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Morocco

MAR · North Africa / Maghreb

Morocco

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

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Data refreshed on 2026.05.10 · source: Wikidata

Composite reading — institute

Vigilance

4.3 /10 risk

  • Security 0.0
  • Legitimacy 3.5
  • 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.

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

Executive in office

Mohammed VI

Head of State

Mohammed VI

since 1999.07.23

Aziz Akhannouch

Head of Government

Aziz Akhannouch

since 2021.10.07 Rassemblement national des indépendants

Economic indicators World Bank · 2025

GDP

161 G$

2024 ↑ +10.0 % vs 2023

GDP / capita

4,153 $

2024 ↑ +8.9 % vs 2023

Growth

3.8 %

2024 ↑ +0.1 pt vs 2023

Inflation

1.0 %

2024 ↓ -5.1 pt vs 2023

Unemployment

9.0 %

2025 ↓ -0.1 pt vs 2024

Defense / GDP

3.5 %

2024 ↓ -0.1 pt vs 2023

Life expectancy

75.5 yrs

2024 ↑ +0.2 % vs 2023

Armed forces 1 units listed · Wikidata

Air Force 1

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 · Freedom House · CPI · RSF · 2024

Democracy (V-Dem)

0.31/1

#117 monarchie semi-démocratique

Freedoms (Freedom House)

37/100

Partly Free

Corruption (CPI)

38/100

#972024

Press freedom (RSF)

35/100

#1442024

Strategic minerals USGS · production / réserves mondiales

  • #1 Phosphate 2024
  • #11 Cobalt 2024

Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023

Exports

49 Md$

Imports

75 Md$

Balance

-26 Md$

Top exports

  • Voitures + pièces (Renault, Stellantis) 9 Md$
  • Phosphate + dérivés (OCP) 8 Md$
  • Vêtements + textile 4 Md$

Top imports

  • Pétrole raffiné + brut 12 Md$
  • Voitures + pièces 5 Md$

Export partners

Import partners

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 Wikipedia · IFES · NDI

Upcoming

  • 2026-09

    Législatives

Last election

  • 2021-09-08

    Législatives

    RNI (Akhannouch) — fin règne PJD

Society · human UNDP HDI · WID · UNHCR

HDI

0.7/1

#1202024

Top 10% (wealth)

55.0 %

WID

Gini

39.5

modéré

Refugees hosted

21,000

UNHCR 2024

Disputed recognitions curé éditorial · UN Member States

Recognizes

  • Palestine

Does not recognize

  • Kosovo
  • RASD

Conteste reconnaissance RASD

Alliances

  • Ligue arabe
  • OCI
  • Accords d'Abraham

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