Security and investigation activities companies in Ecuador · ISIC N80

2,878 registered companies · 2,330 active (81%)

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 N80.

The sector in figures

Financial statements filed with the Superintendencia de Compañías · year 2025

Declared revenue: $1,279 M
Share of the country: 0.7%
Companies that filed statements: 2,076
Median margin: 1%

Of the 2,076 companies that filed statements for 2025, 1,448 recorded sales and 1,047 closed with a profit; half of those with sales billed less than $155 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 · ×20.9

$61 M

$1,279 M

2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025

See the full series

2000: $61 M
2001: $114 M
2002: $158 M
2003: $190 M
2004: $210 M
2005: $235 M
2006: $272 M
2007: $313 M
2008: $401 M
2009: $481 M
2010: $518 M
2011: $622 M
2012: $721 M
2013: $838 M
2014: $889 M
2015: $945 M
2016: $841 M
2017: $844 M
2018: $927 M
2019: $865 M
2020: $801 M
2021: $844 M
2022: $968 M
2023: $1,146 M
2024: $1,243 M
2025: $1,279 M

The sector map · 2025

Azuay: $27 M declared · 45 companiesBolívar: $4.1 M declared · 15 companiesCarchi: $3.1 M declared · 9 companiesCañar: $810 k declared · 6 companiesChimborazo: $12 M declared · 41 companiesCotopaxi: $6.7 M declared · 36 companiesEl Oro: $37 M declared · 97 companiesEsmeraldas: $2.1 M declared · 18 companiesGalápagos: $0 declared · 1 companiesGuayas: $509 M declared · 679 companiesImbabura: $23 M declared · 63 companiesLoja: $13 M declared · 19 companiesLos Ríos: $9.2 M declared · 36 companiesManabí: $33 M declared · 102 companiesMorona Santiago: $1.7 M declared · 6 companiesNapo: $832 k declared · 8 companiesOrellana: $25 M declared · 13 companiesPastaza: $709 k declared · 11 companiesPichincha: $529 M declared · 755 companiesSanta Elena: $3.5 M declared · 12 companiesSanto Domingo de los Tsáchilas: $20 M declared · 41 companiesSucumbíos: $8.8 M declared · 21 companiesTungurahua: $9.6 M declared · 35 companiesZamora Chinchipe: $1.3 M declared · 7 companies Point at or tap a province to see its figure

$709 k $529 M · logarithmic scale

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

The sector’s provinces

The largest by revenue

Segment concentration

the 5 largest: 14.3% the other 1,443: 85.7%

Concentration index (HHI): 82, unconcentrated; the largest takes 4.1% 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
(C.e.g.b.s.) Corporacion Empresarial Granda Baquerizo Silva Seguridad Privada Cia. Ltda. Security guard services	0992469897001	Guayaquil, Guayas	—	In dissolution
24-7Security Cia.ltda. Security guard services	0691786531001	Riobamba, Chimborazo	0	Active
24H7d Seguridad Electrónica del Sur 24H7dsegesur Cia.ltda. Remote monitoring of electronic security systems, such as burglar and fire alarms, including their installation and maintenance. The unit carrying out this activity may also engage in selling such security systems	1792885957001	Quito, Pichincha	22 k	Active
2B Security Cia.ltda. Security guard services	1792961017001	Pichincha	—	Historical
360 Iron Security Gidv Cia.ltda. Security guard services	0791843432001	Machala, El Oro	83 k	Active
360.Security Cia.ltda. Security guard services	1793136214001	Quito, Pichincha	39 k	Active
365 Safeforce Group Cia.ltda. Security guard services	1793218604001	Quito, Pichincha	0	Active
365Security BY Vangels Security S.A.S. Remote monitoring of electronic security systems, such as burglar and fire alarms, including their installation and maintenance. The unit carrying out this activity may also engage in selling such security systems	1793131441001	Quito, Pichincha	248 k	Active
365Securityforce Cia.ltda. Security guard services	2390052696001	Santo Domingo, Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas	187 k	Active
4Sur Cia.ltda. Security guard services	1793154492001	Quito, Pichincha	0	Active
593Gps S.A. Remote monitoring of electronic security systems, such as burglar and fire alarms, including their installation and maintenance. The unit carrying out this activity may also engage in selling such security systems	0993388635001	Guayaquil, Guayas	0	Active
912Seguridad Cia. Ltda. Remote monitoring of electronic security systems, such as burglar and fire alarms, including their installation and maintenance. The unit carrying out this activity may also engage in selling such security systems	0791764785001	Machala, El Oro	0	Active
A&c-seguridad Cia.ltda. Security guard services	1091788949001	Imbabura	—	Historical
A&g Proteccion Electronica Digpro Cia.ltda. Remote monitoring of electronic security systems, such as burglar and fire alarms, including their installation and maintenance. The unit carrying out this activity may also engage in selling such security systems	0993407962001	Guayaquil, Guayas	—	Active
A&l Seguridad, Vigilancia y Proteccion Alsevip Cia.ltda. Security guard services	0993370778001	Guayaquil, Guayas	0	Active
A&p Security Corporación de Seguridad Arias&paredes Cia.ltda. Security guard services	1793215980001	Quito, Pichincha	4 k	Active
A.s Security Cia.ltda. Security guard services	0591761048001	Latacunga, Cotopaxi	215 k	Active
A.S.E.P.R.I. Cia. Ltda. Armoured car services (transport of valuables)	1791292618001	Pichincha	—	Historical
A7a Security Vip's Cia.ltda. Security guard services	1793209724001	Quito, Pichincha	28 k	Active
Aasi Amaya Asociados Seguridad Integral Compañia de Responsabilidad Limitada Security guard services	1793190988001	Quito, Pichincha	1 k	Active
Abarca Seguridad Abarcomseg Cia.ltda. Security guard services	0691774341001	Riobamba, Chimborazo	38 k	Active
Abenur Ecuador S.A. Installation, repair, rebuilding and adjusting of mechanical or electrical locking devices, safes and security vaults. The unit carrying out this activity may also engage in selling such mechanical or electrical locking devices, safes and security vaults	1792358124001	Quito, Pichincha	—	In dissolution
Abrilsecurity Cia.ltda. Escort (bodyguard) services	0993371289001	Guayaquil, Guayas	0	Active
Accequip del Ecuador S.A. Remote monitoring of electronic security systems, such as burglar and fire alarms, including their installation and maintenance. The unit carrying out this activity may also engage in selling such security systems	0992528974001	Guayaquil, Guayas	964 k	Active
Accisegur Cia. Ltda. Security guard services	1792087546001	Pichincha	—	Historical
Acersig Cia.ltda. Security guard services	1793214193001	Quito, Pichincha	0	Active
Acestraining Cia. Ltda. Security guard services	1792333644001	Quito, Pichincha	38 k	Active
Acgpsysten S.A. Installation, repair, rebuilding and adjusting of mechanical or electrical locking devices, safes and security vaults. The unit carrying out this activity may also engage in selling such mechanical or electrical locking devices, safes and security vaults	0791781078001	El Oro	—	Historical
Acgseguridad Especializada Cia.ltda. Security guard services	1793239992001	Quito, Pichincha	—	Active
Acoinst S.A.S. en Liquidación Remote monitoring of electronic security systems, such as burglar and fire alarms, including their installation and maintenance. The unit carrying out this activity may also engage in selling such security systems	1591728448001	Quijos, Napo	—	In dissolution
Acoproem Cia.ltda. Security guard services	2490037627001	Santa Elena, Santa Elena	0	Active
Acronimo de Seguridad Privada Compañia Limitada Acrosafe Cia.ltda. Security guard services	0993389003001	Guayaquil, Guayas	0	Active
Acuña & Delgado Acuñaydelgado Cia.ltda. Security guard services	0993233870001	Durán, Guayas	—	In dissolution
Adcb Security Sistem S.A.S. Remote monitoring of electronic security systems, such as burglar and fire alarms, including their installation and maintenance. The unit carrying out this activity may also engage in selling such security systems	0993369033001	Guayas	—	Historical
Adcbss Protección Inmediata 365 S.A.S. Remote monitoring of electronic security systems, such as burglar and fire alarms, including their installation and maintenance. The unit carrying out this activity may also engage in selling such security systems	0691787002001	Riobamba, Chimborazo	365	Active
Administracion, Servicios y Seguridad Admisesa S.A. Security guard services	0991245189001	Guayaquil, Guayas	—	Inactive
Advanced Security Cia. Ltda. Adsecurity Security guard services	0992735953001	Guayaquil, Guayas	—	In dissolution
Advanced Security Cia. Ltda. Advsec Escort (bodyguard) services	0992867647001	Guayaquil, Guayas	25 k	Active
Advanced Warning Systems Ecuador Awsec S.A. Remote monitoring of electronic security systems, such as burglar and fire alarms, including their installation and maintenance. The unit carrying out this activity may also engage in selling such security systems	0993261831001	Guayaquil, Guayas	—	In dissolution
Advice&logistics S.A. Remote monitoring of electronic security systems, such as burglar and fire alarms, including their installation and maintenance. The unit carrying out this activity may also engage in selling such security systems	0992946504001	Guayaquil, Guayas	50 k	Active
Adviser Security Advisecur Cia.ltda. Security guard services	0993374549001	Guayaquil, Guayas	4 k	Active
Aec Automatizacion Electrica y Control Cia. Ltda. Remote monitoring of electronic security systems, such as burglar and fire alarms, including their installation and maintenance. The unit carrying out this activity may also engage in selling such security systems	1792218411001	Quito, Pichincha	—	In dissolution
Aegisglobal Security C.L. Security guard services	1793227062001	Riobamba, Chimborazo	0	Active
Aei Security C.ltda. Security guard services	0993368633001	Guayaquil, Guayas	550 k	Active
Aeroseg Servicio Tecnico de Seguridad Privada Cia. Ltda Security guard services	1791914465001	Quito, Pichincha	1.6 M	Active
Ag-vector Security Cia.ltda. Security guard services	0993368185001	Guayaquil, Guayas	0	Active
Agencia de Operaciones de Seguridad y Protección Privada R.A. Osegprosa Cia.ltda. Security guard services	0993365270001	Guayaquil, Guayas	—	In dissolution
Agencia de Protectores Privados del Ecuador Moran Ageproecua Cia. Ltda. Other private security activities: lie detector (polygraph), fingerprinting, etc.	0992908025001	Guayaquil, Guayas	105 k	Active
Agencia de Seguridad Blacksand C.ltda. Armoured car services (transport of valuables)	0993068144001	Guayaquil, Guayas	—	In dissolution
Agencia de Seguridad Privada Asegpriv Cia.ltda. Security guard services	0190441792001	Pichincha	—	Historical

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