Governance at a glance
- Government
- Unitary parliamentary Constitutional monarchy
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 39/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 48.0/100 #120
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.259
- HDI
- 0.710
- Regional blocs
- AU, AL
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Unitary parliamentary Constitutional monarchy
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| King of Morocco | Mohammed VI of Morocco |
| Prime Minister of Morocco | Aziz Akhannouch |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2023)
- 1.7/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 17.0/100k
- Military spending (2024)
- 3.5% of GDP
World governance indicators
Percentile rank among all countries
Political stability (2023)
30th pct
Rule of law (2023)
49th pct
Corruption control (2023)
33th pct
Government effectiveness (2023)
50th pct
Regulatory quality (2023)
51th pct
Voice and accountability (2023)
34th pct
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 39 / 100
- Interpretation
- Significant corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.259
- Liberal
- 0.251
- Participatory
- 0.151
- Deliberative
- 0.278
- Egalitarian
- 0.203
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 48.0 / 100
- Global rank
- #120 / 180
- Rank change
- +9 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- MENA
- Political #97
- 44.3
- Economic #115
- 36.2
- Legal #117
- 51.4
- Social #116
- 52.7
- Safety #115
- 55.7
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 48.0 | 120 | 44.3 | 36.2 | 51.4 | 52.7 | 55.7 |
| 2024 | 46.0 | 129 | 40.3 | 35.7 | 48.9 | 50.3 | 54.6 |
| 2023 | 43.7 | 144 | 39.9 | 30.6 | 49.0 | 56.9 | 42.1 |
| 2022 | 45.4 | 135 | 51.7 | 28.8 | 55.8 | 56.0 | 34.8 |
| 2021 | 56.1 | 136 | - | - | - | - | 44.8 |
| 2020 | 57.1 | 133 | - | - | - | - | 49.3 |
| 2019 | 56.0 | 135 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2018 | 56.9 | 135 | - | - | - | - | 72.9 |
| 2017 | 57.6 | 133 | - | - | - | - | 68.7 |
| 2016 | 57.4 | 131 | - | - | - | - | 53.0 |
| 2015 | 60.8 | 130 | - | - | - | - | 79.2 |
| 2014 | 60.3 | 136 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 61.0 | 136 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | 63.3 | 138 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 47.4 | 135 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 41.0 | 127 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 32.3 | 122 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | 33.3 | 106 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 24.8 | 97 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 36.2 | 119 | - | - | - | - | - |