Number of male business owners in Morocco
Morocco: Number of male business owners was 79,819 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of male business owners in Morocco, 2014–2024
Source: World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of male business owners in Morocco is 79,819, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and up 80.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of male business owners in Morocco peaked at 85,697 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 39,773, in 2017.
Morocco ranks 9th of 72 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Number of male business owners in Morocco, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 44,188 | — |
| 2015 | 46,455 | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 51,972 | +11.9% |
| 2017 | 39,773 | -23.5% |
| 2018 | 57,769 | +45.2% |
| 2019 | 63,531 | +10.0% |
| 2020 | 67,073 | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 85,697 | +27.8% |
| 2022 | 76,488 | -10.7% |
| 2023 | 76,651 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 79,819 | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 50,615 | 39,773 | 63,531 | 6 |
| 2020s | 77,146 | 67,073 | 85,697 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
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 number of male business owners in Morocco?
- Number of male business owners in Morocco was 79,819 in 2024, according to World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026.
- What is the highest number of male business owners recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 85,697 in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of male business owners recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 39,773 in 2017.
- How does Morocco rank for number of male business owners?
- Morocco ranks 9th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of male business owners rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026, published as part of Number of male business owners. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of male business owners is the number of male individuals that own at least one share of a limited liability company that was newly registered in the calendar year.