Wholesale and retail companies in Ecuador
ISIC section G: Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles. 102,989 records from the SRI Catastro RUC, 54,260 active, data as of 2026-10-01.
Ecuador's SRI Catastro RUC lists 102,989 companies in wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles (ISIC section G), 54,260 of them active, which is 18.1% of all Ecuadorian records in the LatSouth build (data as of 2026-10-01). By province, Guayas leads with 43,706 (42% of the section), followed by Pichincha (33,785) and Azuay (5,163). The largest divisions are 46 (wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles, 64,025) and 47 (retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles, 28,065); one further division completes it.
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. In Ecuador, 100% of these rows carry an ISIC class; the registry publishes no size field; the registry publishes no website or e-mail; 6,071 were registered in the 12 months before the extraction. There is no street address at the source; location is province, canton and parish.
By province (top 10)
| Province | Records | Active | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guayas | 43,706 | 21,244 | 42.4% |
| Pichincha | 33,785 | 17,344 | 32.8% |
| Azuay | 5,163 | 2,873 | 5.0% |
| Manabí | 3,936 | 2,429 | 3.8% |
| El Oro | 3,631 | 2,187 | 3.5% |
| Tungurahua | 2,152 | 1,236 | 2.1% |
| Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas | 1,534 | 1,045 | 1.5% |
| Los Ríos | 1,329 | 914 | 1.3% |
| Loja | 1,234 | 711 | 1.2% |
| Imbabura | 1,157 | 730 | 1.1% |
Divisions in section G
45 motor vehicle trade and repair, 46 wholesale trade, 47 retail trade.
| ISIC division | Records | Active | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 46 Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 64,025 | 35,666 | 62.2% |
| 47 Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 28,065 | 12,875 | 27.3% |
| 45 Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 10,899 | 5,719 | 10.6% |
Size mix
| size_class | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| micro | 0 | 0.0% |
| small | 0 | 0.0% |
| medium | 0 | 0.0% |
| large | 0 | 0.0% |
| unknown | 102,989 | 100.0% |
Largest classes
| ISIC class (top 5) | Records |
|---|---|
| 4630 Wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco | 10,756 |
| 4649 Wholesale of other household goods | 10,379 |
| 4690 Non-specialized wholesale trade | 7,896 |
| 4659 Wholesale of other machinery and equipment | 6,553 |
| 4663 Wholesale of construction materials, hardw… | 5,712 |
Largest cities
| City (top 5) | Records |
|---|---|
| Guayaquil | 39,211 |
| Quito | 32,423 |
| Cuenca | 4,885 |
| Machala | 2,625 |
| Ambato | 1,960 |
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