016 | |
| 3 | Banco De Prevision Social | Uruguay | Montevideo | Daniel Fernandez Crespo 1621 | Montevideo | 11200 | N/A | 1967 | $7,780,340,602 | 4,500 | Local government body | 470 | 213054160019 |
| 4 | Cofco Brazil Overseas S.A. | Uruguay | Montevideo | Doctor Luis Bonavita 1294 | Montevideo | 11300 | N/A | 2023 | $6,707,288,574 | 17 | Corporation | 137 | 219491850011 |
| 5 | A.n.e.p.-Administracion Nacional De Educacion Publica -Centra | Uruguay | Montevideo | Avenida Lavalleja del Libertador Br 1409 | Montevideo | 11100 | *****.uy | 1875 | $5,012,880,000 | 80,000 | Local government body | 470 | 212472100013 |
| 6 | Tenaris Global Services S.A. | Uruguay | Montevideo | Avenida Doctor Luis A. Herrera 1248 | Montevideo | 11300 | N/A | 2000 | $4,397,886,873 | 30 | Corporation | 419 | 214369050013 |
| 7 | Ternium Procurement S.A. | Uruguay | Montevideo | Doctor Luis Bonavita 1266 | Montevideo | 11300 | N/A | 2017 | $4,215,234,074 | 5 | Corporation | 419 | 215252060017 |
| 8 | Exiros B.V. | Uruguay | Montevideo | Doctor Luis Bonavita 1266 | Montevideo | 11300 | N/A | 2012 | $2,570,100,606 | 0 | 11 | 217000500019 | |
| 9 | Molinos Overseas Commodities S.A. | Uruguay | Montevideo | Brigadier General Juan Antonio Lavalleja (ruta 8) 9065 | Montevideo | 91600 | N/A | 2016 | $2,327,217,835 | 406 | Corporation | 2 | 217246220012 |
| 10 | Iberia Lineas Aereas De España S.A. Operadora | Uruguay | Montevideo | Colonia 975 | Montevideo | 11100 | *****.com | N/A | $2,062,502,457 | 0 | 1863 | 216641540018 | |
| 11 | Administracion Nacional De Combustibles Alcohol Y Portland | Uruguay | Montevideo | Avenida del Libertador S/n | Montevideo | 11100 | N/A | 1931 | $1,976,149,134 | 2,375 | Local government body | 470 | 210475730011 |
| 12 | Banco De Seguros Del Estado | Uruguay | Montevideo | Mercedes 1051 | Montevideo | 11100 | *****.uy | 1911 | $1,898,109,086 | 2,000 | Local government body | 470 | 210465050018 |
| 13 | Administracion Nacional De Usinas Y Trasmisiones Electricas | Uruguay | Montevideo | Paraguay 2431 | Montevideo | 11800 | *****.uy | 1912 | $1,801,661,666 | 6,600 | Local government body | 470 | 210778720012 |
| 14 | Losur B.V. Sucursal Uruguay | Uruguay | Montevideo | Avenida Doctor Luis Alberto de Herrera 1248 | Montevideo | 11300 | N/A | 2009 | $1,714,070,648 | 0 | 8 | 216410670013 | |
| 15 | Distribuidora Uruguaya De Combustibles S.A. | Uruguay | Montevideo | Juan Benito Blanco 3340 | Montevideo | 11300 | N/A | 2000 | $1,674,896,288 | 15 | Corporation | 470 | 214421830010 |
| 16 | Banco Central Del Uruguay | Uruguay | Montevideo | Ingeniero Juan P. Fabini 777 | Montevideo | 11100 | N/A | 1967 | $1,588,388,641 | 600 | Local government body | 470 | 210592210014 |
| 17 | Novaagri Uruguay S.A. | Uruguay | Montevideo | Plaza Independencia 811 | Montevideo | 11100 | N/A | 2016 | $1,436,422,796 | 3 | Corporation | 24 | 217709580018 |
| 18 | Banco De La Republica Oriental Del Uruguay | Uruguay | Montevideo | Cerrito 351 351 | Montevideo | 11000 | N/A | 1896 | $1,410,174,728 | 4,100 | Local government body | 470 | 210465260012 |
| 19 | Agd Trade S.R.L. | Uruguay | Montevideo | Brigadier General Juan Antonio Lavalleja (ruta 8) 9065 | Montevideo | 91600 | N/A | 2017 | $1,274,321,100 | 20 | Partnership of unknown type | 9 | 217879300016 |
| 20 | Enbel S.A. | Uruguay | Montevideo | Ruta 8 Km 17.500 S/n | Canelones | 91600 | N/A | 2021 | $1,237,474,900 | 66 | Corporation | N/A | 218800070017 |
| 21 | 3t International S.A. | Uruguay | Montevideo | Costa Rica 1667 | Montevideo | 11500 | N/A | 2022 | $1,182,742,652 | 55 | Corporation | N/A | 219302690011 |
| 22 | Fisway S.A. | Uruguay | Montevideo | Brigadier General Juan Antonio Lavalleja (ruta 8) 9065 | Montevideo | 91600 | N/A | 2008 | $1,110,969,538 | 3 | Corporation | 9 | 216172120011 |
| 23 | Servicios Globales Uruguay S.A. | Uruguay | Montevideo | Doctor Luis Bonavita 1294 | Montevideo | 11300 | *****.com | 2010 | $1,107,895,993 | 800 | Corporation | 65 | 216437750018 |
| 24 | Cooperativa Nacional De Productores De Leche | Uruguay | Montevideo | Magallanes 1871 | Montevideo | 11800 | *****.uy | 1936 | $1,057,782,229 | 2,100 | Cooperative | 470 | 210276180011 |
| 25 | Administracion Nacional De Telecomunicaciones | Uruguay | Montevideo | Guatemala 1075 | Montevideo | 11800 | N/A | 1974 | $1,057,694,703 | 6,200 | Government body | 470 | 211003420017 |
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Companies and businesses in Uruguay
165,156
2 November 2026
There are 165,156 companies and businesses in Uruguay in our data, counted on 2 November 2026. That is every kind of business, not only the registered companies: 54,631 corporations (S.A. and S.R.L.), 89,623 sole traders and 16,185 partnerships. On top of those come 203 non-profit organisations, 8 branches of foreign companies and 424 public bodies.
Structure
- Single-site businesses
- 164,455 100%
- Head offices
- 520
- Branch locations
- 181
Legal form
- Corporations
- 54,631 33%
- Sole traders
- 89,623
- Partnerships
- 16,185
Per working day this year
≈ 0
new companies registered · 16 so far in 2026
Largest companies in Uruguay
Which are the largest companies in Uruguay? That depends on what you measure. By number of employees the biggest employer is Asociacion Espanola Primera de Socorros Mutuos, with 7,408 staff, ahead of Medica Uruguaya Corporacion de Asistencia Medica and Ta-Ta S.A.. By yearly revenue the largest company is Molinos Overseas Commodities S.A., ahead of Servicios Globales Uruguay S.A. and Blanvira S.A.. Below are the top companies of Uruguay ranked four ways: by number of employees, by yearly revenue, the largest public-sector employers and the biggest foreign companies in Uruguay. 1 Uruguayan companies employ more than 10,000 people and 26 report more than $1 billion a year.
Asociacion Espanola Primera de Socorros Mutuos has the largest headcount of any company in Uruguay in our data. 1 Uruguayan companies list more than 10,000 people, 128 more than 500.
- 17,408 staff
- 25,503 staff
- 35,300 staff
- 43,532 staff
- 53,403 staff
- 62,700 staff
- 72,500 staff
- 81,800 staff
- 91,700 staff
- 101,367 staff
Headcount as it is recorded on the company; for a group's parent or holding company it is usually the whole group's, worldwide.
Molinos Overseas Commodities S.A. is the largest company in Uruguay by revenue; 26 Uruguayan companies report more than $1 billion a year. Corporations only.
- 1$2.3B
- 2$1.1B
- 3$961.0M
- 4$955.9M
- 5$857.0M
- 6$735.6M
- 7$552.0M
- 8$530.4M
- 9$529.3M
- 10$519.2M
Direccion General de Educacion Tecnico Profesional is the largest public body in our data for Uruguay, with 15,000 staff.
- 115,000 staff
- 25,000 staff
- 32,000 staff
- 41,730 staff
- 51,470 staff
8 foreign companies have a registered branch or establishment in Uruguay.
- 125 worldwide
- 210 worldwide
- 38 worldwide
- 43 worldwide
- 52 worldwide
- 62 worldwide
- 71 worldwide
- 81 worldwide
Headcount and revenue are those of the worldwide company, not of the branch in Uruguay.
By employee size · 102,616 companies with a known headcount
| Employees | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-4 | 82,584 | 80% | |
| 5-9 | 10,253 | 10% | |
| 10-19 | 6,021 | 6% | |
| 20-49 | 2,304 | 2% | |
| 50-99 | 594 | 0.6% | |
| 100-199 | 496 | 0.5% | |
| 200-499 | 236 | 0.2% | |
| 500+ | 128 | 0.1% |
80% have 1 to 4 employees; 128 have 500 or more.
By yearly revenue (USD)
| Revenue | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| < $100K | 201 | 0.2% | |
| $100K-$500K | 8,961 | 9% | |
| $500K-$1M | 48,758 | 47% | |
| $1M-$5M | 42,759 | 42% | |
| $5M-$10M | 881 | 0.9% | |
| $10M-$100M | 1,016 | 1.0% | |
| $100M-$1B | 159 | 0.2% | |
| $1B+ | 26 | <0.1% |
185 companies report more than $100 million; 26 more than $1 billion.
Small businesses in Uruguay
Most companies in Uruguay are small businesses. Of the 102,616 with a known headcount, 92,837 (90%) are micro businesses with fewer than ten employees, 8,325 are small (10 to 49) and 1,326 medium-sized (50 to 499). Only 128 employ 500 people or more, so 99.88% of Uruguayan companies are SMEs. This is where our data is strongest: sole traders, micro companies and single shops, each with an address and an industry code.
| Size class | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Micro · fewer than 10 | 92,837 | 90% | |
| Small · 10 to 49 | 8,325 | 8% | |
| Medium · 50 to 499 | 1,326 | 1% | |
| Large · 500 or more | 128 | 0.1% |
82,584
companies have 1 to 4 employees (80%). 201 turn over less than $100,000 a year.
89,623
sole traders are in the data, each with an address and an industry code.
88%
of the 16 companies started in 2026 have 1 to 4 employees (14). Only 1 started with 200 staff or more.
Where are companies in Uruguay based?
Montevideo has more companies than any other department in Uruguay: 96,977, or 59% of the total, ahead of Canelones (15,801) and Maldonado (10,532). Below you find the twelve largest of its 19 departments and the ten busiest cities, with a link to the local list where we have one.
The twelve largest of 19 departments
| Department | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montevideo | 96,977 | 59% | |
| Canelones | 15,801 | 10% | |
| Maldonado | 10,532 | 6% | |
| Colonia | 5,242 | 3% | |
| Paysandú | 3,993 | 2% | |
| Salto | 3,647 | 2% | |
| Soriano | 2,991 | 2% | |
| Rocha | 2,608 | 2% | |
| Tacuarembó | 2,574 | 2% | |
| Rivera | 2,573 | 2% | |
| San José | 2,326 | 1% | |
| Florida | 2,176 | 1% |
Ten busiest cities
- Montevideo96,865
- Maldonado4,705
- Ciudad de la Costa4,075
- Salto3,518
- Paysandú3,440
- Punta Del Este2,699
- Rivera2,309
- Tacuarembó1,972
- Colonia Del Sacramento1,844
- Florida1,710
Main industries in Uruguay
Business services and IT is the biggest industry in Uruguay by number of companies: 11,587, or 11% of all firms with an industry code. Next come food shops (8,170) and other shops (6,278). Companies are grouped here by their SIC code, the classification every company in our data carries, in every country. Below you find the main sectors, the largest industries with their biggest companies.
- Business services and IT11,58711%
- Food shops8,1708%
- Other shops6,2786%
- Haulage and warehousing5,5045%
- Personal services5,2695%
- Passenger transport4,5574%
- Engineering, accounting and management4,5234%
- Real estate4,4164%
- Wholesale (consumer goods)3,7854%
- Wholesale (durable goods)3,7104%
- Restaurants and bars3,2813%
- Health care3,2503%
- Food production2,9373%
- Education2,8423%
- Clothing shops2,6883%
- Other industries30,13929%
The fifteen largest of 80 SIC major groups; records without an industry code are not in this chart.
Largest industries in Uruguay
11,587
Business services and IT
SIC 73: Business Services
- 13,187 staff
- 21,200 staff
- 31,112 staff
8,170
Food shops
SIC 54: Food Stores
- 15,300 staff
- 22,500 staff
- 3991 staff
6,278
Other shops
SIC 59: Miscellaneous Retail
- 11,400 staff
- 2450 staff
- 3380 staff
5,504
Haulage and warehousing
SIC 42: Motor Freight Transportation And Warehousing
- 1534 staff
- 2382 staff
- 3236 staff
5,269
Personal services
SIC 72: Personal Services
- 1900 staff
- 2672 staff
- 3100 staff
4,557
Passenger transport
SIC 41: Local And Suburban Transit And Interurban Highway Passenger Transportation
- 13,800 staff
- 2450 staff
- 3450 staff
4,523
Engineering, accounting and management
SIC 87: Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management, And Related Services
- 1600 staff
- 2400 staff
- 3250 staff
4,416
Real estate
SIC 65: Real Estate
- 1294 staff
- 2187 staff
- 3180 staff
Discover more: all Uruguayan industries, cities and regions
Every Uruguayan list we publish. Industries are grouped by economic sector.
Countries
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Algeria
- Angola
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Aruba
- Australia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bahamas
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Barbados
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Belize
- Bermuda
- Bolivia
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Botswana
- Brazil
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Cayman Islands
- Chile
- China
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Croatia
- Curaçao
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- Estonia
- Ethiopia
- Finland
- France
- Georgia
- Germany
- Ghana
- Gibraltar
- Greece
- Greenland
- Guatemala
- Honduras
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Ivory Coast
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macao
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Malta
- Mauritius
- Mexico
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- Nigeria
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Panama
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Qatar
- Romania
- Russia
- Saudi Arabia
- Serbia
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- South Africa
- South Korea
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syria
- Taiwan
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Turkey
- UAE
- Uganda
- UK
- Ukraine
- USA
- Uzbekistan
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
How many new companies are registered in Uruguay? (2026)
16 new companies and startups registered in Uruguay so far in 2026, about 0 every working day, after 40 new businesses in 2025. Most startups begin small: 88% of this year's newcomers have one to four employees. 15 of them are corporations (S.A. and S.R.L.).
≈ 0
new companies register every working day in 2026
88%
of this year's startups begin with one to four employees
40
new companies in 2025
Companies founded per year
- 1292022
- 952023
- 552024
- 402025
- 162026 so far
The biggest newcomers of 2026
A new registration is often a restructuring, not a start-up: the largest newcomers are new holding and property companies for existing businesses.
- 15,300 staff
- 25 staff
- 33 staff
- 42 staff
- 52 staff
Oldest companies in Uruguay
Our data holds 36 Uruguayan organisations founded before 1900 and 238 before 1950. The national business register dates a company from the creation of its current legal unit, so older firms show a later founding year.
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2,180
Uruguayan companies were founded before 1990
158
were founded in 1990
8,029 Uruguayan companies, 79% of those with a founding year on record, were founded in 1990 or later. 2,180 are older.
Types of companies in Uruguay
One in three Uruguayan businesses in our data is a corporation (S.A. and S.R.L.), and half are sole traders. Partnerships make up 10%. The chart shows every legal form in our data.
- Corporations54,63133%
- No legal form on record2,7242%
- Sole traders89,62354%
- Partnerships16,18510%
- Foreign companies8<0.1%
- Non-profit organisations2030.1%
- Cooperatives3170.2%
- Public bodies4240.3%
- Joint ventures1,0410.6%
Which Uruguayan companies are part of a group?
Most Uruguayan companies stand alone: 100% are single-site businesses. The other 701 are part of a multi-site structure, as one of 520 head offices or 181 branches. The largest corporate family on this page is Banco Itau Uruguay S.A., with 3,131 companies in its group.
The largest corporate families on this page
- 13,131 companies
- 21,956 companies
- 3466 companies
- 4426 companies
- 5389 companies
- 665 companies
- 712 companies
- 84 companies
Counted from the largest companies on this page, not from all 165,156; the API has no group-size filter.
What you can reach: contact data on Uruguayan companies
2,760 Uruguayan companies have a website on record (2%), 29,936 a phone number (18%) and 2,569 an email address (2%). Corporations are easier to reach online: 3% have a website and 3% an email address.
| Field | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Website | 2,760 | 2% | |
| Phone | 29,936 | 18% | |
| 2,569 | 2% |
Questions about companies in Uruguay
Every answer is counted from the data on this page (2 November 2026).
165,156. That includes 89,623 sole traders and 16,185 partnerships.
54,631 corporations, 33% of all Uruguayan businesses in our data (2 November 2026).
Of the 102,616 Uruguayan companies with a known headcount, 102,488 have fewer than 500 employees: 92,837 micro, 8,325 small and 1,326 medium-sized. 128 are large enterprises.
Molinos Overseas Commodities S.A., with $2.3 billion in yearly revenue, ahead of Servicios Globales Uruguay S.A. ($1.1B) and Blanvira S.A. ($961.0M).
Asociacion Espanola Primera de Socorros Mutuos, with 7,408 staff on its record (for a group's parent this is usually the whole group's headcount).
96,977, 59% of all Uruguayan companies (2 November 2026).
16 so far in 2026, about 0 per working day, after 40 in 2025.
From the national business register and other official sources, combined with company websites and filings, and refreshed every month.
2,760, 2% of all Uruguayan companies. 29,936 have a phone number and 2,569 an email address.
Yes. The full list of 165,156 companies is available as Excel, CSV or through the API from our Uruguayan company database.
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