Time required to start a business in Morocco

Morocco: Time required to start a business was 9 days in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
9 days
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
117th
of 188 countries
All-time high
35 days
in 2003
All-time low
9 days
in 2017
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Time required to start a business in Morocco, 2003–2019

102030402003201120192003: 35 days2004: 12 days2005: 12 days2006: 12 days2007: 12 days2008: 12 days2009: 12 days2010: 12 days2011: 12 days2012: 12 days2013: 11.5 days2014: 11.5 days2015: 10.5 days2016: 10 days2017: 9 days2018: 9 days2019: 9 days

Source: Doing Business project, World Bank (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in days.

Analysis

The most recent figure for time required to start a business in Morocco is 9 days, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

The figure is down 25.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, time required to start a business in Morocco peaked at 35 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 9 days, in 2017.

That places Morocco 117th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 15.29 days 12 days 35 days 7
2010s 10.65 days 9 days 12 days 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is time required to start a business in Morocco?
Time required to start a business in Morocco was 9 days in 2019, according to Doing Business project, World Bank (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest time required to start a business recorded in Morocco?
The highest recorded value was 35 days in 2003.
What is the lowest time required to start a business recorded in Morocco?
The lowest recorded value was 9 days in 2017.
How does Morocco rank for time required to start a business?
Morocco ranks 117th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is time required to start a business rising or falling in Morocco?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Morocco data come from?
The figures come from Doing Business project, World Bank (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Time required to start a business. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Time required to start a business
Unit
days
Source
Doing Business project, World Bank (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
188 places, 2,945 data points, 2003–2019
Last refreshed

Number of calendar days needed to complete the procedures to legally operate a business.