Minimum capital for starting a business in Morocco
Morocco: Minimum capital for starting a business was 0.0% in 2012. ◆ Volatile
Minimum capital for starting a business in Morocco, 2003–2012
Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/). Measured in % of income per capita.
Analysis
In 2012, minimum capital for starting a business in Morocco stood at 0.0%. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, minimum capital for starting a business in Morocco peaked at 760.7% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2012.
That places Morocco 27th out of 51 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Minimum capital for starting a business in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % of income per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 760.7% | — |
| 2004 | 718.6% | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 700.3% | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 66.7% | -90.5% |
| 2007 | 15.0% | -77.5% |
| 2008 | 13.1% | -12.7% |
| 2009 | 11.8% | -9.9% |
| 2010 | 11.2% | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 10.7% | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 326.6% | 11.8% | 760.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 0.0% | 11.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 24 Equatorial Guinea 11.7% compare
- 25 Ghana 4.3% compare
- 26 Eswatini 0.4% compare
- 27 Botswana 0.0%
- 27 Burundi 0.0%
- 27 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.0%
- 27 Egypt 0.0% compare
- 27 Gambia 0.0%
- 27 Kenya 0.0%
- 27 Lesotho 0.0% compare
- 27 Liberia 0.0%
- 27 Madagascar 0.0% compare
- 27 Malawi 0.0%
- 27 Mauritius 0.0%
- 27 Mozambique 0.0% compare
- 27 Namibia 0.0%
- 27 Nigeria 0.0%
- 27 Rwanda 0.0%
- 27 Seychelles 0.0%
- 27 Sierra Leone 0.0%
- 27 South Africa 0.0%
- 27 Sudan 0.0%
- 27 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.0%
- 27 Tunisia 0.0% compare
- 27 Uganda 0.0%
- 27 Zambia 0.0% compare
- 27 Zimbabwe 0.0%
More private sector data for Morocco
- Merchandise trade 75.2% (2025)
- Food imports 11.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 68.7% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 87.39 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 12.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 82.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 49.78 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,295 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2729 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 10.06 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum capital for starting a business in Morocco?
- Minimum capital for starting a business in Morocco was 0.0% in 2012, according to World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
- What is the highest minimum capital for starting a business recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 760.7% in 2003.
- What is the lowest minimum capital for starting a business recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2012.
- How does Morocco rank for minimum capital for starting a business?
- Morocco ranks 27th out of 51 countries with data for 2012.
- Is minimum capital for starting a business rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/), published as part of Minimum capital for starting a business (% of income per capita). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The paid-in minimum capital requirement reflects 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 country’s income per capita. The amount is typically specified in the commercial code or the company law. Many countries have a minimum capital requirement but allow businesses to pay only a part of it before registration, with the rest to be paid after the first year of operation. For more information, visit http://www.doingbusiness.org/MethodologySurveys/.