MAR · North Africa / Maghreb
Morocco
Institutional stability, automotive and aerospace industrial hub, diplomacy centered on international recognition of Moroccan Sahara.
Data refreshed on 2026.10.08 · source: Wikidata
The Institute's composite reading
Vigilance
4.4 /10 risk
- Security 1.0
- Legitimacy 3.8
- Economy 6.5
- Diplomacy 7.1
- Influence 1.4
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
UN list of 2026.10.07: 9 people and 2 entities linked to the country by nationality or a known address. Regime: ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida.
Listings linked to the country by nationality or address: United States 15 (list of 2026.10.02), United Kingdom 14 (list of 2026.10.07), EU 11 (list of 2026.09.22).
- Capital
- Rabat
- Population
- 37,000,000 inh.
- Area
- 446,550 km²
- Currency
- MAD
- Regime
- Constitutional monarchy
Executive in office
Head of State
Mohammed VI
Head of Government
Aziz Akhannouch
Government in office 3 members
ministre de l’Éducation du Maroc
Mohamed Saad Berrada
ministre de la Santé et la Protection sociale
Amine Tahraoui
chef du gouvernement du Maroc
Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri
Parliament
Chambre des représentants
395 seats
Chair Rachid Talbi Alami
Inception 1963
Chambre des conseillers
120 seats
Inception 1963
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
182 G$
GDP / capita
4,672 $
Growth
4.6 %
Inflation
0.7 %
Unemployment
9.0 %
Defense / GDP
3.5 %
Life expectancy
75.5 yrs
Armed forces 1 units listed · Wikidata
Show the 1 units · raw Wikidata list, which does not always flag a disbanded unit
Escadron aérien
escadrille chérifienne
Strategic chokepoints 1 control point(s)
- borde (rive sud) Détroit de Gibraltar 10 km Espagne-Maroc · 100 000 navires/an
Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.26/1
Freedoms (Freedom House)
37/100
Corruption (CPI)
39/100
Press freedom (RSF)
50/100
Military posture SIPRI · 2025
Global spending rank
#44
Annual budget
5.9 Md$
Defense effort
3.5 %PIB
Strategic minerals USGS · production / réserves mondiales
- #1 Phosphate 71 % 2024
- #11 Cobalt 1 % 2024
Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023
Exports
49 Md$
Imports
75 Md$
Balance
-26 Md$
Top exports
- 18.0% Voitures + pièces (Renault, Stellantis) 9 Md$
- 17.0% Phosphate + dérivés (OCP) 8 Md$
- 9.0% Vêtements + textile 4 Md$
Top imports
- 16.0% Pétrole raffiné + brut 12 Md$
- 7.0% Voitures + pièces 5 Md$
Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten
Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.
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USA
50%
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GBR
51%
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FRA
56%
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DEU
56%
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RUS
49%
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CHN
60%
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ISR
32%
Abstention: 20%
Key treaties UN Treaty Collection · IAEA · ICRC · OPCW
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✓
NPT
-
✓
CTBT
-
✗
TPNW
-
◐
Rome Statute
-
✓
Genocide
-
✓
Geneva
-
✓
Ottawa Mine Ban
-
✗
Oslo Cluster Munitions
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✓
Arms Trade Treaty
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✓
Paris Agreement
Political calendar Institute · Wikipedia · 2026-10-08
Last election
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2026-09
Authenticity and Modernity Party 97 seats, National Rally of Independents 66, Istiqlal Party 65 (of 395) · turnout 38.1%
Result read from Wikipedia on 2026.10.08 (CC BY-SA)
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2021-09-08
Législatives
RNI (Akhannouch) — fin règne PJD
Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025
HDI
0.71/1
Top 10% (wealth)
55.0 %
Gini
39.5
Refugees hosted
7,304
Refugees originating
10,400
Disputed recognitions curé éditorial · UN Member States
Recognizes
- Palestine
Does not recognize
- Kosovo
- RASD
Conteste reconnaissance RASD
National anthem
Hymne chérifien
Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata
- Ligue arabe
- OCI
- Accords d'Abraham
- UN
- WTO
- Francophonie (OIF)
- AMU
- African Union
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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 6,298 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 6,227, or ×1.0.
French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
- Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
- Indices and figures · V-Dem 2026 (OWID) · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · UNHCR 2025 · SIPRI 2026 (OWID) · read on 2026-10-08
- Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Political calendar · Institute and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 2026-10-08
- UN sanctions · Security Council consolidated list · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
- Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01