Wholesale and retail companies in Biobío, Chile

There are 29,392 companies in wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles (ISIC G) registered in Biobío, Chile: 28,975 active and 23,971 in the clean B2B universe. Biobío ranks 3rd of 16 regions for the section and holds 6.8% of its national total (data as of 2026-08-03). Its weight in the local economy is close to the national mix: 12.5% of Biobío's records against 13.0% nationally (location quotient 0.96).

Concepcion concentrates 31.6% of the active companies, followed by Los Angeles (4,904) and San Pedro de la Paz (2,579); the three together hold 57.4%. The median active company is 4.7 years old; 13% were registered in the last year and 35% in the last three. In the 12 months to July 2026, 3,310 new wholesale and retail businesses were registered in Biobío, +5.7% on the previous 12 months (national section G: +3.2%). By ISIC division, 47 (retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles) is 65.7% of the records and 46 (wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles) 21.3%. Size is known for 46% of the active companies; 68% of those are micro and 803 are medium or large.

The largest section everywhere. Division 46 (wholesale) is the B2B half: distributors and importers that payments, trade-finance, logistics and B2B-marketplace vendors target. Division 47 (retail) is the merchant universe for payments, POS and e-commerce enablement. 45 holds dealerships and repair shops. Filter by division first; the section total is too broad for any single campaign.