Explore Economies in Morocco

This page shows summary Doing Business data for the selected region in Morocco. The first table shows its rank among eight regions. The other tables summarize the key indicators for starting a business, dealing with licenses, registering property, and enforcing contracts, and benchmark against regional and high-income economy (OECD) averages.

Note: Doing Business uses data from Casablanca to calculate Morocco's country rankings.

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Morocco - Grand Casablanca

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Ease of... Rank among 8 cities in Morocco Top city in Morocco
Doing Business6 Souss-Massa-Draâ
Starting a Business 3 Ghrab-Chrarda-Bni Hssaïn
Dealing with Construction Permits 4 Souss-Massa-Draâ
Registering Property 7 Ghrab-Chrarda-Bni Hssaïn
Enforcing Contracts 6 Souss-Massa-Draâ
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Starting a Business

The challenges of launching a business are shown below. Included are: the number of steps entrepreneurs can expect to go through to launch, the time it takes on average, and the cost and minimum capital required as a percentage of gross national income (GNI) per capita.
Indicator Grand Casablanca Middle East & North Africa OECD Average
Procedures (number) 6 7.9 5.7
Time (days) 12 20.7 13.0
Cost (% of income per capita) 11.5 34.1 4.7
Min. capital (% of income per capita) 59.8 129.7 15.5

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Dealing with Construction Permits

Shown below are the procedures, time, and costs to build a warehouse, including obtaining necessary licenses and permits, completing required notifications and inspections, and obtaining utility connections.
Indicator Grand Casablanca Middle East & North Africa OECD Average
Procedures (number) 19 18.9 15.1
Time (days) 163 159.3 157.0
Cost (% of income per capita) 334.7 358.4 56.1

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Registering Property

The ease with which businesses can secure rights to property is shown below. Included are the number of steps, time, and cost involved in registering property.
Indicator Grand Casablanca Middle East & North Africa OECD Average
Procedures (number) 8 6.1 4.7
Time (days) 47 36.1 25.0
Cost (% of property value) 4.9 5.7 4.6

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Enforcing Contracts

The ease or difficulty of enforcing commercial contracts is measured below. This is determined by following the evolution of a payment dispute and tracking the time, cost, and number of procedures involved from the moment a plaintiff files the lawsuit until actual payment.
Indicator Grand Casablanca Middle East & North Africa OECD Average
Procedures (number) 40 43.4 30.6
Time (days) 615 679.9 462.4
Cost (% of claim) 25.2 23.7 19.2

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