In March 2025, 2,757 new firms were registered by the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP), increasing the total number of registered businesses in the nation to 249,365.
Nowadays, 99.9% of new company registrations are handled online, creating a smooth, technologically advanced regulatory framework that facilitates ease of doing business in Pakistan and encourages transparency. Single-member corporations made up 40% of all new registrations, whereas private limited companies made up 54%. Limited liability partnerships (LLPs), trade associations, public unlisted corporations, and non-profit organizations made up the remaining 6%.
When sectoral growth is examined more closely, several industries show robust activity. With 552 new businesses, the e-commerce and information technology (IT) sectors experienced the biggest expansion.
With 350 new businesses, the trading industry came next, followed by services with 313. Tourism and Transportation (161), Food and Beverages (147), Education (127), Corporate Agricultural Farming (124), Textile (65), Marketing and Advertisement (63), Mining and Quarrying (54), Pharmaceutical (51), Engineering, Fuel and Energy, and Chemical (41 new registrations each) were listed after Real Estate Development & Construction, which had 256 new businesses.
With a total of 371 new businesses, other contributing industries were Power Generation, Healthcare, Communication, Auto and Allied, Sports and Allied, Tobacco, Broadcasting and Telecasting, Steel, Arts and Culture, and NBFCs.
73 new businesses received funding from foreign investors, indicating healthy growth in foreign investment in the corporate sector. Australia, China, Hong Kong, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Malaysia, Norway, Singapore, Spain, Vietnam, and Yemen were among the many nations from which these investors were from.
In order to promote entrepreneurship, draw in investment, shorten turnaround times, and promote sustainable economic growth, the SECP is still dedicated to improving its digital infrastructure and streamlining corporate procedures.
