Time required to start a business in Morocco
Morocco: Time required to start a business was 9 days in 2019. ▼ Falling
Time required to start a business in Morocco, 2003–2019
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.
Time required to start a business in Morocco, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 35 days | — |
| 2004 | 12 days | -65.7% |
| 2005 | 12 days | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 12 days | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 12 days | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 12 days | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 12 days | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 12 days | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 12 days | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 12 days | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 11.5 days | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 11.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 10.5 days | -8.7% |
| 2016 | 10 days | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 9 days | -10.0% |
| 2018 | 9 days | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 9 days | +0.0% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 9 days is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15 days, 60% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 9 days is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 14 days, 64% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.29 days | 12 days | 35 days | 7 |
| 2010s | 10.65 days | 9 days | 12 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 117 Cape Verde 9 days compare
- 117 Samoa 9 days compare
- 117 Solomon Islands 9 days compare
- 117 Tunisia 9 days compare
More reference data data for Morocco
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4441 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 8.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4159 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 21.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.3 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.42 (2050)
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
Number of calendar days needed to complete the procedures to legally operate a business.