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- Active
- 12,174
- % of State
- 4.9%
- With email
- 68.5%
- With phone
- 92.6%
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Empresas em PiauíData, cities and top sectors
Piauí possui 626.166 estabelecimentos cadastrados, sendo 246.856 ativos e 292.493 baixados. A base reúne 602.608 CNPJs raiz distintos. Dados atualizados em 19/08/2026, com informações do Cadastro Nacional da Pessoa Jurídica da Receita Federal do Brasil.
Official sourceCadastro Nacional da Pessoa Jurídica, Receita Federal do Brasil.
Updated dataAugust 19, 2026.
Calculation baseEstablishments identified by full CNPJ.
Visual reading
Piauí company indicators in numbers
The charts make it easy to compare registration statuses, cities, sectors and the dynamics of establishment openings and closures. The complete data remains available in the tables and lists on this page.
Registration status in Piauí
Distribution of establishments by registration status.
- Ativa39.4%
- Baixada46.7%
- Inapta13.6%
- Suspensa0.1%
- Nula0.1%
Cities with the most active companies
Comparison of the top cities in Piauí by active establishments.
TERESINA
104.57142.4%
PARNAIBA
13.7565.6%
PICOS
8.9763.6%
FLORIANO
6.4772.6%
PIRIPIRI
4.0601.6%
CAMPO MAIOR
3.6961.5%
SAO RAIMUNDO NONATO
3.4271.4%
BOM JESUS
3.2411.3%
ALTOS
2.8711.2%
OEIRAS
2.8571.2%
Sectors with the largest presence in Piauí
The top eight CNAEs by number of active establishments.
Comércio varejista de mercadorias em geral, com predominância de produtos alimentícios - minimercados, mercearias e armazéns
12.1744.9%
Comércio varejista de artigos do vestuário e acessórios
11.5104.7%
Atividades de associações de defesa de direitos sociais
7.3303.0%
Cabeleireiros, manicure e pedicure
6.9332.8%
Promoção de vendas
5.2732.1%
Restaurantes e similares
5.0722.1%
Atividades de organizações políticas
4.8412.0%
Comércio varejista de materiais de construção em geral
4.1211.7%
Openings, closures and annual balance
Annual evolution of Piauí's registry records. The 2026 period is partial.
AberturasBaixasSaldo
2026 (partial)
Aberturas: 28.636
Baixas: 15.108
Saldo: 13.528
1994Plano Real
2008RFB cleanup
2015Recession
2018MEI consolidated
2020Covid-19
2025Record 5.2M
Registration panorama
Piauí companies in numbers
Piauí has 626,166 registered establishments and 602,608 distinct root CNPJs. There are 246,856 active establishments, equivalent to 39.4% of the state base.
- Registered establishments
- 626,166
- Total of the base
- Unique companies
- 602,608
- Distinct root CNPJs
- Active establishments
- 246,856
- 39.4% of the base
- Closed establishments
- 292,493
- 46.7% of the base
Company registration status
Distribution of Piauí's establishments by registration status. Percentages are calculated over the state's total establishments.
Ativa246,856 · 39.4%
Baixada292,493 · 46.7%
Inapta85,464 · 13.6%
Suspensa829 · 0.1%
Nula524 · 0.1%
Piauí's position in Brazil
The state ranks 20th among the UFs by number of active establishments and accounts for 0.9% of the country's active companies.
- Ranking by active companies
- 20º
- National share
- 0.9%
Largest cities in Piauí
Ranking sorted by number of active establishments. TERESINA leads with 104,571 active establishments.
| City | Active | % of State | Establishments |
|---|---|---|---|
| TERESINA | 104,571 | 42.4% | 253,084 |
| PARNAIBA | 13,756 | 5.6% | 36,070 |
| PICOS | 8,976 | 3.6% | 20,954 |
| FLORIANO | 6,477 | 2.6% | 17,084 |
| PIRIPIRI | 4,060 | 1.6% | 10,521 |
| CAMPO MAIOR | 3,696 | 1.5% | 10,830 |
| SAO RAIMUNDO NONATO | 3,427 | 1.4% | 7,899 |
| BOM JESUS | 3,241 | 1.3% | 7,316 |
| ALTOS | 2,871 | 1.2% | 6,664 |
| OEIRAS | 2,857 | 1.2% | 6,878 |
Top sectors and CNAEs in Piauí
The sectors below are sorted by number of active establishments and help understand the economic activities most present in the state.
- Active
- 11,510
- % of State
- 4.7%
- With email
- 80.5%
- With phone
- 98.0%
- Active
- 7,330
- % of State
- 3.0%
- With email
- 27.5%
- With phone
- 53.5%
- Active
- 6,933
- % of State
- 2.8%
- With email
- 83.0%
- With phone
- 99.7%
5
- Active
- 5,273
- % of State
- 2.1%
- With email
- 97.7%
- With phone
- 100.0%
- Active
- 5,072
- % of State
- 2.1%
- With email
- 88.1%
- With phone
- 99.1%
- Active
- 4,841
- % of State
- 2.0%
- With email
- 47.1%
- With phone
- 94.3%
- Active
- 4,121
- % of State
- 1.7%
- With email
- 77.3%
- With phone
- 97.5%
- Active
- 4,054
- % of State
- 1.6%
- With email
- 87.5%
- With phone
- 98.6%
10
- Active
- 3,555
- % of State
- 1.4%
- With email
- 84.6%
- With phone
- 97.2%
Business profile of Piauí
Distribution of active establishments by company size, tax regime, MEI and the relationship between headquarters and branches.
Company size
- Microempresa
- 196,254(79.5%)
- Empresa de Pequeno Porte
- 14,822(6.0%)
- Média e Grande Empresa
- 35,780(14.5%)
- Sem informação
- 0(0.0%)
Simples Nacional
- Optante pelo Simples Nacional
- 178,574(72.3%)
- Não optante pelo Simples Nacional
- 26,784(10.9%)
- Sem informação
- 41,498(16.8%)
Individual Microentrepreneur
- Microempreendedor Individual
- 103,207(41.8%)
- Não classificado como MEI
- 102,151(41.4%)
- Sem informação
- 41,498(16.8%)
Headquarters and branches
- Matriz
- 232,317(94.1%)
- Filial
- 14,539(5.9%)
Email and phone coverage
Among Piauí's active establishments, 81.2% have a registered email and 95.6% have a registered phone.
- With email
- 81.2%
- 200,533 records
- With phone
- 95.6%
- 235,897 records
- With both
- 81.2%
- 200,499 records
Os percentuais indicam a presença dos campos de contato na base de dados. Um campo ausente não significa necessariamente que a empresa não possua telefone ou e-mail.
Most common legal natures
- Empresário (Individual)152,502
- Sociedade Empresária Limitada66,004
- Associação Privada11,015
- Órgão de Direção Local de Partido Político4,608
- Sociedade Unipessoal de Advocacia1,616
Registration dynamics of Piauí
The median age of active establishments is 4.9 years. The 2026 series is partial and considers data through August 09, 2026.
| Year | Openings | Closures | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 24,256 | 7,694 | 16,562 |
| 2020 | 36,163 | 6,954 | 29,209 |
| 2021 | 33,854 | 21,133 | 12,721 |
| 2022 | 30,332 | 13,170 | 17,162 |
| 2023 | 29,962 | 16,592 | 13,370 |
| 2024 | 41,031 | 27,636 | 13,395 |
| 2025 | 40,042 | 21,254 | 18,788 |
| 2026 (partial) | 28,636 | 15,108 | 13,528 |
Company list for Piauí
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Search company files by city, CNAE and registration status. Available data includes CNPJ, legal name, address, phone and email, depending on base coverage.
Search company list- Active establishments
- 246,856
- Cities in the state
- 10+
- With phone
- 95.6%
- With email
- 81.2%
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