Significant Business Growth in Marrakech-Safi
The Marrakech-Safi region is experiencing a remarkable surge in entrepreneurial activity, with the establishment of 12,341 new businesses in 2025, according to recent data from the Moroccan Office of Industrial and Commercial Property (OMPIC). This impressive figure highlights the region's economic dynamism, heavily driven by the city of Marrakech, which accounts for the majority of these new ventures.
Out of the total new businesses created, 9,918 are corporate entities while 2,423 are individual proprietorships, indicating a clear preference for organized business structures. Marrakech alone boasts 9,614 new establishments, far surpassing other areas such as Safi (949), El Kelâa des Sraghna (527), Essaouira (526), Rehamna (306), Chichaoua (236), and Youssoufia (183).
Sectoral Insights and Legal Structures
In terms of sector distribution, the construction and real estate sectors lead the way, representing 24.36% of all new businesses, followed closely by trade (21.34%) and various services (20.12%). The hospitality and restaurant sector, buoyed by the region's tourist appeal, captures a significant share at 10.24%. Other notable sectors include transportation (6.41%) and manufacturing (5.58%), while information technology and communications (2.65%), financial activities (1.84%), and agriculture and fishing (1.46%) remain on the fringes of this entrepreneurial landscape.
When examining the legal forms of these new enterprises, Single-Member Limited Liability Companies (SARL-AU) dominate, making up 63.9% of registrations, followed by traditional Limited Liability Companies (SARL) at 35.4%. Other legal structures represent a minor proportion of the total.
On a national scale, Morocco saw the creation of 109,644 new businesses in 2025, of which 78,615 were corporate entities. This positions the Marrakech-Safi region as the fourth most active area for business creation in the country, trailing behind Casablanca-Settat (33,959 businesses), Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceima (15,286), and Rabat-Salé-Kénitra (13,976).
As reported by maroc-hebdo.com.
