Professional services companies in Azuay, Ecuador

There are 2,497 companies in professional, scientific and technical activities (ISIC M) registered in Azuay, Ecuador: 1,551 active and 1,546 in the clean B2B universe. Azuay ranks 3rd of 24 provinces for the section and holds 4.6% of its national total (data as of 2026-10-01). Its weight in the local economy is close to the national mix: 8.7% of Azuay's records against 9.6% nationally (location quotient 0.90).

Cuenca concentrates 93.0% of the active companies, followed by Camilo Ponce Enriquez (28) and Gualaceo (20); the three together hold 96.1%. The median active company is 4.1 years old; 14% were registered in the last year and 39% in the last three. In the 12 months to September 2026, 227 new professional services businesses were registered in Azuay, +15.8% on the previous 12 months (national section M: +12.5%). By ISIC division, 71 (architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis) is 27.9% of the records and 70 (activities of head offices; management consultancy activities) 23.6%.

Consultancies, law and accounting firms, engineering offices, agencies and design studios. Division 70 also holds 'activities of head offices', where many group holding companies register, so it overstates consultancies. Division 69 is a channel in itself: accountants file for most small companies in Brazil and Colombia. Professional-services software, payroll, legal-tech and B2B marketing vendors buy this section.