Business services companies in Paraná, Brazil

Paraná has 90,891 business services company records in ISIC section N (administrative and support service activities), 90,891 of them active, according to the Receita Federal (CNPJ registry) as of 2026-10-10. That is 7.8% of the section in Brazil and makes Paraná the 4th largest of 27 states for business services. Its weight in the local economy is close to the national mix: 10.3% of Paraná's records against 10.7% nationally (location quotient 0.96).

Curitiba concentrates 39.9% of the active companies, followed by Londrina (6,975) and Maringa (6,378); the three together hold 54.6%. The median active company is 6.0 years old; 13% were registered in the last year and 32% in the last three. In the 12 months to September 2026, 11,019 new business services businesses were registered in Paraná, +22.1% on the previous 12 months (national section N: +16.6%). By ISIC division, 82 (office administrative, office support and other business support activities) is 54.5% of the records and 81 (services to buildings and landscape activities) 29.2%. Size is known for 68% of the active companies; 89% of those are micro.

Staffing agencies, security firms, cleaning and facilities companies, travel agencies, call centres and the catch-all 'other business support' class. It is a labour-heavy section: HR tech, EOR and payroll, workforce management and fleet vendors use it. Division 82 (business support n.e.c.) is where many outsourcing and BPO companies register.