Pakistan sets record with 4,082 new company registrations: SECP
- Punjab leads the country with the registration of 2,093 new companies
Pakistan reached a record high in company registrations in April with 4,082 new firms, bringing the total to over 294,000, indicating positive economic formalization and diverse sector growth.
- Record 4,082 new company registrations in April.
- Investors from 22 countries registering new firms.
- Leading sectors like IT, e-commerce, and trading.
Pakistan recorded its highest-ever monthly company registrations, with 4,082 new firms incorporated during the month of April, according to the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP).
The latest registrations have pushed the total number of registered companies in the country to 294,101. A new single-day record was also set on April 30, when 340 companies were registered, the SECP said.
It added that investors from 22 countries registered companies in Pakistan, including 95 shareholders from China, whose registered firms account for a combined paid-up capital of Rs193 million.
Among the provinces, Punjab led the country with the registration of 2,093 new companies.
Meanwhile, 719 companies were registered in Islamabad, while Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa recorded 600 and 325 new registrations, respectively.
Moreover, 276 companies were registered in Gilgit-Baltistan and 69 in Balochistan.
In March, 2,993 new companies were registered.
“The increase in company registration is a positive move towards a documented economy,” Chairman SECP, Dr Kabir Sidhu, said.
The trend toward formalisation is clearly reflected in the choice of corporate structures, with private limited companies remaining the preferred option, accounting for 2,415 registrations (59%).
They were followed closely by single-member companies (SMCs), which reached 1,542 registrations (38%), while limited liability partnerships (LLPs) and other categories comprised the remaining 125 (3%).
The information technology and e-commerce sector continues to serve as the primary engine of corporate growth, leading the monthly registrations with 832 new incorporations.
The broader diversification of Pakistan’s corporate landscape is further evidenced by robust performance across other key industries, including trading with 757 companies, services with 490, real estate development and construction with 358, tourism and transport with 242, food and beverages with 158, education with 127, textiles with 105, corporate agricultural farming with 97, mining and quarrying with 92, and other sectors with 824 new companies, reflecting well-rounded expansion across multiple segments of the economy.
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