Economic Freedom Report: Morocco struggles with sound money, ranks 128th globally

Economic Freedom Report: Morocco struggles with sound money, ranks 128th globally
Tuesday 30 September 2025 - 12:30

Morocco ranked 128th out of 165 countries in sound money, which measures how monetary policies support economic freedom, according to the 2025 Economic Freedom of the World report by Canada’s Fraser Institute.

This area looks at access to currencies that maintain their value over time, with low and stable inflation, and the freedom to use other currencies. It includes money growth, inflation in the past year, the variation in inflation, and foreign currency bank accounts.

Sound money was Morocco’s weakest area, scoring 6.35 out of 10. The other areas in the index are size of government, legal system and property rights, freedom to trade internationally, and regulation.

In terms of freedom to trade internationally, the kingdom scored 7.09 and was ranked 89th globally, ahead of countries like China ranked 91st, India 128th, and Egypt 129th.

This area measures the degree to which governments interfere with cross-border exchange. It looks at tariffs, quotas, hidden administrative restraints, and controls on exchange rates as well as the movement of capital and people.

In legal system and property rights, Morocco was placed 75th globally, with a score of 5.36 out of 10, ahead of countries like Nepal 88th, Pakistan 125th, and Algeria 131st.

Norway, on the other hand, was ranked 4th, Luxembourg 8th, and Japan 19th.

The kingdom also ranked 70th globally in terms of government size, behind countries like Nepal 55th and Mozambique 57th.

This area measures the impact of government spending and tax policies on economic freedom. It includes government consumption, transfers and subsidies, government investment, top marginal tax rates, and state ownership of assets.

For regulation, Morocco scored 6.24 out of 10, placing it 95th globally, ahead of Senegal 110th, and Russia 153rd.

This area measures how regulations that restrict market entry and interfere with voluntary exchange reduce economic freedom.

It focuses on regulatory restraints that limit the freedom of exchange in credit, labor, and product markets.

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