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A short guide for companies expanding into Morocco: the economy at a glance, the rules and steps to set up, and who can help, each with its source.
1. Morocco at a glance
PopulationEstimate
38.4 million
Morocco’s population was 38,430,770 people in 2025.
Source: World Bank WDI, population, Morocco, 2025 (opens in a new tab) · as of 2025
GDP
US$182.4 billion
GDP was US$182.37 billion in current dollars in 2025.
Source: World Bank WDI, GDP, Morocco, 2025 (opens in a new tab) · as of 2025
GDP per person
US$4,672
GDP per person was US$4,672.47 in current dollars in 2025.
Source: World Bank WDI, GDP per person, Morocco, 2025 (opens in a new tab) · as of 2025
Real GDP growth
4.6%
Real GDP growth was 4.6 percent in 2025.
Source: World Bank WDI, real GDP growth, Morocco, 2025 (opens in a new tab) · as of 2025
Inflation
0.5%
Annual consumer price inflation was 0.5 percent in September 2026, the High Commission for Planning’s figure, which Bank Al-Maghrib reports too.
Source: HCP, consumer price index, September 2026 (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of September 2026
Foreign direct investment inflows
US$3.34 billion
Foreign direct investment inflows were US$3.34 billion in 2025 (UNCTAD).
Source: UNCTADstat, foreign direct investment inflows, Morocco (opens in a new tab) · as of 2025
The currency is the Moroccan dirham, ISO code MAD.
Source: Bank Al-Maghrib, exchange regime reform page (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
2. Before you set up
The investment agency, any one-stop route, the sectors reserved for nationals and the zones, as the guide found them.
The investment promotion agency is AMDIE, the Moroccan Agency for Investment and Export Development, which the trade ministry names as a partner in its 2024–2025 Go-to-Market export program.
Source: Trade ministry, international support programs page (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
Regional investment centers act as the one-stop shop for investors, through an investor house and the cri-invest.ma online platform that handles files from start to finish.
Source: CRI Casablanca-Settat, missions (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
As of 2024, per the WTO Trade Policy Review, Morocco caps foreign ownership of air transport, maritime transport and marine fishing companies at 49 percent.
Source: WTO Trade Policy Review of Morocco, Secretariat report, 2024 (opens in a new tab) · as of March 18, 2024
The Ministry of Industry and Commerce’s industrial zones platform lists 8 industrial acceleration zones, which it describes as zones with specific customs and tax benefits for exporting activities.
Source: Ministry of Industry and Commerce, industrial acceleration zones list (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
3. Steps to set up
The main steps, in order, each with the body responsible and its official page.
Setting up in Morocco
- Reserve the company name by requesting a negative certificate on OMPIC’s online trade name platform.Office Marocain de la Propriété Industrielle et CommercialeOfficial page (opens in a new tab)
Source: OMPIC, trade name platform notice, February 2021 (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of February 15, 2021
- Register the company through the regional investment center of your region, which acts as the one-stop shop.Centre Régional d’Investissement de Casablanca-SettatOfficial page (opens in a new tab)
Source: CRI Casablanca-Settat, missions (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
- Request the company’s tax identifier on the DIRECT ENTREPRISE platform.Direction Générale des ImpôtsOfficial page (opens in a new tab)
Source: Tax directorate, tax identifier procedure (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
- If the project may qualify for state support under the Investment Charter, apply through the regional investment center.Centre Régional d’Investissement de Casablanca-SettatOfficial page (opens in a new tab)
Source: CRI Casablanca-Settat, Investment Charter page (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
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- Look for industrial land on the ministry’s industrial zones platform, or ask the regional investment center for land solutions.Ministère de l’Industrie et du CommerceOfficial page (opens in a new tab)
Source: Ministry of Industry and Commerce, industrial zones platform, search (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
4. Organizations that help investors
Start with ADII. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
Each card says what it can help with:Get adviceFind financeMeet requirementsResearch markets
Investment and business setup
- Get advice
Regional investment center
CRI Casablanca-Settat
Centre Régional d’Investissement de Casablanca-Settat
Acts as a one-stop shop through an investor house and the cri-invest.ma platform, and helps with land and follow-up.
Visit CRI Casablanca-Settat (opens in a new tab)Source: CRI Casablanca-Settat, missions (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
- Meet requirements
Commercial register and IP office
OMPIC
Office Marocain de la Propriété Industrielle et Commerciale
Keeps the central commercial register and issues the negative certificate that reserves a company name.
Visit OMPIC (opens in a new tab)Source: OMPIC, trade name platform notice, February 2021 (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of February 15, 2021
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- Get advice
Port and zone operator
Tanger Med
Groupe Tanger Med
Develops and operates the Tanger Med port, logistics and industrial platforms, including the Tanger Free Zone.
Visit Tanger Med (opens in a new tab)Source: Tanger Med Zones, home page (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
Customs and tax
- Meet requirements
Customs authority
ADII
Administration des Douanes et Impôts Indirects
Issues the origin certificates used under Morocco’s trade agreements and approves exporters to state origin on invoices.
Visit ADII (opens in a new tab)Source: Moroccan customs, approved exporter status presentation (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
- Meet requirements
Tax authority
DGI
Direction Générale des Impôts
Registers companies for tax and issues the tax identifier, which a company requests online on the DIRECT ENTREPRISE platform.
Visit DGI (opens in a new tab)Source: Tax directorate, tax identifier procedure (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
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- Meet requirements
Foreign trade single window
PORTNET
PORTNET S.A.
Runs the national platform for import and export procedures, with port and air cargo community systems.
Visit PORTNET (opens in a new tab)Source: PORTNET, home page (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
Chambers and industry associations
- Get advice
Chambers of commerce network
CCIS
Chambres de Commerce, d’Industrie et de Services
Twelve regional chambers represent traders, industrialists and service providers and advise the state on trade law.
Visit CCIS (opens in a new tab)Source: Ministry of Industry and Commerce, chambers of commerce (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
- Get advice
National business confederation
CGEM
Confédération Générale des Entreprises du Maroc
Represents Moroccan businesses through sector federations, regional chapters and thematic commissions.
Visit CGEM (opens in a new tab)Source: CGEM, home page (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
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- Get advice
Exporters’ confederation
ASMEX
Confédération Marocaine des Exportateurs
Federates exporting companies and supports them with information, training, promotion, logistics and advice.
Visit ASMEX (opens in a new tab)Source: ASMEX, home page (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
5. Worth knowing
Climate and water
The World Bank calls climate the recurrent risk to farming; its October 2026 Macro Poverty Outlook projects farm output up 12 percent in 2026, after 7.1 percent in 2025.
What to do: Check water and weather conditions in your supply area before you commit to farm export volumes.
Source: World Bank, Macro Poverty Outlook, Morocco, October 2026 (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
Currency and settlement
Bank Al-Maghrib lets the dirham float within 5 percent either side of a central rate set on a basket of 60 percent euro and 40 percent United States dollar.
What to do: Agree the settlement currency with your buyer and ask your bank about hedging before you sign.
Source: Bank Al-Maghrib, exchange regime reform page (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
Investment support thresholds
The main support scheme grants up to 30 percent of eligible investment to projects creating over 150 jobs, or investing at least MAD 50 million and creating 50 stable jobs.
What to do: Ask the regional investment center whether your project meets the thresholds before you count on a grant.
Sources: CRI Casablanca-Settat, Investment Charter page (in French) (opens in a new tab); Bulletin officiel 7152, Charter law 03-22, 2022 (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
Mining inputs and energy costs
The World Bank says input shortages weighed on phosphate output and exports in early 2026, and higher energy prices widened the trade deficit.
What to do: If your project depends on fertilizer, mining or energy inputs, check supply and cost with suppliers before you commit.
Source: World Bank, Macro Poverty Outlook, Morocco, October 2026 (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
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Youth employment
The World Bank calls youth employment the defining near-term challenge, with about four in ten working-age Moroccans in paid work.
What to do: Discuss recruiting and training with the regional investment center and local employers.
Source: World Bank, Macro Poverty Outlook, Morocco, October 2026 (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
Reserved sectors
The WTO review says Morocco caps foreign equity in air, maritime transport and marine fishing companies at 49 percent, and names phosphate mining among its monopolies.
What to do: Check the sector law for your activity with the regional investment center before you set the ownership structure.
Source: WTO Trade Policy Review of Morocco, Secretariat report, 2024 (opens in a new tab) · as of March 18, 2024
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