Morocco registered 34,954 new businesses in the first four months of 2026, according to official data published by the Moroccan Office of Industrial and Commercial Property (OMPIC). The figure covers the period from January through April and reflects all new registrations recorded in the national commercial register.
Of the total businesses created, 75 % were legal entities and 25 % were individual enterprises. Among the legal entities, the single-member limited liability company (SARL AU) was the most common legal form, followed by the standard limited liability company (SARL).
Regional data from OMPIC show that the Casablanca-Settat region accounted for the largest share of corporate business registrations, followed by Rabat-Salé-Kénitra, Marrakech-Safi, and Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceima. These four regions together accounted for a significant portion of all legal entity registrations in the period.
Sector breakdowns indicate that newly registered legal entities were most frequently active in trade, followed by construction and real estate activities, various services, transport, and industry. For sole proprietorships and individual business registrations, Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceima ranked first, followed by Casablanca-Settat and the Oriental region.
In addition to company registrations, OMPIC reported that 46,788 trade names (certificates of negative name) were issued between January and April 2026, an indicator of the demand for business identity reservations.
The data from OMPIC provide a snapshot of entrepreneurial activity in Morocco in early 2026 and form part of the office’s regular statistical reporting on business creation in the Kingdom.
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