Morocco

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Morocco

This page shows summary Doing Business 2012 data for Morocco. The first table lists the overall "Ease of Doing Business" rank (out of 183 economies) and the rankings by each topic. The rest of the tables summarize the key indicators for each topic and benchmark against regional and high-income economy (OECD) averages.

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Starting a Business
Dealing with Construction Permits
Getting Electricity
Registering Property
Getting Credit
Protecting Investors
Paying Taxes
Trading Across Borders
Enforcing Contracts
Resolving Insolvency
Region Middle East & North Africa
Income Category Lower middle income
Population 32,381,283
GNI Per Capita (US$) 2,850.00
Doing Business 2012 Rank Doing Business 2011 Rank Change in Rank
94 115 down 21
Topic Rankings DB 2012 Rank DB 2011 Rank Change in Rank
Starting a Business 93 82 up -11
Dealing with Construction Permits 75 76 up 1
Getting Electricity 107 102 up -5
Registering Property 144 143 up -1
Getting Credit 98 96 up -2
Protecting Investors 97 153 up 56
Paying Taxes 112 148 up 36
Trading Across Borders 43 48 up 5
Enforcing Contracts 89 87 up -2
Resolving Insolvency 67 63 up -4

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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.

DB 2012 Rank 93 DB 2011 Rank 82 Change in Rank down-11
Indicator Morocco Middle East & North Africa OECD

The total number of procedures required to register a firm. A procedure is defined as any interaction of the company founders with external parties (for example, government agencies, lawyers, auditors or notaries).

View methodology Procedures (number)
6 8 5

The total number of days required to register a firm. The measure captures the median duration that incorporation lawyers indicate is necessary to complete a procedure with minimum follow-up with government agencies and no extra payments.

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12 20 12

Cost is recorded as a percentage of the economy’s income per capita. It includes all official fees and fees for legal or professional services if such services are required by law.

View methodology Cost (% of income per capita)
15.7 35.0 4.7

The amount that the entrepreneur needs to deposit in a bank or with a notary before registration and up to 3 months following incorporation and is recorded as a percentage of the economy’s income per capita.

View methodology Paid-in Min. Capital (% of income per capita)
10.7 86.7 14.1
No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 Obtain a "Certificat Négatif", which registers the company name at the Regional Investment Center (CRI, Centre Regional d’Investissement) 1 day MAD 230 (MAD 210 + MAD 20 droits de timbres)
2 Deposit paid-in capital in a bank and obtain a bank receipt (attestation de dépot) 1 day no charge
3 Legalize statutes at Mayor’s office (Commune) 1 day MAD 20/page + MAD 10
4 File documents with CRI to register with the Ministry of Finance for patent tax, with the Tribunal of Commerce, and for social security and taxation 7 days 1% of capital, (at least DH1,000) + DH200 (registration fee) + DH 350 (registration at commercial registry) + DH 150 publication fee (DH 8-9/ line in business paper, DH4/ line bulletin officiel).
5 File a declaration with the economic office of the Préfecture (Service Economique de la Commune) 1 day no charge
6 Make company stamp 1 day MAD 200
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