Business climate in Morocco

Morocco ranks #48 of 54 on the overall business climate (score 38). Its strongest suit is momentum, followed by red tape; the weakest is rule of law.

Momentum65 / 100Red tape55 / 100Rule of law9 / 100
DriverScoreRankMeasures
Red tape and ease of doing business55 #41 of 54Days to start a business (Doing Business): 9.00 (2017); Procedures to start a business (Doing Business): 4.00 (2017); Ease of doing business rank (Doing Business, 1 = easiest of 190): 69 (2017)
Rule of law and legal certainty9 #54 of 54Liberal democracy (V-Dem): 0.25 (2025); Corruption perceptions score (higher = cleaner): 37 (2024); Strength of legal rights for borrowers and lenders: 2.00 (2017)
Taxes on business––Total tax and contribution rate on commercial profits: 50 (2017)
Cost of capital––no comparable figure yet
Energy prices for business––no comparable figure yet
Growth momentum and investment trend65 #8 of 53Real GDP growth, average of the last five years: 4.40 (2025); Growth trend: last three years against 2015-2019: 0.84 (2025); Foreign direct investment, net inflows: 0.70 (2023)
2010: 3.5%102011: 5.5%112012: 3.1%122013: 4.1%132014: 2.7%142015: 4.3%152016: 0.5%162017: 5.1%172018: 3.1%182019: 2.9%192020: -7.2%202021: 8.2%212022: 1.8%222023: 3.7%232024: 3.8%242025: 4.6%25
Real GDP growth by year (World Bank). Green bars: growth; red: contraction.

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