Morocco is one of the best performing country at the Africa Regional Integration Index. The Kingdom ranks fourth as the most economically integrated country in the continent.
Published annually by the Harvard Business School, the «Social Progress Index» ranks 149 countries according to the progress they have made in terms of social security and access to basic human needs. Morocco falls behind in the ranking, mainly because of the low quality of its higher education.
Morocco is ranked as the most attractive country in Africa and in the MENA region by the EY’s Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index.
According to the recent edition of the Economic Freedom Index, Morocco’s economy is the freest in North Africa. The country managed to improve its performance by implementing multiple financing options.
Morocco is ranked 94th by the 2018 edition of the Global Knowledge Index. The latter is conducted by the United Nations Development Programme and the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation.
The Kingdom is ranked behind several Arab and North African countries in the World Bank Human Capital Index.
Morocco is ranked 29th by the 2017 Food and Sustainability Index. An average performance for the Kingdom accused of allowing food loss and waste.
Morocco is ranked 12th in Africa by the 2017 Ibrahim Index of African Governance. According to the annual survey, the kingdom is witnessing an increasing improvement especially at the Economic level.
The Moroccan passport is ranked 69th in the world according a report issued by the Arton Capital’s Index. Based on the 2017 Global Passport Index, Moroccan nationals are granted visa-free access to 58 countries.
The Algerian Foreign Minister, Albdelkader Messahel accused Morocco on Friday of using banks to launder drug money in Africa. The Minister’s accusations have led to a diplomatic crisis between the two countries. Meanwhile, an international report issued by the Basel Institute on Governance suggests that Algeria’s risk of money laundering and terrorist financing is bigger than the one recorded in Morocco. Details.