OMPIC: More than 60,900 companies created at the end of the first seven months

Trade names: The number of companies created in Morocco stood at 60,908 units at the end of the first seven months of 2026, according to the Moroccan Office of Industrial and Commercial Property (OMPIC). These companies are divided into legal entities (45,898 units) and natural persons (15,010 units). Regarding legal forms, the Single-Member Limited Liability Company (SARL AU) remains the structure most adopted by creators of legal entity companies, with a share of 65% of registrations. It is followed by the Limited Liability Company (SARL) which represents 33.9%. On a territorial level, the Casablanca-Settat region is in the lead, concentrating 39.3% of legal entity company creations. Next come the regions of Rabat-Salé-Kénitra (14.5%), Marrakech-Safi (12.3%), and Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceima (10.8%). These four regions alone account for 76.9% of legal entity company creations at the national level. Concerning sectors of activity, the newly created legal entity companies operate mainly in trade (27.22%), followed by construction and real estate activities (25.28%), miscellaneous services (20.03%), transport (7.63%), and industry (6.3%). As for individual companies (natural persons), the Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceima region is in first position with 20.6% of registrations, followed by Casablanca-Settat (13.2%) and Rabat-Salé-Kénitra (10.7%). Furthermore, 77,883 trade names (negative certificates) were issued by OMPIC during the period from January to July 2026. Receive the latest news from Aujourd’hui Le Maroc directly on WhatsApp