Morocco registered 66,277 new businesses between January and August 2026, according to data from the Moroccan Office of Industrial and Commercial Property (OMPIC).
Legal entities accounted for 49,897 registrations, or 75% of the total, while individual businesses made up the remaining 16,380 registrations. Among legal entities, single-member limited liability companies were the most common structure, representing 65% of registrations. Standard limited liability companies accounted for 33.8%.
Casablanca-Settat led corporate registrations with 39.3% of the national total, followed by Rabat-Sale-Kenitra at 14.4%, Marrakech-Safi at 12.3% and Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima at 10.8%. Together, the four regions represented 76.8% of newly registered legal entities.
Trade was the largest sector, accounting for 27.21% of registrations, followed by construction and real estate at 25.25% and services at 20.04%. Transport represented 7.68%, while industry accounted for 6.34%.
OMPIC also issued 85,351 trade names, or negative certificates, during the period. These certificates allow entrepreneurs to reserve proposed business names before completing registration procedures.
Source: Morocco World News
