Khaberni - The number of companies registered in the Kingdom since the beginning of this year until the end of last March increased by 32 percent compared to the same period in 2019, and by 4 percent over the same period of 2025.
The number of companies registered during the first three months of 2026, according to the Companies Control Department's statistics, was 1842 companies, compared to 1399 companies during the same period in 2019, while in the same period of 2025 the number was 1775 companies.
The total registered capital during the first three months of this year exceeded 62 million dinars, with limited liability companies being the most registered type, by number, during this period, totaling 1403 companies, accounting for more than 76 percent of registered companies, with registered capitals surpassing 26 million dinars.
Following them in terms of the highest number of registrations, were private shareholding companies, which recorded more than 17 million dinars of registered capital during the same period.
Also, the number of companies that had their registrations dissolved or cancelled decreased by 86 percent, compared to the same period in 2019, and by 14 percent compared to the same period of 2025.
The accumulation of additional new capital for companies also doubled, reaching 3448 percent compared to the same period in 2019, which is about 15 percent higher than the same period of 2025.
Regarding the online services for company registration and tracking requests since the launch of services at the end of 2020, the cumulative number of companies registered electronically has exceeded 37,850 companies, the number of follow-up requests electronically has exceeded 2 million and 464 thousand requests, the issuance of more than 96 thousand electronic archival copies, and more than 543 thousand electronic certificates, while the total amounts paid electronically exceeded 70 million dinars.
It should be noted that the choice of 2019 as a baseline for comparison in company statistics is intended to provide a more realistic and clearer picture compared to the years 2020 and 2021, which faced challenges in company registration and operation due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
