StatisticsDirectorio de compañías · 2026-10-03

How many manufacturers are there in Ecuador?

Directorio de compañías, published by Superintendencia de Compañías, lists 14,840 manufacturing companies in Ecuador in its 2026-10-03 edition. Testigo holds 11,767 of them, under the load rule stated on this page. Guayas has the most, with 4,641 (39%).

What is loaded Active legal entities

Rows in Directorio de compañías
14,840
Plants loaded
11,767
Provinces
24
Edition
Directorio de compañías, Superintendencia de Compañías

Manufacturers in Ecuador by province

Plants loaded, by the province the registry names. Share is of all 11,767.

ProvincePlantsShare
Guayas4,641 39%
Pichincha3,987 34%
Azuay639 5%
Manabí479 4%
Tungurahua359 3%
El Oro273 2%
Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas179 2%
Imbabura156 1%
Los Ríos146 1%
Cotopaxi117 1%
Santa Elena115 1%
Loja109 1%
Chimborazo108 1%
Orellana84 1%
Sucumbíos80 1%
Esmeraldas64 1%
Galápagos63 1%
Cañar45 <1%
Zamora Chinchipe34 <1%
Napo23 <1%
Carchi17 <1%
Pastaza17 <1%
Bolívar16 <1%
Morona Santiago16 <1%

Manufacturers in Ecuador by sector

ISIC divisions, the international grouping of manufacturing activities.

SectorsPlantsShare
Food products 102,497 21%
Repair and installation of machinery 331,557 13%
Chemicals 20919 8%
Clothing 14864 7%
Fabricated metal products 25782 7%
Printing 18540 5%
Beverages 11531 5%
Rubber and plastics 22481 4%
Pharmaceuticals 21437 4%
Furniture 31420 4%
Glass, cement and ceramics 23378 3%
Machinery and equipment 28351 3%
Textiles 13318 3%
Other manufacturing 32260 2%
Wood products 16228 2%
Paper and paper products 17227 2%
Electrical equipment 27192 2%
Basic metals 24171 1%
Motor vehicles and parts 29162 1%
Electronics and optics 26161 1%
Other transport equipment 30122 1%
Leather and footwear 15103 1%
Coke and refined petroleum 1957 <1%
Tobacco products 129 <1%

Size and contacts on the record

Directorio de compañías gives no size for these rows.

A contact count says the registry holds the field. It does not say the value still works.

  • Phone11,584 · 98%

Largest manufacturing activities in Ecuador

The 25 largest of 136 activity codes. Each links to its page in the directory.

ActivityPlantsShare
Manufacture of wearing apparel, except fur apparel ISIC Rev. 4 1410836 7%
Processing of fruit and vegetables ISIC Rev. 4 1030563 5%
Manufacture of structural metal products ISIC Rev. 4 2511498 4%
Installation of industrial machinery and equipment ISIC Rev. 4 3320470 4%
Manufacture of pharmaceuticals, medicinal chemical and botanical products ISIC Rev. 4 2100437 4%
Manufacture of plastics products ISIC Rev. 4 2220429 4%
Manufacture of furniture ISIC Rev. 4 3100420 4%
Printing ISIC Rev. 4 1811400 3%
Repair of machinery ISIC Rev. 4 3312353 3%
Manufacture of soap and detergents, cleaning and polishing preparations, perfumes and toilet preparations ISIC Rev. 4 2023350 3%
Repair of electrical equipment ISIC Rev. 4 3314305 3%
Manufacture of other food products n.e.c. ISIC Rev. 4 1079292 2%
Manufacture of soft drinks; production of mineral waters and other bottled waters ISIC Rev. 4 1104275 2%
Manufacture of bakery products ISIC Rev. 4 1071256 2%
Processing of fish, crustaceans and molluscs ISIC Rev. 4 1020236 2%
Manufacture of dairy products ISIC Rev. 4 1050222 2%
Manufacture of articles of concrete, cement and plaster ISIC Rev. 4 2395201 2%
Manufacture of prepared animal feeds ISIC Rev. 4 1080192 2%
Processing and preserving of meat ISIC Rev. 4 1010184 2%
Manufacture of cocoa, chocolate and sugar confectionery ISIC Rev. 4 1073184 2%
Manufacture of grain mill products ISIC Rev. 4 1061163 1%
Repair of fabricated metal products ISIC Rev. 4 3311161 1%
Repair of electronic and optical equipment ISIC Rev. 4 3313152 1%
Distilling, rectifying and blending of spirits ISIC Rev. 4 1101138 1%
Manufacture of other general-purpose machinery ISIC Rev. 4 2819133 1%

All activities in Ecuador

How these counts are made

Each figure is a count of rows of Directorio de compañías, edition 2026-10-03, computed from the same extract that is loaded into the search, with the same row rule.

Nothing is estimated or rounded. A count changes only when Superintendencia de Compañías publishes a new edition and it is loaded. Data file generated 2026-10-12.

Methodology

How to cite

Testigo, from Superintendencia de Compañías Directorio de compañías, edition 2026-10-03. testigomexico.com/statistics/ecuador

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Questions about this list

How many manufacturers are there in Ecuador?
Directorio de compañías, published by Superintendencia de Compañías, lists 14,840 manufacturing companies in Ecuador in its 2026-10-03 edition. Testigo holds 11,767 of them, under the load rule stated on this page. The figure comes from one edition of one registry, and it changes when Superintendencia de Compañías publishes a new one.
Which province of Ecuador has the most manufacturers?
Guayas has the most, with 4,641, which is 39% of the plants loaded for Ecuador. Pichincha follows with 3,987 and Azuay with 639. The table on this page lists every province the registry names, and the CSV file holds the same rows.
Can I download and reuse these counts?
Yes. Each table downloads as a CSV file of counts, with the registry and its edition on every row. Credit Testigo and the publisher of the registry, under the publisher's licence. The files hold no plant, no name and no contact.

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Source and licence

Source
Directorio de compañías
Publisher
Superintendencia de Compañías
Edition
Licence
No licence statement found.
  • Rows are companies, not plants. The address is the registered one.
  • The publisher states no licence. The registry is public and is credited here.
  • The source gives no size. The size filter leaves these rows out.

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