Achievement / Regional comparison · 2025–2026
3rd in 2025, 4th in 2026: Jeune Afrique’s performance index
Morocco moved from 3rd to 4th in Jeune Afrique’s African performance ranking, which combines governance, influence, and innovation.
The full picture
Beyond the number
Morocco moved from 3rd to 4th in Jeune Afrique’s African performance ranking, which combines governance, influence, and innovation.
The 2025 edition placed Morocco 3rd among 20 African countries with 49.17 points, behind South Africa and Egypt.
The 2026 edition placed Morocco 4th with 48.92 points, behind South Africa, Mauritius, and Namibia. The methodology also changed from 25 to 24 indicators, so the year-to-year score is not a clean like-for-like economic growth measure.
Then / Now
How the story unfolded
Morocco ranked 3rd with 49.17 points in the governance, influence, and innovation index.
Morocco ranked 4th with 48.92 points; the indicator set changed between editions.
Across regions
Where Morocco stands
Jeune Afrique 2026 · governance, influence and innovation · score out of 100
Top five in Jeune Afrique’s 2026 index
- 1stSouth Africa63.13
- 2ndMauritius50.69
- 3rdNamibia49.89
- 4thMorocco48.92
- 5thNigeria48.17
Top five of Jeune Afrique’s 2026 index of 20 countries. It is a publisher-created composite with governance weighted 50%, influence 25%, and innovation 25%. Its indicator set changed between 2025 and 2026; it is not a GDP or economic-growth ranking.
Verify it
Sources & further reading
- Jeune Afrique · 2026 methodology
- Jeune Afrique · 2026 podium
- La Presse de Tunisie · 2026 top-10 table
- Daily News Egypt · 2025 scores and methodology
Image credits
- Moroccan aerospace industry site in Casablanca: Bertrand Soubeyrand · CC BY-SA 4.0
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