Agadir – Morocco ranked eighth among the world’s fastest-improving economies in travel and tourism development between 2024 and 2026, according to the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) 2026 Travel & Tourism Development Index (TTDI).
The country improved its overall TTDI score by 5.5% over the two-year period, breaking into the top 10 economies that recorded the strongest progress in the latest edition of the index.
Morocco also climbed seven positions to rank 70th out of 110 economies assessed in the 2026 TTDI. Its score reached 3.84 out of seven, according to data from the latest edition.
The improvement came against a global average increase of around 2.1%. The WEF said 101 of the 110 economies included in the 2026 index, or 92%, improved their scores between 2024 and 2026.
Morocco among fastest improvers
Morocco’s 5.5% improvement placed it eighth among the 10 economies with the largest increases in TTDI scores during the 2024-2026 period.
Albania recorded the largest improvement, with its score increasing by 7%; it was followed by Vietnam at 6.3% and Laos at 6.1%. Qatar, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines also recorded increases of more than 5%.
The WEF situated the fastest gains in the Asia-Pacific and Middle East and North Africa (MENA) regions. Average TTDI scores increased by 3.6% in Asia-Pacific and 2.5% in MENA between 2024 and 2026, it detailed.
The Forum further identified improvements in cultural resources, tourism services and infrastructure, and tourism demand sustainability as important areas of progress in MENA.
The TTDI report assesses 110 economies across 17 pillars covering areas including tourism infrastructure and services, air transport infrastructure, cultural and natural resources, ICT readiness, price competitiveness, safety and security, and the sustainability of tourism demand.
The assessment does not rank countries based on tourist arrivals, tourism revenues or visitor spending. Instead, it measures the conditions and policies that support the sustainable and resilient development of travel and tourism.
