Morocco records nearly 49,000 new businesses by May 2025

Morocco records nearly 49,000 new businesses by May 2025
Friday 22 August 2025 - 15:02

Nearly 49,000 businesses were created in Morocco by the end of May 2025, according to the Moroccan Office of Industrial and Commercial Property (OMPIC). 

The total includes 34,620 legal entities and 14,242 sole proprietorships.

Casablanca-Settat led with 15,229 new companies, followed by Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima (6,231), Rabat-Salé-Kénitra (6,177), and Marrakech-Safi (5,490).

Other regions recorded lower levels, with Fès-Meknès at 3,410, Souss-Massa at 3,315, and the Oriental at 2,874. In the south, Dakhla-Oued Eddahab registered 1,733 new businesses, including 513 legal entities and 1,220 individuals.

Commerce dominated sectoral distribution with 54.4 percent of registrations, ahead of services (10.5 percent), industry (9.5 percent), hotels and restaurants (6.5 percent), transport (6.2 percent), agriculture and fisheries (6 percent), construction and real estate (5.6 percent), ICT (0.7 percent), and financial activities (0.6 percent).

By legal form, single-member limited liability companies (SARL-AU) accounted for 67.8 percent of new creations, compared to 31.6 percent for SARLs.

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