Wholesale and retail companies in Azuay, Ecuador

There are 5,163 companies in wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles (ISIC G) registered in Azuay, Ecuador: 2,873 active and 2,868 in the clean B2B universe. Azuay ranks 3rd of 24 provinces for the section and holds 5.0% of its national total (data as of 2026-10-01). Its weight in the local economy is close to the national mix: 17.9% of Azuay's records against 18.1% nationally (location quotient 0.99).

Cuenca concentrates 92.7% of the active companies, followed by Camilo Ponce Enriquez (73) and Gualaceo (36); the three together hold 96.5%. The median active company is 4.8 years old; 13% were registered in the last year and 33% in the last three. In the 12 months to September 2026, 375 new wholesale and retail businesses were registered in Azuay, +15.0% on the previous 12 months (national section G: +4.5%). By ISIC division, 46 (wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles) is 52.8% of the records and 47 (retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles) 30.2%.

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.