MAR · North Africa / Maghreb

Morocco

Institutional stability, automotive and aerospace industrial hub, diplomacy centered on international recognition of Moroccan Sahara.

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New head of government since 2026.09.29: Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri, replacing Aziz Akhannouch. Wikidata

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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 2026.11.03: 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 2026.10.27), United Kingdom 14 (list of 2026.11.03), EU 11 (list of 2026.10.23).

Capital: Rabat
Population: 37,000,000 inh.
Area: 446,550 km²
Currency: MAD
Regime: Constitutional monarchy

Executive in office

Head of State

Mohammed VI

since 1999.07.23

Head of Government

Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri

since 2026.09.29 Parti authenticité et modernité

Government in office · 2 members

ministre de l’Éducation du Maroc

Mohamed Saad Berrada

since 2024.10.23 Rassemblement national des indépendants Education

ministre de la Santé et la Protection sociale

Amine Tahraoui

since 2024.10.23 Rassemblement national des indépendants Health

Parliament

Chambre des représentants

395 seats

Chair Rachid Talbi Alami

Inception 1963

Authenticity and Modernity Party PAM 97
National Rally of Independents RNI 66
Istiqlal Party PI 65
Justice and Development Party PJD 54
Popular Movement MP 29
Socialist Union of Popular Forces USFP 26
CDS group 25
PS group 22
Left Alliance AG 8
Party of Renewal and Equity PE 2
PUD 1

Composition · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) · 2026.11.04

Chambre des conseillers

120 seats

Inception 1963

National Rally of Independents RNI 27
Authenticity and Modernity Party PAM 19
Istiqlal Party PI 17
Popular Movement MP 11
CGEM 8
General Union of Moroccan Workers UGTM 7
Moroccan Workers' Union UMT 7
Socialist Union of Popular Forces USFP 6
Justice and Development Party PJD 3
Democratic Confederation of Labour CDT 3
Constitutional Union UC 2
National Labour Union of Morocco UNTM 2

6 more groups

Democratic and Social Movement MDS 1
Democratic Federation of Labour FDT 1
Reform and Development Party PRD 1
Party of Hope 1
Independent politician 1
Vacant 3

Composition · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) · 2026.11.04

Economic indicators World Bank · 2025

GDP

182 G$

2025 ↑ +13.6 % vs 2024

GDP / capita

4,672 $

2025 ↑ +12.5 % vs 2024

Growth

4.6 %

2025 ↑ +0.8 pt vs 2024

Inflation

0.7 %

2025 ↓ -0.3 pt vs 2024

Unemployment

9.0 %

2025 ↓ -0.1 pt vs 2024

Defense / GDP

3.5 %

2025 ↑ +0.1 pt vs 2024

Life expectancy

75.5 yrs

2024 ↑ +0.2 % vs 2023

Armed forces 1 units listed · Wikidata

Air Force 1

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

#126 closed autocracy 2025

Freedoms (Freedom House)

37/100

Partly Free 2026

Corruption (CPI)

39/100

#912025

Press freedom (RSF)

50/100

#1052026

Military posture SIPRI · 2025

Global spending rank

#44

SIPRI 2025

Annual budget

5.9 Md$

2025USD constants 2024

Defense effort

3.5 %PIB

2025

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$

Export partners

Espagne 22.5%
France 19.5%
Italie 4.5%
États-Unis 3.5%

Import partners

Espagne 15.5%
France 11.5%
Chine 10.5%

Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten

Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.

USA 50%
GBR 51%
FRA 56%
DEU 56%
RUS 49%
CHN 60%
ISR 32%

Abstention: 20%

Key treaties UN Treaty Collection · IAEA · ICRC · OPCW

✓

NPT

1968 Ratified
✓

CTBT

1996 Ratified
✗

TPNW

2017 Not party
◐

Rome Statute

1998 Signed, not ratified
✓

Genocide

1948 Ratified
✓

Geneva

1949 Ratified
✓

Ottawa Mine Ban

1997 Ratified
✗

Oslo Cluster Munitions

2008 Not party
✓

Arms Trade Treaty

2013 Ratified
✓

Paris Agreement

2015 Ratified

Political calendar Institute · Wikipedia · 2026-11-04

Last election

2026-09

House of Representatives

Authenticity and Modernity Party 97 seats, National Rally of Independents 66, Istiqlal Party 65 (of 395) · turnout 38.1%

Result read from Wikipedia on 2026.11.04 (CC BY-SA)
2021-09-08

Parliament

RNI (Akhannouch) — fin règne PJD

Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025

HDI

0.71/1

#1202023

Top 10% (wealth)

55.0 %

WID

Gini

39.5

moderate

Refugees hosted

7,304

UNHCR 2025

Refugees originating

10,400

UNHCR 2025

Disputed recognitions curé éditorial · UN Member States

Recognizes

Palestine

Does not recognize

Kosovo
RASD

Conteste reconnaissance RASD

National anthem

Hymne chérifien

Composer · Léo Morgan

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 6,084 times a day (French and English). On 2026.11.03: 5,977, or ×1.0.

French + English French usual level 2026.08.06 · 2026.11.03 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users

Sources and freshness

Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-11-04
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 2026-11-04
Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-11-04
Political calendar · Institute and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 2026-11-04
UN sanctions · Security Council consolidated list · list of 2026-11-03 · read on 2026-11-04
Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-27 · read on 2026-11-04
Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-11-03 · read on 2026-11-04
Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-10-23 · read on 2026-11-04
Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01

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