Manufacture of weapons and ammunition companies in Ecuador · ISIC C2520
11 registered companies · 10 active (91%)
Activity is classified with the ISIC code (CIIU in Spanish), the international classification the registry uses to order what every company does; this page groups the companies under code C2520.
The sector in figures
Financial statements filed with the Superintendencia de Compañías · year 2025
- Declared revenue
- $2.7 M
- Share of the country
- <0.1%
- Companies that filed statements
- 10
- Net result
- $222 k
Of the 10 companies that filed statements for 2025, 5 recorded sales and 3 closed with a profit; half of those with sales billed less than $213 k.
In this sector, according to the INEC (Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos, the national statistics institute, 2025), the average job pays $ 864 a month. Women hold 30% of the jobs, companies provide 76% of the employment, and the sector accounts for 11.0% of registered employment. Averages from an INEC sample, not totals.
See the full series
- 2000
- $1.9 M
- 2001
- $1.8 M
- 2002
- $1.8 M
- 2003
- $2.1 M
- 2004
- $2.6 M
- 2005
- $3.9 M
- 2006
- $4.5 M
- 2007
- $5.3 M
- 2008
- $11 M
- 2009
- $9.5 M
- 2010
- $5.4 M
- 2011
- $5.4 M
- 2012
- $904 k
- 2013
- $2.3 M
- 2014
- $4.5 M
- 2015
- $4.1 M
- 2016
- $2.3 M
- 2017
- $2.7 M
- 2018
- $1.9 M
- 2019
- $1.5 M
- 2020
- $1.1 M
- 2021
- $1.1 M
- 2022
- $1.6 M
- 2023
- $2.6 M
- 2024
- $1.7 M
- 2025
- $2.7 M
The sector map · 2025
Azuay: no dataBolívar: no dataCarchi: no dataCañar: no dataChimborazo: no dataCotopaxi: no dataEl Oro: no dataEsmeraldas: no dataGalápagos: no dataGuayas: $0 declared · 2 companiesImbabura: no dataLoja: no dataLos Ríos: no dataManabí: no dataMorona Santiago: no dataNapo: no dataOrellana: no dataPastaza: no dataPichincha: $2.7 M declared · 8 companiesSanta Elena: no dataSanto Domingo de los Tsáchilas: no dataSucumbíos: no dataTungurahua: no dataZamora Chinchipe: no data Point at or tap a province to see its figure
2025 revenue by province of domicile. Boundaries: Natural Earth.
The sector’s provinces
More specific activities
- Manufacture of light weapons (revolvers, shotguns, light machine guns); firearms and ammunition for hunting, sporting or protective use; weapons firing blank cartridges, signal flare pistols, slaughtering guns, etc. 5
- Manufacture of war ammunition; explosive devices such as bombs, mines and torpedoes 3
- Manufacture of heavy weapons (artillery, mobile guns, rocket launchers, torpedo tubes, heavy machine guns, etc.) 2
- Support services for the manufacture of weapons and ammunition, on a fee or contract basis 1
Companies
Sorted by highest revenue · name · most recent
| Company | RUC | Location | Revenue 2025 · USD | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bigatlantis Explosivos & Servicios S.A. Manufacture of war ammunition; explosive devices such as bombs, mines and torpedoes | 1792623014001 | Quito, Pichincha | 64 | Active |
| Cofuazarsa (Compañia de Fuegos Artificiales Azar S.a.) Manufacture of light weapons (revolvers, shotguns, light machine guns); firearms and ammunition for hunting, sporting or protective use; weapons firing blank cartridges, signal flare pistols, slaughtering guns, etc. | 0992594462001 | Guayaquil, Guayas | 0 | Active |
| Espinosa Armory Store S.A.S. Manufacture of light weapons (revolvers, shotguns, light machine guns); firearms and ammunition for hunting, sporting or protective use; weapons firing blank cartridges, signal flare pistols, slaughtering guns, etc. | 1793152457001 | Quito, Pichincha | 221 k | Active |
| Explofrap S.A. Manufacture of war ammunition; explosive devices such as bombs, mines and torpedoes | 1792361958001 | Quito, Pichincha | 2.2 M | Active |
| Fmsb Santa Barbara S.A. Manufacture of light weapons (revolvers, shotguns, light machine guns); firearms and ammunition for hunting, sporting or protective use; weapons firing blank cartridges, signal flare pistols, slaughtering guns, etc. | 1791338448001 | Pichincha | — | Historical |
| Guns & Wbang S.A. Manufacture of light weapons (revolvers, shotguns, light machine guns); firearms and ammunition for hunting, sporting or protective use; weapons firing blank cartridges, signal flare pistols, slaughtering guns, etc. | 1793177530001 | Quito, Pichincha | 213 k | Active |
| Healthy House Cia. Ltda. Manufacture of heavy weapons (artillery, mobile guns, rocket launchers, torpedo tubes, heavy machine guns, etc.) | 1791992385001 | Quito, Pichincha | 1 k | Active |
| Merkatura, Enlace Comercial S.A. Manufacture of light weapons (revolvers, shotguns, light machine guns); firearms and ammunition for hunting, sporting or protective use; weapons firing blank cartridges, signal flare pistols, slaughtering guns, etc. | 1791949323001 | Quito, Pichincha | 0 | Active |
| Myrcoacero Industrial S.A. Manufacture of heavy weapons (artillery, mobile guns, rocket launchers, torpedo tubes, heavy machine guns, etc.) | 1792179130001 | Guayaquil, Guayas | — | In dissolution |
| Servicios Mineros Sudamericanos Sermi - Sud S.A.S. Manufacture of war ammunition; explosive devices such as bombs, mines and torpedoes | 1793198173001 | Quito, Pichincha | 0 | Active |
| Simportsa (Sonderimport) S.A. Support services for the manufacture of weapons and ammunition, on a fee or contract basis | 0992917571001 | Guayaquil, Guayas | 0 | Active |
| Villacis&villacis S.A.S. Manufacture of light weapons (revolvers, shotguns, light machine guns); firearms and ammunition for hunting, sporting or protective use; weapons firing blank cartridges, signal flare pistols, slaughtering guns, etc. | 1793207609001 | Quito, Pichincha | 0 | Active |
Corporate information from official public records of Ecuador · where this data comes from