Logistics and transport companies in Guayas, Ecuador

There are 8,134 companies in transportation and storage (ISIC H) registered in Guayas, Ecuador: 5,717 active and 5,713 in the clean B2B universe. Guayas ranks 1st of 24 provinces for the section and holds 31.3% of its national total (data as of 2026-10-01). Its weight in the local economy is close to the national mix: 4.4% of Guayas's records against 4.6% nationally (location quotient 0.96).

Guayaquil concentrates 78.1% of the active companies, followed by Samborondon (265) and Duran (242); the three together hold 87.0%. The median active company is 6.8 years old; 11% were registered in the last year and 27% in the last three. In the 12 months to September 2026, 611 new logistics and transport businesses were registered in Guayas, +26.0% on the previous 12 months (national section H: +1.5%). By ISIC division, 49 (land transport and transport via pipelines) is 53.8% of the records and 52 (warehousing and support activities for transportation) 34.5%.

Road freight carriers dominate division 49 and are the long tail; freight forwarders, customs brokers, port and airport operators register under 52. Fleet telematics, fuel cards, insurance, freight marketplaces and cross-border logistics vendors use this section. Owner-driver carriers appear as companies only when incorporated, which varies by country.