Morocco has improved slightly in Transparency International’s 2025 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), moving from 37 to 39 points and rising eight places to 91st in the world. The country now shares top spot in the Maghreb with Tunisia.
In the region, Morocco is ahead of Algeria (109th), Mauritania (130th) and Libya (177th), and ranks 15th out of 54 African countries. Its score is also above the African average of 32 points. Gabon and Equatorial Guinea also saw small improvements this year.
Despite the rise, Transparency Morocco says the country has been stuck in a “grey zone” of 37–43 points since 2012. After hitting a high of 43 points in 2018, Morocco’s score fell steadily to 37 in 2024 before this slight rebound.
The CPI doesn’t measure actual corruption directly. Instead, it uses surveys of experts and business leaders to judge how corrupt the public sector is seen to be. A score of 0 means corruption is widespread, while 100 is very clean. Morocco has strong laws and institutions, like the National Authority for Integrity, Prevention and the Fight Against Corruption (INPPLC), but enforcing them and ensuring independent courts remain a challenge. Moving more services online has helped reduce small-scale bribery.
Worldwide, the 2025 report shows corruption is rising in many countries. The global average fell to 42 points. Even countries like the US, Canada, France and the UK dropped. Denmark, Finland, Singapore, New Zealand and Norway top the list, while Yemen, Venezuela, Somalia and South Sudan are at the bottom.
Rwanda offers a striking contrast. It ranks 41st with 54 points, thanks to strict anti-corruption rules, high transparency in public finances and almost complete online delivery of government services.
Morocco could do better by giving the INPPLC more independence, protecting whistleblowers, auditing public contracts, and enforcing stricter rules for politicians.
