In a report on the investment climate released this week, the U.S. State Department has highlighted the major strengths and business opportunities that Morocco offers, and which make the North African country a “strategic” business and industry hub.
The 2025 Investment Climate Statement, which covers a realm of areas from investment to industrial policies, and from the financial sector to the legal regime, lists the business opportunities in Morocco, especially in emerging, high-value sectors.
Morocco “actively encourages foreign investment” thanks to its “macroeconomic policies, trade liberalization, structural reforms, infrastructure improvements, and incentives for investors”, the State Department says.
The Investment Climate Statements are designed to help U.S. companies take informed business decisions by putting forward updated data on investments possibilities throughout the world.
The 2025 version of the document was released as the U.S. administration announced this week that it encourages American companies wishing to invest in Morocco’s Southern Provinces, following Washington’s reaffirmed recognition of the Kingdom’s sovereignty on its Sahara.
“At the confluence of Europe, Sub-Saharan Africa, and the Middle East, Morocco is positioning itself as a regional business and industrial hub by leveraging its geographically strategic location, political stability, and infrastructure,” the report notes.
The Department underlines that Morocco is the only country on the African continent with a free trade agreement (FTA) with the U.S. In force since 2006, the FTA supports Morocco’s goals to develop as a regional financial and trade hub, providing opportunities for the localization of services and the finishing and re-export of goods to markets in Africa, Europe, and the Middle East, the report recalls.
It also notes that the U.S. and Moroccan governments work closely to increase bilateral trade and investment, underlining that Morocco implements strategies aimed at boosting employment, attracting foreign investment, and raising performance and output.
The State Department writes that renewables, automotive, aeronautics, textiles, pharmaceuticals, outsourcing, and agro-industry stand out among the “key industries” in Morocco.
In this regard, it highlights the different initiatives and the large-scale projects launched in Morocco, especially in infrastructures as the country prepares to host top-notch events, such as the 2030 World Cup.
Morocco presents itself as the “gateway to Africa” for investors, the Statement notes, adding that the North African Kingdom prepares to host the Africa Cup of Nations in December 2025 and co-host the 2030 FIFA World Cup with Spain and Portugal.
To this end, the country is “investing heavily” in infrastructure projects such as roads, rail, telecoms, and airport expansion, as well as the construction of additional ports. Besides these projects, the report also sheds light on Morocco’s efforts in the digital and the trade fields.
In September 2024, the State Department concludes, Morocco launched the 2030 Digital Strategy seeking to transform Morocco into a digital leader and drive economic growth, aiming to create 240,000 jobs and train 100,000 young people annually in the digital sector.
MAP: 29 September 2025
