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Retail sale of books companies in Ecuador · ISIC G4761

362 registered companies · 296 active (82%)

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 G4761.

The sector in figures

Financial statements filed with the Superintendencia de Compañías · year 2025

Declared revenue
$244 M
Share of the country
0.1%
Companies that filed statements
249
Median margin
1.3%

Of the 249 companies that filed statements for 2025, 164 recorded sales and 123 closed with a profit; half of those with sales billed less than $142 k.

In this sector, according to the INEC (Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos, the national statistics institute, 2025), the average job pays $ 706 a month. Women hold 41% of the jobs, companies provide 61% of the employment, and the sector accounts for 17.9% of registered employment. Averages from an INEC sample, not totals.

Revenue by year 2000 → 2025 · ×5.0
$49 M
$244 M
2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025
See the full series
2000
$49 M
2001
$65 M
2002
$80 M
2003
$86 M
2004
$108 M
2005
$111 M
2006
$105 M
2007
$104 M
2008
$122 M
2009
$131 M
2010
$138 M
2011
$143 M
2012
$149 M
2013
$177 M
2014
$205 M
2015
$192 M
2016
$188 M
2017
$200 M
2018
$209 M
2019
$200 M
2020
$122 M
2021
$155 M
2022
$206 M
2023
$232 M
2024
$241 M
2025
$244 M

The sector map · 2025

Azuay: $7.6 M declared · 8 companies Bolívar: no data Carchi: no data Cañar: no data Chimborazo: no data Cotopaxi: no data El Oro: $0 declared · 1 companies Esmeraldas: $0 declared · 1 companies Galápagos: $13 k declared · 2 companies Guayas: $172 M declared · 139 companies Imbabura: $3.3 M declared · 2 companies Loja: $4.3 M declared · 1 companies Los Ríos: $250 k declared · 4 companies Manabí: $3.6 M declared · 5 companies Morona Santiago: $2,065 declared · 1 companies Napo: no data Orellana: $588 k declared · 1 companies Pastaza: $6,348 declared · 1 companies Pichincha: $50 M declared · 78 companies Santa Elena: no data Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas: $647 k declared · 2 companies Sucumbíos: $1.5 M declared · 1 companies Tungurahua: $0 declared · 1 companies Zamora Chinchipe: $182 k declared · 1 companies Galápagos

Azuay: $7.6 M declared · 8 companiesBolívar: no dataCarchi: no dataCañar: no dataChimborazo: no dataCotopaxi: no dataEl Oro: $0 declared · 1 companiesEsmeraldas: $0 declared · 1 companiesGalápagos: $13 k declared · 2 companiesGuayas: $172 M declared · 139 companiesImbabura: $3.3 M declared · 2 companiesLoja: $4.3 M declared · 1 companiesLos Ríos: $250 k declared · 4 companiesManabí: $3.6 M declared · 5 companiesMorona Santiago: $2,065 declared · 1 companiesNapo: no dataOrellana: $588 k declared · 1 companiesPastaza: $6,348 declared · 1 companiesPichincha: $50 M declared · 78 companiesSanta Elena: no dataSanto Domingo de los Tsáchilas: $647 k declared · 2 companiesSucumbíos: $1.5 M declared · 1 companiesTungurahua: $0 declared · 1 companiesZamora Chinchipe: $182 k declared · 1 companies Point at or tap a province to see its figure

$2,065 $172 M · logarithmic scale

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

The sector’s provinces

The largest by revenue

  1. Camaronera Rio Nilo S.A. Rionilsa $63 M
  2. Papelesa C. Ltda. $38 M
  3. Comercial e Industrial Sucre S.A. Comsucre $32 M
  4. Misterbooks S.A. $15 M
  5. Libreria Studium Cia Ltda $9 M

Segment concentration

the 5 largest: 63.8% the other 159: 36.2%

Concentration index (HHI): 1,156, unconcentrated; the largest takes 25.6% 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
Camaronera Rio Nilo S.A. Rionilsa Retail sale of office supplies and stationery such as pencils, pens, paper, etc., in specialized stores 0992801778001 Guayaquil, Guayas 62.6 M Active
Papelesa C. Ltda. Retail sale of office supplies and stationery such as pencils, pens, paper, etc., in specialized stores 0990179085001 Guayaquil, Guayas 37.6 M Active
Comercial e Industrial Sucre S.A. Comsucre Retail sale of office supplies and stationery such as pencils, pens, paper, etc., in specialized stores 0991393757001 Guayaquil, Guayas 31.7 M Active
Misterbooks S.A. Retail sale of books of all kinds in specialized stores 1791397339001 Quito, Pichincha 15.1 M Active
Libreria Studium Cia Ltda Retail sale of books of all kinds in specialized stores 1791110331001 Quito, Pichincha 9.0 M Active
Papeles Soto Imporsopapel S.A. Retail sale of office supplies and stationery such as pencils, pens, paper, etc., in specialized stores 0190153142001 Cuenca, Azuay 6.3 M Active
Expocsa S.A. Retail sale of office supplies and stationery such as pencils, pens, paper, etc., in specialized stores 0990954232001 Guayaquil, Guayas 5.9 M Active
Distripapeljc S.A. Retail sale of office supplies and stationery such as pencils, pens, paper, etc., in specialized stores 0992849991001 Guayaquil, Guayas 5.3 M Active
Libreria Espanola Cia Ltda Retail sale of books of all kinds in specialized stores 1790170497001 Quito, Pichincha 4.4 M Active
Luxal Corp S.A.S. Retail sale of office supplies and stationery such as pencils, pens, paper, etc., in specialized stores 1191795501001 Loja, Loja 4.3 M Active
Didakticos J.J.M.O. Ddakjjmo Cia. Ltda. Retail sale of office supplies and stationery such as pencils, pens, paper, etc., in specialized stores 1792516102001 Quito, Pichincha 4.1 M Active
Libco S.A. Libreria Coquito Retail sale of books of all kinds in specialized stores 0992544074001 Guayaquil, Guayas 4.1 M Active
Todoenpapeleria S.A. Retail sale of office supplies and stationery such as pencils, pens, paper, etc., in specialized stores 1391832834001 Manta, Manabi 3.5 M Active
Sari Papeleria Popular S.A. Retail sale of office supplies and stationery such as pencils, pens, paper, etc., in specialized stores 1091737236001 Ibarra, Imbabura 3.3 M Active
Creativ-industrias S.A.S. Retail sale of office supplies and stationery such as pencils, pens, paper, etc., in specialized stores 1793194840001 Quito, Pichincha 3.3 M Active
Aypa S.A. Retail sale of office supplies and stationery such as pencils, pens, paper, etc., in specialized stores 0992370351001 Guayaquil, Guayas 3.1 M Active
Promostore Ecuador Promoec S.A.S. Retail sale of office supplies and stationery such as pencils, pens, paper, etc., in specialized stores 0993257613001 Guayaquil, Guayas 2.6 M Active
Publiciencia S.A.S. Retail sale of books of all kinds in specialized stores 1793197280001 Quito, Pichincha 2.5 M Active
Agilider S.A. Retail sale of office supplies and stationery such as pencils, pens, paper, etc., in specialized stores 0992831707001 Guayaquil, Guayas 2.2 M Active
Bestseller Ecuador S.A. Importacion Comercio Servicio Retail sale of books of all kinds in specialized stores 1792302013001 Quito, Pichincha 1.8 M In dissolution
Distribuciones y Comercializadora Districomvega Cia. Ltda. Retail sale of office supplies and stationery such as pencils, pens, paper, etc., in specialized stores 2191730308001 Lago Agrio, Sucumbios 1.5 M Active
Maspapeles C.L. Retail sale of office supplies and stationery such as pencils, pens, paper, etc., in specialized stores 1792594073001 Quito, Pichincha 1.5 M Active
Office Supply Company Lpa S.A.S. Retail sale of office supplies and stationery such as pencils, pens, paper, etc., in specialized stores 0993371984001 Guayaquil, Guayas 1.4 M Active
Juan Marcet Compania Limitada Retail sale of office supplies and stationery such as pencils, pens, paper, etc., in specialized stores 0990021058001 Guayaquil, Guayas 1.3 M Active
Libricuenca S.A. Retail sale of books of all kinds in specialized stores 0190337146001 Cuenca, Azuay 1.0 M Active
Mapgrafi S.A. Retail sale of books of all kinds in specialized stores 0992330007001 Samborondón, Guayas 993 k Active
Dayfrix S.A. Retail sale of office supplies and stationery such as pencils, pens, paper, etc., in specialized stores 0992373474001 Guayaquil, Guayas 992 k Active
Santos-office Cia.ltda. Retail sale of office supplies and stationery such as pencils, pens, paper, etc., in specialized stores 1793211847001 Quito, Pichincha 976 k Active
Suker S.A. Retail sale of office supplies and stationery such as pencils, pens, paper, etc., in specialized stores 0992256486001 Guayaquil, Guayas 952 k Active
Bookipedia S.A. Retail sale of books of all kinds in specialized stores 0993259136001 Guayaquil, Guayas 797 k Active
Novapaper S.A.S. Retail sale of office supplies and stationery such as pencils, pens, paper, etc., in specialized stores 0993379606001 Daule, Guayas 681 k Active
Mervasa S.A. Retail sale of office supplies and stationery such as pencils, pens, paper, etc., in specialized stores 0991255478001 Guayaquil, Guayas 679 k Active
Coledidacticum Cia. Ltda. Retail sale of office supplies and stationery such as pencils, pens, paper, etc., in specialized stores 1791334132001 Quito, Pichincha 674 k Active
Tradeonly Import y Export S.A.S. Retail sale of office supplies and stationery such as pencils, pens, paper, etc., in specialized stores 0993381712001 Guayaquil, Guayas 667 k Active
Kores del Ecuador Sa Retail sale of office supplies and stationery such as pencils, pens, paper, etc., in specialized stores 1790013073001 Quito, Pichincha 620 k Active
Comercializadora y Distribuidora Cabrera Palacios Codicabp Cia. Ltda. Retail sale of office supplies and stationery such as pencils, pens, paper, etc., in specialized stores 2290326632001 Orellana, Orellana 588 k Active
Entrepapel S.A.S. Retail sale of office supplies and stationery such as pencils, pens, paper, etc., in specialized stores 1793204612001 Quito, Pichincha 559 k Active
Edimedsa Cia. Ltda. Retail sale of books of all kinds in specialized stores 1791412109001 Quito, Pichincha 547 k Active
Suministros Santa Bárbara Sumisanbar S.A. Retail sale of office supplies and stationery such as pencils, pens, paper, etc., in specialized stores 0993204358001 Guayaquil, Guayas 534 k Active
Propar Industrias S.A.S. Retail sale of office supplies and stationery such as pencils, pens, paper, etc., in specialized stores 1793194838001 Quito, Pichincha 511 k Active
Imaju S.A.S. Retail sale of office supplies and stationery such as pencils, pens, paper, etc., in specialized stores 0993392805001 Guayaquil, Guayas 480 k Active
Longmaned Ecuador S.A. Retail sale of books of all kinds in specialized stores 1792047021001 Quito, Pichincha 474 k Active
Enores S.A. Retail sale of office supplies and stationery such as pencils, pens, paper, etc., in specialized stores 0992380608001 Guayaquil, Guayas 466 k Active
Victor Onofre S.A.S. Retail sale of office supplies and stationery such as pencils, pens, paper, etc., in specialized stores 0993375007001 Guayaquil, Guayas 462 k Active
Cadeau Ec Cia.ltda. Retail sale of office supplies and stationery such as pencils, pens, paper, etc., in specialized stores 1793060781001 Quito, Pichincha 458 k Active
Disprattsa S.A. Retail sale of office supplies and stationery such as pencils, pens, paper, etc., in specialized stores 0992609575001 Guayaquil, Guayas 454 k Active
Balmer Import S.A. Retail sale of office supplies and stationery such as pencils, pens, paper, etc., in specialized stores 1791995201001 Quito, Pichincha 446 k Active
Carolina-papeleria Cia.ltda. Retail sale of office supplies and stationery such as pencils, pens, paper, etc., in specialized stores 2390631051001 Santo Domingo, Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas 425 k Active
Comercializadora Zambrano & Asociados Dereparto S.A. Retail sale of newspapers in specialized stores 0993019070001 Guayaquil, Guayas 414 k Active
Palabras de Bendiciones Palbendi Cia. Ltda. Retail sale of books of all kinds in specialized stores 1792234662001 Quito, Pichincha 387 k Active

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