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Join on Telegram Rabat – Morocco has made remarkable progress in the 2025 edition of the Global Innovation Index (GII), ranking 57th worldwide, its best position ever, and entering the top 60 for the first time.
This progress, which represents a jump of 9 places compared to 2024, continues the country’s upward trajectory. Morocco has climbed from 75th place in 2020 to 57th out of 139 economies assessed by the index. It now ranks 4th among lower-middle-income countries and 8th in the North Africa and West Asia region.
This performance reflects the dynamic transformation of Morocco’s economy, which is gradually shifting from reliance on raw materials and low-cost production to advanced technology and intangible capital–based sectors.
Morocco ranked 77th globally in innovation inputs and 51st in innovation outputs, showing strong efficiency in turning investments into tangible results in research, technology, and creativity. The country now stands 12th worldwide in high-tech manufacturing, which accounts for around 50% of its total industrial output. It also remains in the global top 10 for industrial design applications relative to GDP.
In addition, Morocco ranked 16th worldwide in education spending, 24th in labor productivity growth, 26th in trademark applications, and 26th in intangible asset intensity. These indicators highlight the growing capacity of the Moroccan private sector to generate intangible value by building strong brands and advancing in global value chains.
The 2025 report also classified Morocco as an “Innovation Overperformer,” meaning its innovation performance far exceeds what would be expected given its level of development. By doing so, Morocco has joined a select group of emerging economies, including India, Vietnam, Brazil, and Indonesia, showing a long-term and consistent commitment to innovation.
Despite these positive results, the report stressed the need for Morocco to strengthen its investments in research and development and to reinforce collaboration between universities, research centers, and businesses in order to secure and sustain its achievements. It also recommended accelerating the development of innovation infrastructure, which plays a crucial role in building a mature and integrated tech ecosystem.
Switzerland, Sweden, the United States, South Korea, and Singapore topped the 2025 Global Innovation Index, followed by the United Kingdom, Finland, the Netherlands, Denmark, and China.
At the same time, the report warned that slowing investment in innovation could cast uncertainty on its future prospects.
Now in its 18th edition, the Global Innovation Index serves as a benchmark for global innovation trends. To evaluate countries’ performance, the index uses around 80 indicators, ranging from R&D spending and venture capital deals to high-tech exports and intellectual property filings.
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