OMPIC: 84,000 Companies Launched in 2020 in Morocco

The Moroccan Office for Industrial and Commercial Property (OMPIC) revealed that the number of companies that were launched in Morocco during the past year reached a total of 83,806 companies.

The OMPIC stated that these companies are divided between legal persons (54,691) and private persons (29,115).

The same source indicated that for companies of legal persons, which totaled 697,400 in 2020, the sectoral division shows the dominance of trade at 32.51%, followed by construction and public works and real estate activities (24.37%) and various services (17.07%).

With regard to the companies of self-persons, which numbered one million, 179 thousand and 576 during the past year, 57.31% of them concern the trade sector, 10.43% for industries and 7.55% of various services.

At the regional level, the Casablanca-Settat region embraces 276 thousand and 175 corporate entities, followed by Rabat-Salé-Kenitra region (101 thousand and 668) and Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima (75 thousand and 246).

With regard to self-persons, these entities also come in the first ranks, respectively, with 279 thousand and 901, 146 thousand and 699, and 141 thousand and 907.