Morocco has emerged as Africa’s top-ranked country in a new combined Stability–Attractiveness Index for 2025, underlining its reputation as one of the continent’s most politically stable and investment-friendly destinations, according to a report released by the Amadeus Institute.
The index places Morocco first across Africa, making it the only country on the continent to maintain a top-two position for more than five consecutive years. The think tank said the result confirms Morocco’s role as a “continental co-leader” at a time when investors are reassessing risk amid mounting global uncertainty.
“Morocco remains a continental co-leader and the only African country to maintain a top-two ranking for more than five consecutive years,” the report said, describing the kingdom’s 2025 profile as “highly stable, with an almost perfect balance across the three pillars of the index.”
Those pillars measure market potential and economic dynamics, quality of regulation, and factor productivity. Morocco scored 76.50 for market potential, 83.00 for regulatory quality, and 77.25 for productivity results the authors said reflect both institutional strength and sustained economic reforms.
The report was produced in partnership with the Casablanca Finance City Authority and comes against a backdrop of profound shifts in the global economy. Rising geopolitical tensions, expanding trade barriers, and the growing use of sanctions are reshaping international trade, investment flows, and supply chains, forcing companies to rethink where and how they invest.
Africa, the report noted, sits at the centre of these changes. The continent is increasingly viewed as a source of future growth, energy, and young labour, yet it also faces heightened scrutiny over political, security, and institutional risks.
The Stability–Attractiveness indices draw on more than 70 indicators, combining international datasets, national statistics, and expert assessments. Together, they aim to provide a clearer picture of how African countries perform both in terms of economic appeal and political, institutional, and social stability.
In 2025, Africa continues to grapple with overlapping crises and political transitions, the report said. Armed conflicts persist in parts of the Horn of Africa, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan, Libya, and the Sahel, while several countries are holding elections or undergoing leadership changes. These dynamics have added to uncertainty and influenced how global investors evaluate risk across the continent.
Against this backdrop, the combined Stability–Attractiveness ranking introduced for the first time this year seeks to capture how countries balance governance, security, and institutional reliability with competitiveness and growth potential.
Morocco topped this new combined ranking, reinforcing its position as a rare case of long-term consistency rather than short-term performance. It also stands out as the only African country to remain in the top three of the rankings every year since 2019, a record the institute said points to sustained policy direction and structural resilience.
The report attributes Morocco’s leading position to a mix of strong institutions, predictable regulatory frameworks, and sound economic governance. It also highlights the country’s industrial diversification, investment in renewable energy and emerging green hydrogen projects, and the development of modern ports and logistics infrastructure.
Together with overall macroeconomic stability, these factors have helped establish Morocco as a trusted investment hub linking Africa with Europe and the wider Mediterranean region, the report said.
The institute also credited the country’s long-term strategic vision, pursued under the leadership of King Mohammed VI, for aligning political stability with economic openness and forward-looking planning.
As global investors increasingly seek reliable partners in an uncertain world, the report concluded, Morocco’s ability to combine stability with competitiveness has set it apart on the African continent.
The Global Attractiveness Index compares 146 economies globally which represent 95% of the world population and 99% of Gross Domestic Product in four macro-areas of attractiveness (Openness, Innovation, Endowment and Efficiency), four additional indexes (Dynamism, Sustainability, Growth Expectations, and Conflict Exposure, added in 2022).
