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Private security activities companies in Ecuador · ISIC N801

2,367 registered companies · 1,904 active (80%)

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 N801.

The sector in figures

Financial statements filed with the Superintendencia de Compañías · year 2025

Declared revenue
$1,205 M
Share of the country
0.7%
Companies that filed statements
1,736
Median margin
1%

Of the 1,736 companies that filed statements for 2025, 1,191 recorded sales and 865 closed with a profit; half of those with sales billed less than $205 k.

In this sector, according to the INEC (Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos, the national statistics institute, 2025), the average job pays $ 560 a month. Women hold 27% of the jobs, companies provide 84% of the employment, and the sector accounts for 5.5% of registered employment. Averages from an INEC sample, not totals.

Revenue by year 2000 → 2025 · ×20.7
$58 M
$1,205 M
2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025
See the full series
2000
$58 M
2001
$106 M
2002
$152 M
2003
$183 M
2004
$200 M
2005
$225 M
2006
$259 M
2007
$297 M
2008
$377 M
2009
$446 M
2010
$475 M
2011
$584 M
2012
$685 M
2013
$796 M
2014
$845 M
2015
$897 M
2016
$795 M
2017
$796 M
2018
$864 M
2019
$799 M
2020
$747 M
2021
$783 M
2022
$895 M
2023
$1,068 M
2024
$1,175 M
2025
$1,205 M

The sector map · 2025

Azuay: $22 M declared · 37 companies Bolívar: $4.1 M declared · 15 companies Carchi: $3.1 M declared · 9 companies Cañar: $810 k declared · 6 companies Chimborazo: $12 M declared · 35 companies Cotopaxi: $6 M declared · 35 companies El Oro: $35 M declared · 82 companies Esmeraldas: $2.1 M declared · 18 companies Galápagos: $0 declared · 1 companies Guayas: $478 M declared · 527 companies Imbabura: $22 M declared · 57 companies Loja: $13 M declared · 17 companies Los Ríos: $9.2 M declared · 36 companies Manabí: $31 M declared · 95 companies Morona Santiago: $1.7 M declared · 5 companies Napo: $832 k declared · 8 companies Orellana: $25 M declared · 13 companies Pastaza: $709 k declared · 11 companies Pichincha: $498 M declared · 621 companies Santa Elena: $3.5 M declared · 12 companies Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas: $19 M declared · 37 companies Sucumbíos: $8.6 M declared · 20 companies Tungurahua: $8.6 M declared · 32 companies Zamora Chinchipe: $1.3 M declared · 7 companies Galápagos

Azuay: $22 M declared · 37 companiesBolívar: $4.1 M declared · 15 companiesCarchi: $3.1 M declared · 9 companiesCañar: $810 k declared · 6 companiesChimborazo: $12 M declared · 35 companiesCotopaxi: $6 M declared · 35 companiesEl Oro: $35 M declared · 82 companiesEsmeraldas: $2.1 M declared · 18 companiesGalápagos: $0 declared · 1 companiesGuayas: $478 M declared · 527 companiesImbabura: $22 M declared · 57 companiesLoja: $13 M declared · 17 companiesLos Ríos: $9.2 M declared · 36 companiesManabí: $31 M declared · 95 companiesMorona Santiago: $1.7 M declared · 5 companiesNapo: $832 k declared · 8 companiesOrellana: $25 M declared · 13 companiesPastaza: $709 k declared · 11 companiesPichincha: $498 M declared · 621 companiesSanta Elena: $3.5 M declared · 12 companiesSanto Domingo de los Tsáchilas: $19 M declared · 37 companiesSucumbíos: $8.6 M declared · 20 companiesTungurahua: $8.6 M declared · 32 companiesZamora Chinchipe: $1.3 M declared · 7 companies Point at or tap a province to see its figure

$709 k $498 M · logarithmic scale

2025 revenue by province of domicile. Boundaries: Natural Earth.

The sector’s provinces

The largest by revenue

  1. Transportadora Ecuatoriana de Valores Tevcol Cia. Ltda. $53 M
  2. Asesoria, Seguridad y Vigilancia Asevig - Liderman Cia. Ltda. $43 M
  3. Compañia de Seguridad Integral Insevig Cia. Ltda. $32 M
  4. Cajamarca Protective Services C. Ltda. Cajaprotserv $29 M
  5. G4S Secure Solutions (Ecuador) Cia. Ltda. $26 M

Segment concentration

the 5 largest: 15.2% the other 1,186: 84.8%

Concentration index (HHI): 90, unconcentrated; the largest takes 4.4% of revenue. The HHI measures how the market is shared out, from 0 to 10,000: the higher it is, the more it is concentrated in few hands.

Among the segment’s companies with recorded sales in 2025, each assigned in full to its declared main activity.

More specific activities

Companies

Sorted by highest revenue · name · most recent

Companies in this list: name, RUC, location, revenue and legal status
Company RUC Location Revenue 2025 · USD Status
Transportadora Ecuatoriana de Valores Tevcol Cia. Ltda. Armoured car services (transport of valuables) 1790023885001 Quito, Pichincha 53.0 M Active
Asesoria, Seguridad y Vigilancia Asevig - Liderman Cia. Ltda. Security guard services 0992275367001 Guayaquil, Guayas 43.2 M Active
Compañia de Seguridad Integral Insevig Cia. Ltda. Security guard services 0992399368001 Guayaquil, Guayas 32.2 M Active
Cajamarca Protective Services C. Ltda. Cajaprotserv Security guard services 0992810572001 Guayaquil, Guayas 29.0 M Active
G4S Secure Solutions (Ecuador) Cia. Ltda. Security guard services 1791282582001 Quito, Pichincha 25.8 M Active
Jara Seguridad Jaraseg Cia. Ltda. Security guard services 0690074427001 Orellana, Orellana 21.8 M Active
Investigacion, Vigilancia e Instruccion, Invin Cia. Ltda. Security guard services 1791268946001 Cayambe, Pichincha 20.2 M Active
Fortius Cia.ltda. Armoured car services (transport of valuables) 1791151135001 Durán, Guayas 18.3 M Active
Sepronac Seguridad y Proteccion Nacional Cia. Ltda. Security guard services 1791206479001 Quito, Pichincha 17.9 M Active
Laar C Ltda Security guard services 1790403343001 Quito, Pichincha 17.9 M Active
Grupo de Control de Riesgos Controlrisk Cia. Ltda. Security guard services 1791356209001 Quito, Pichincha 15.5 M Active
Vaserum Cia.ltda. Armoured car services (transport of valuables) 1791149459001 Quito, Pichincha 12.8 M Active
Servicios de Seguridad Armiled Cia. Ltda. Security guard services 1791400593001 Quito, Pichincha 12.5 M Active
GPS Global Protection Security Globalprotectionsecurity Cia.ltda. Other private security activities: lie detector (polygraph), fingerprinting, etc. 0992831855001 Guayaquil, Guayas 12.4 M Active
Oceansecurity C. Ltda. Security guard services 0992419016001 Guayaquil, Guayas 12.2 M Active
Securitas Ecuador Cia. Ltda. Security guard services 1791352475001 Quito, Pichincha 11.8 M Active
Bitajon C. Ltda., Compañia de Seguridad y Vigilancia Security guard services 0992343850001 Guayaquil, Guayas 11.7 M Active
Seguridad Fisica y Empresarial Sefiem Cia. Ltda. Security guard services 0992258721001 Guayaquil, Guayas 11.6 M Active
Vise-ecuador Cia.ltda. Armoured car services (transport of valuables) 0992251069001 Quito, Pichincha 11.4 M Active
Coronel Garcia Olivo, Cogarol Cia. Ltda. Security guard services 1791341716001 Quito, Pichincha 11.2 M Active
Provica, Proteccion y Vigilancia C. Ltda. Armoured car services (transport of valuables) 0990588333001 Guayaquil, Guayas 10.4 M Active
Seguridad Maxima Segumax Cia. Ltda. Security guard services 1791434145001 Quito, Pichincha 10.3 M Active
Forsemax Cia. Ltda. Security guard services 0791707927001 Guayaquil, Guayas 10.1 M Active
Segulasa, Seguridad Laboral Satelital C. Ltda. Security guard services 0991434445001 Guayaquil, Guayas 9.4 M Active
Defen Cia. Ltda. Security guard services 0992253495001 Guayaquil, Guayas 8.9 M Active
Compañia de Seguridad Maxima Securitymax Cia. Ltda. Security guard services 0992461217001 Guayaquil, Guayas 8.8 M Active
L&M de Seguridad Privada Cia. Ltda Security guard services 0691700933001 Riobamba, Chimborazo 8.6 M Active
Citius Cia. Ltda. (Citiuscia) Security guard services 0991477365001 Guayaquil, Guayas 8.4 M Active
Segurpi Cia. Ltda. Security guard services 1191718476001 Loja, Loja 7.9 M Active
Soriseg Cia. Ltda. Security guard services 0992704438001 Guayaquil, Guayas 7.9 M Active
Delta Seguridad Privada Desegri Cia. Ltda. Security guard services 1091715321001 Guayaquil, Guayas 7.8 M Active
Seguridad y Proteccion Cisepro C. Ltda. Security guard services 0790013360001 Machala, El Oro 6.9 M Active
Soluciones Seguridad Integral Promsecurity Cia.ltda. Security guard services 1792573793001 Quito, Pichincha 6.8 M Active
Seguridad Privada Total Security Company Totalsecuritycom Cia.ltda. Security guard services 1791810848001 Guayaquil, Guayas 6.2 M Active
Compania de Seguridad Privada, Segurivital Cia. Ltda. Security guard services 1791328515001 Quito, Pichincha 6.0 M Active
Compañia de Seguridad Alerta Red C.S.A.R. Cia.ltda. Armoured car services (transport of valuables) 0992723211001 Guayaquil, Guayas 5.9 M Active
Eps Especialistas en Protección y Seguridad Epsegu Cia.ltda. Security guard services 1791772377001 Quito, Pichincha 5.8 M Active
Satforce, Vigilancia Corporativa Satelital Cia. Ltda. Security guard services 0992753005001 Guayaquil, Guayas 5.7 M Active
Seguridad & Custodia Custowill Cia.ltda. Security guard services 0993033723001 Guayaquil, Guayas 5.6 M Active
Veseind S.A. Security guard services 0992457023001 Guayaquil, Guayas 5.5 M Active
Scannerexpress Seguridad Integrada Cia. Ltda. Security guard services 1791412958001 Santo Domingo, Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas 5.5 M Active
Proteccion a Personas Importantes Provip´s Segurity Cia.ltda Security guard services 1791886127001 Lago Agrio, Sucumbios 5.4 M Active
Skyguard Seguridad Integral Cia. Ltda. Security guard services 1791901150001 Quito, Pichincha 5.3 M Active
Compañia de Seguridad y Control Segircon Cia. Ltda. Security guard services 1091740652001 Quito, Pichincha 5.2 M Active
Esinse C.L. Security guard services 1792604303001 Quito, Pichincha 4.8 M Active
Ecuaprot, Ecuatoriana de Proteccion Cia. Ltda. Security guard services 0991368116001 Guayaquil, Guayas 4.7 M Active
Ingecseg Ingenieria en Ciencias de Seguridad Cia. Ltda. Security guard services 1792298679001 Quito, Pichincha 4.6 M Active
Seprisys Seguridad Privada Cia.ltda. Security guard services 1792817714001 Guayaquil, Guayas 4.5 M Active
Longport Ecuador Cia. Ltda. Security guard services 1791728483001 Quito, Pichincha 4.5 M Active
Coresecurity Cia.ltda. Armoured car services (transport of valuables) 0190155269001 Cuenca, Azuay 4.4 M Active

Corporate information from official public records of Ecuador · where this data comes from