Mining, manufacturing and utilities sector contributed 22.9% to the gross value added (GVA) in 2019, followed by agriculture sector (12.9%), and wholesale, retail and hotels sector (11.4%). In nominal terms, the three sectors are expected to contract by -2.87%, -3.36% and -2.78% respectively in 2020.
Overall, the Casablanca Stock Market Index - MASI exhibited a downward trend over the last year. As of September 25, 2020, the MASI stood at 20,962.34, compared to 23,876.59 on September 22, 2019.
Rabat and Casablanca are the major cities of Morocco in terms of economic activity (19.65% share) and contributed 11.51% of the total population in 2019
Scope
- According to World Bank's Logistics Performance Index (LPI), transport and logistic infrastructure in Morocco declined over the last two years with a decrease in rank from 86th in 2016 to 109th out of 160 countries in 2018
- The Moroccan government plans to allocate US$4.2bn annually in various infrastructure projects during 2020-2030
Reasons to Buy
- Macroeconomic Outlook Report identifies the potentials of the country as an investment destination by analyzing the political, economic, social, technological, legal and environmental (PESTLE) structure.
- PESTLE Insights provides 360 degree view of the economy which can be used as a strategic tool to understand the market dynamics, business potentials and direction of operations
- Along with providing the country’s snapshot, the report captures the risk factors pertaining to the macroeconomic risks, political environment, legal environment, demographic and social structure effectiveness, technology & infrastructure and natural and geographic aspects that might impact business.
- This report also highlights key clusters/cities which contribute significantly to the country's GDP and population along with major companies’ presence in these areas.
Table of Contents
- List of Exhibits
- Did You Know?
- Country Highlights
- COVID-19 Impact
- Country Snapshot
- PESTLE Insights
- Political Landscape
- Economic Landscape
- Social Landscape
- Technological Landscape
- Legal Landscape
- Environmental Landscape
- Outlook
List of Figures
Exhibit 1: Morocco’s Performance in Country Risk Analysis in Comparison to Middle East and North Africa, and the World Average
Exhibit 2: Performance Overview (Score: 1-100)
Exhibit 3: Broad Categories and Weights behind the Index
Exhibit 4: Casablanca Stock Market Index-MASI
Exhibit 5: Key Sectors Contribution to the Economy (2015-2022f)
Exhibit 6: FDI Inflows and Outflows, Greenfield projects position, value of net cross-border M&As position (2015-2019)
Exhibit 7: Key Infrastructure Indicators
Exhibit 8: Real GDP and Household Consumption Growth Rate (2015-2022f)
Exhibit 9: Real GDP Growth Rate Comparison (2019)
Exhibit 10: Export, Import and Trade Balance (2015-2019)
Exhibit 11: Current Account Balance (2015-2022f)
Exhibit 12: Top Three Commodity Exports, % of Total Exports (2016-2019)
Exhibit 13: Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof, 2019
Exhibit 14: Interest Rates (September 2019- September 2020)
Exhibit 15: Exchange Rate and Inflation Rate (2015-2022f)
Exhibit 16: General Government Net Borrowing/Lending (2015-2022f)
Exhibit 17: General Government Debt (% GDP) (2015-2022f)
Exhibit 18: Unemployment (2015-2022f)
Exhibit 19: Labor Force Participation (2015-2019)
Exhibit 20: Labor Cost Index (2015-2019)
Exhibit 21: Rural/Urban Share of Total Population (1995, 2005, 2015, 2025f)
Exhibit 22: Age-group Share of Total Population (1995, 2005, 2015, 2025f)
Exhibit 23: Gender Split (1995, 2005, 2015, 2025f)
Exhibit 24: Internet Users % of Total Population, Mobile Penetration Rate and Broadband Penetration Rate (2019)
Exhibit 25: Number of Patents Granted Per Million Population (2019)
Exhibit 26: High-technology Exports (% of Manufactured Exports) (2019 or Latest Available Year)
Exhibit 27: Doing Business in Morocco 2020
Exhibit 28: Corruption Perceptions Index (Rankings) (2019)
Exhibit 29: CO2 Emissions (2015-2019)
Companies Mentioned (Partial List)
A selection of companies mentioned in this report includes, but is not limited to:
- BMCE Bank
- AKWA
