Morocco ranked 54th among 161 countries for economic freedom in the 2026 Legatum Prosperity Index, retaining the highest position in North Africa with a score of 63.74, according to rankings published by the British-based Prosperity Institute.
The result placed Morocco among the world’s top 60 economies for the pillar, which assesses the legal, regulatory and monetary conditions governing business activity, taxation and private enterprise.
Morocco’s stronger economic performance did not carry through to the broader prosperity ranking. The country placed 76th overall, one position behind Tunisia, exposing weaker results in education, living standards and some measures of institutional and social integrity.
Education represented one of Morocco’s largest deficits, with the country ranking 122nd. It performed considerably better in family integrity, placing 36th, and ranked 56th for the integrity of society and 75th for state integrity. Morocco fell to 94th for the integrity of local communities.
The figures show a gap between Morocco’s business environment and its ability to convert investment conditions into broader gains in skills, public services and quality of life. The index measures national prosperity across three domains: development, freedom and society. These are divided into 10 pillars covering health, education, living standards, civil peace, freedom of dissent, economic freedom and the integrity of families, communities, society and the state.
The 2026 edition covers about 98% of the world’s population and draws on more than 615,000 data points from 35 international sources. Its revised methodology uses power means, or p-means, which limit the extent to which a strong result in one area can offset poor performance elsewhere.
The change makes balanced performance more important than exceptional economic or social results in a limited number of categories. Legatum cautions that methodology revisions can alter past scores and rankings, meaning direct comparisons with earlier editions require care.
Morocco ranked fourth in Africa overall, behind Mauritius, Botswana and Tunisia. Algeria placed 83rd globally.
Switzerland topped the global index, followed by Norway, Ireland, Denmark and Finland. Switzerland combined high development and social scores with the world’s strongest freedom ranking.
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