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Retail sale of pharmaceutical and medical goods companies in Ecuador · ISIC G4772

1,133 registered companies · 968 active (85%)

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 G4772.

The sector in figures

Financial statements filed with the Superintendencia de Compañías · year 2025

Declared revenue
$1,953 M
Share of the country
1.1%
Companies that filed statements
802
Median margin
1.4%

Of the 802 companies that filed statements for 2025, 513 recorded sales and 371 closed with a profit; half of those with sales billed less than $160 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 · ×17.2
$114 M
$1,953 M
2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025
See the full series
2000
$114 M
2001
$196 M
2002
$253 M
2003
$283 M
2004
$332 M
2005
$406 M
2006
$491 M
2007
$568 M
2008
$607 M
2009
$654 M
2010
$772 M
2011
$868 M
2012
$941 M
2013
$1,032 M
2014
$1,034 M
2015
$1,060 M
2016
$995 M
2017
$1,078 M
2018
$1,138 M
2019
$1,114 M
2020
$976 M
2021
$1,200 M
2022
$1,354 M
2023
$1,450 M
2024
$1,558 M
2025
$1,953 M

The sector map · 2025

Azuay: $58 M declared · 50 companies Bolívar: $0 declared · 1 companies Carchi: $47 k declared · 1 companies Cañar: $979 k declared · 8 companies Chimborazo: $436 k declared · 4 companies Cotopaxi: $4.4 M declared · 9 companies El Oro: $237 M declared · 11 companies Esmeraldas: $0 declared · 1 companies Galápagos: $4,933 declared · 1 companies Guayas: $416 M declared · 358 companies Imbabura: $678 k declared · 6 companies Loja: $119 M declared · 16 companies Los Ríos: $3.4 M declared · 12 companies Manabí: $182 M declared · 36 companies Morona Santiago: no data Napo: no data Orellana: no data Pastaza: $51 k declared · 1 companies Pichincha: $881 M declared · 241 companies Santa Elena: $419 k declared · 4 companies Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas: $25 M declared · 17 companies Sucumbíos: $227 k declared · 2 companies Tungurahua: $24 M declared · 22 companies Zamora Chinchipe: $0 declared · 1 companies Galápagos

Azuay: $58 M declared · 50 companiesBolívar: $0 declared · 1 companiesCarchi: $47 k declared · 1 companiesCañar: $979 k declared · 8 companiesChimborazo: $436 k declared · 4 companiesCotopaxi: $4.4 M declared · 9 companiesEl Oro: $237 M declared · 11 companiesEsmeraldas: $0 declared · 1 companiesGalápagos: $4,933 declared · 1 companiesGuayas: $416 M declared · 358 companiesImbabura: $678 k declared · 6 companiesLoja: $119 M declared · 16 companiesLos Ríos: $3.4 M declared · 12 companiesManabí: $182 M declared · 36 companiesMorona Santiago: no dataNapo: no dataOrellana: no dataPastaza: $51 k declared · 1 companiesPichincha: $881 M declared · 241 companiesSanta Elena: $419 k declared · 4 companiesSanto Domingo de los Tsáchilas: $25 M declared · 17 companiesSucumbíos: $227 k declared · 2 companiesTungurahua: $24 M declared · 22 companiesZamora Chinchipe: $0 declared · 1 companies Point at or tap a province to see its figure

$4,933 $881 M · logarithmic scale

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

The sector’s provinces

The largest by revenue

  1. Farmacias y Comisariatos de Medicinas Sa Farcomed $557 M
  2. Cresio Cia.ltda. $231 M
  3. Farmacias Santamartha S.A. $150 M
  4. Grupo Transbel S.A. $130 M
  5. Farmacias Cuxibamba Farmacux Cia. Ltda. $80 M

Segment concentration

the 5 largest: 58.7% the other 508: 41.3%

Concentration index (HHI): 1,114, unconcentrated; the largest takes 28.5% 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
A2farm Cia.ltda. - en Liquidación Retail sale of pharmaceutical products in specialized stores 0190484874001 Cuenca, Azuay — In dissolution
Abvpharmacies S.A.S. Retail sale of pharmaceutical products in specialized stores 1391938663001 Portoviejo, Manabi 0 Active
Acomsa S.A.S. Retail sale of perfumes, cosmetic articles and articles for personal use (nappies) in specialized stores 0993387674001 Guayaquil, Guayas 31 k Active
Acr Equimedic Equipos Medicos, Respuestos y Servicio Tecnico Acrequimedic S.A. Retail sale of medical and orthopaedic instruments and appliances in specialized stores 1792717469001 Quito, Pichincha 51 k Active
Actividades Farmaceuticas Cia Ltda Retail sale of pharmaceutical products in specialized stores 0990006733001 Guayas — Historical
Adamo S.A. Retail sale of pharmaceutical products in specialized stores 0991389253001 Guayas — Historical
Adfarma S.A. Retail sale of pharmaceutical products in specialized stores 0993045799001 Guayaquil, Guayas — In dissolution
Adiproa Aditivos y Productos Acuicolas S.A. Retail sale of veterinary products in specialized stores 0992926589001 Guayaquil, Guayas 0 Active
Aesthetic & Derma Aesderma S.A. Retail sale of perfumes, cosmetic articles and articles for personal use (nappies) in specialized stores 0993107573001 Guayaquil, Guayas — In dissolution
Afransa S.A. Retail sale of pharmaceutical products in specialized stores 0992702141001 Guayaquil, Guayas 3 k Active
Agri-genetic S.A. Retail sale of veterinary products in specialized stores 1790203409001 Mejia, Pichincha 711 k Active
Agricola Ganadera Martinez Hermanos Compania Limitada Retail sale of veterinary products in specialized stores 0990610495001 Guayas — Historical
Agricola y Veterinaria Insumos S.A. Agrivetin Retail sale of veterinary products in specialized stores 0992600799001 Salitre (Urbina Jado), Guayas — In dissolution
Agricolaburgos S.A.S. Retail sale of veterinary products in specialized stores 1391937489001 Chone, Manabi 0 Active
Agricolas para el Campo y Veterinaria Agricav Cia. Ltda. Retail sale of veterinary products in specialized stores 0190352455001 Azuay — Historical
Agricultura Total Agrovet S.A. Retail sale of veterinary products in specialized stores 1791361369001 Pichincha — Historical
Agro Servicios Veterinarios Santa Rosa Agservesa S.A. Retail sale of veterinary products in specialized stores 1791431510001 Santa Rosa, El Oro — In dissolution
Agro Veterinaria Happyzoo S.A. Retail sale of veterinary products in specialized stores 1792056616001 Quito, Pichincha — In dissolution
Agroal Cia. Ltda. Retail sale of veterinary products in specialized stores 1792017610001 Quito, Pichincha 6.3 M Active
Agrocentro&mq S.A.S. Retail sale of veterinary products in specialized stores 1191797092001 Celica, Loja 0 Active
Agrofarma S.A. Retail sale of veterinary products in specialized stores 0991438904001 Guayaquil, Guayas — In dissolution
Agroganadero Colomboecuatoriano Ace S.A. Retail sale of veterinary products in specialized stores 1791795377001 Quito, Pichincha 968 k Active
Agrogen S.A.S. Retail sale of veterinary products in specialized stores 0993387147001 Guayaquil, Guayas 708 k Active
Agroimzoo Cia. Ltda. Retail sale of veterinary products in specialized stores 1792155401001 Quito, Pichincha 0 Active
Agroinsumoselite Ec S.A.S. Retail sale of veterinary products in specialized stores 2390649821001 Santo Domingo, Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas — Active
Agromundo S.A. Retail sale of veterinary products in specialized stores 0992512229001 Guayaquil, Guayas 46 k Active
Agropecuaria Fronteras Agrofronteras S.A.S. Retail sale of veterinary products in specialized stores 0491533682001 Tulcán, Carchi 47 k Active
Agropecuarios y Biologicos Agrobio S.A. Retail sale of veterinary products in specialized stores 1790877248001 Tungurahua — Historical
Agropharmavet Cia. Ltda. Retail sale of veterinary products in specialized stores 0190345173001 Cuenca, Azuay — In dissolution
Agropuwer del Ecuador Cia. Ltda Retail sale of veterinary products in specialized stores 1791740084001 Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas — Historical
Agrotecpor Agrotecnologia Porcina Ec S.A.S. Retail sale of veterinary products in specialized stores 0195119661001 Cuenca, Azuay 879 k Active
Agroveter Cia. Ltda. Retail sale of veterinary products in specialized stores 0190350630001 Azuay — Historical
Agroveterinaria el Campero Agrocamper S.A.S. Retail sale of veterinary products in specialized stores 0291527020001 Echeandía, Bolivar 0 Active
Agroveterinaria San Isidro Agrovetsanisidro Cia.ltda. Retail sale of veterinary products in specialized stores 1391855680001 Portoviejo, Manabi 4.0 M Active
Agucitos Cia.ltda. Retail sale of perfumes, cosmetic articles and articles for personal use (nappies) in specialized stores 2390041961001 Santo Domingo, Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas 116 k Active
Aguinaga & Terán Asociados S.A.S. Retail sale of pharmaceutical products in specialized stores 1793210345001 Pichincha — Historical
Aguirre y Celi Activentas Cia. Ltda. Retail sale of perfumes, cosmetic articles and articles for personal use (nappies) in specialized stores 0190346439001 Cuenca, Azuay — Active
Ahorrofarma S.A.S. Retail sale of pharmaceutical products in specialized stores 1391936149001 Paján, Manabi — Active
Ahorropharma S.A.S. Retail sale of pharmaceutical products in specialized stores 0195146705001 Cuenca, Azuay 0 Active
Alava Aguirre Distribuciones Alaguir S.A.S. Retail sale of pharmaceutical products in specialized stores 0993266957001 Samborondón, Guayas 0 Active
Albisolart S.A. Retail sale of pharmaceutical products in specialized stores 1792002672001 Quito, Pichincha 7 k Active
Albofarmacia S.A. Retail sale of pharmaceutical products in specialized stores 0992322594001 Guayaquil, Guayas 223 k Active
Alfacompany S.A. Retail sale of pharmaceutical products in specialized stores 0992313749001 Guayas — Historical
Alibotanics S.A.S. Retail sale of perfumes, cosmetic articles and articles for personal use (nappies) in specialized stores 1793171907001 Quito, Pichincha 59 k Active
Alliancevelpalab S.A.S. Retail sale of perfumes, cosmetic articles and articles for personal use (nappies) in specialized stores 1793238990001 Quito, Pichincha — Active
Allsthetic S.A.S. Retail sale of medical and orthopaedic instruments and appliances in specialized stores 0993407440001 Guayaquil, Guayas — Active
Almacen Agropecuario la Hacienda Almacienda C Ltda Retail sale of veterinary products in specialized stores 1290056647001 Los Rios — Historical
Almanu S.A.S. Retail sale of pharmaceutical products in specialized stores 0993390409001 Guayaquil, Guayas 10 Active
Alpha-latam S.A.S. Retail sale of pharmaceutical products in specialized stores 0993398562001 Guayaquil, Guayas — Active
Alphafarm S.A.S. Retail sale of pharmaceutical products in specialized stores 0993387721001 Guayaquil, Guayas 5.7 M Active

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