Morocco - Ease of doing business

New business density (new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64)

New business density (new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64) in Morocco was 2.24 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 2.24 in 2020, while its lowest value was 0.89 in 2006.

Definition: New businesses registered are the number of new limited liability corporations registered in the calendar year.

Source: World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (http://www.doingbusiness.org/data/exploretopics/entrepreneurship).

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Year Value
2006 0.89
2007 1.23
2008 1.30
2009 1.31
2010 1.32
2011 1.40
2012 1.51
2013 1.50
2014 1.54
2015 1.57
2016 1.69
2017 1.71
2018 1.92
2019 2.08
2020 2.24

Time to obtain an electrical connection (days)

Definition: The average wait, in days, experienced to obtain an electrical connection from the day an establishment applies for it to the day it receives the service.

Source: World Bank, Enterprise Surveys (http://www.enterprisesurveys.org/).

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Year Value
2007 18.80
2013 13.80
2019 9.80

Power outages in firms in a typical month (number)

Definition: Power outages are the average number of power outages that establishments experience in a typical month.

Source: World Bank, Enterprise Surveys (http://www.enterprisesurveys.org/).

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Year Value
2007 0.700
2013 0.600
2019 0.300

Firms experiencing electrical outages (% of firms)

Definition: Percent of firms experiencing electrical outages during the previous fiscal year.

Source: World Bank, Enterprise Surveys (http://www.enterprisesurveys.org/).

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Year Value
2013 35.00
2019 20.90

Time required to get electricity (days)

The value for Time required to get electricity (days) in Morocco was 31.00 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 10 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 62.00 in 2014 and a minimum value of 31.00 in 2019.

Definition: Time required to get electricity is the number of days to obtain a permanent electricity connection. The measure captures the median duration that the electricity utility and experts indicate is necessary in practice, rather than required by law, to complete a procedure.

Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).

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Year Value
2009 62.00
2010 62.00
2011 62.00
2012 62.00
2013 62.00
2014 62.00
2015 49.00
2016 49.00
2017 49.00
2018 44.00
2019 31.00

Firms visited or required meetings with tax officials (% of firms)

Definition: Percent of firms that were visited or required to meet with tax officials.

Source: World Bank, Enterprise Surveys (http://www.enterprisesurveys.org/).

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Year Value
2013 21.70
2019 50.60

Firms that spend on R&D (% of firms)

Definition: Percent of firms that spend on research and development.

Source: World Bank, Enterprise Surveys (http://www.enterprisesurveys.org/).

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Year Value
2013 14.30
2019 11.20

Firms experiencing losses due to theft and vandalism (% of firms)

Definition: Percent of firms experiencing losses due to theft, robbery, vandalism or arson that occurred on the establishment's premises.

Source: World Bank, Enterprise Surveys (http://www.enterprisesurveys.org/).

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Year Value
2013 7.70
2019 7.80

Firms expected to give gifts in meetings with tax officials (% of firms)

Definition: Firms expected to give gifts in meetings with tax officials is the percentage of firms that answered positively to the question "was a gift or informal payment expected or requested during a meeting with tax officials?"

Source: World Bank, Enterprise Surveys (http://www.enterprisesurveys.org/).

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Year Value
2007 10.70
2013 28.70
2019 10.00

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits)

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits) in Morocco was 23.30 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 23.30 in 2019, while its lowest value was 19.70 in 2005.

Definition: Labor tax and contributions is the amount of taxes and mandatory contributions on labor paid by the business.

Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).

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Year Value
2005 19.70
2006 19.70
2007 21.50
2008 21.50
2009 22.20
2010 22.70
2011 22.70
2012 22.70
2013 22.20
2014 22.20
2015 22.30
2016 22.60
2017 23.30
2018 23.30
2019 23.30

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits)

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits) in Morocco was 1.40 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 1.80 in 2012, while its lowest value was 1.10 in 2013.

Definition: Other taxes payable by businesses include the amounts paid for property taxes, turnover taxes, and other small taxes such as municipal fees and vehicle and fuel taxes.

Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).

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Year Value
2005 1.50
2006 1.50
2007 1.50
2008 1.50
2009 1.80
2010 1.80
2011 1.80
2012 1.80
2013 1.10
2014 1.40
2015 1.40
2016 1.40
2017 1.40
2018 1.40
2019 1.40

Profit tax (% of commercial profits)

Profit tax (% of commercial profits) in Morocco was 21.10 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 30.50 in 2006, while its lowest value was 21.10 in 2019.

Definition: Profit tax is the amount of taxes on profits paid by the business.

Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).

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Year Value
2005 30.50
2006 30.50
2007 29.90
2008 29.90
2009 25.30
2010 25.10
2011 25.10
2012 25.10
2013 25.50
2014 25.40
2015 25.40
2016 25.30
2017 25.10
2018 25.10
2019 21.10

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Business environment