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The investment flow represents 18.9% of Morocco’s total net FDI and marks a major 57.8% increase from the UAE’s 2023Investment level of MAD 1.9 billion (USD 190 million).
The United Arab Emirates has secured its position as the leading foreign investor in Morocco for 2024, contributing MAD 3.1 billion (USD 310 million) in foreign direct investment (FDI), according to a recent report by Morocco’s Office des Changes.
This investment flow represents 18.9% of Morocco’s total net FDI and marks a major 57.8% increase from the UAE’s 2023 investment level of MAD 1.9 billion (USD 190 million). The growth in Emirati investment has positioned the Gulf country ahead of traditional investors like Germany and China.
Germany secured the second position with MAD 2.1 billion (USD 210 million) in investment flows, up from MAD 1.4 billion (USD 140 million) in the previous year. China followed closely in third place with investments totaling MAD 2.05 billion (USD 205 million).
Morocco’s overall FDI performance strengthened considerably in 2024, with total net inflows reaching MAD 16.3 billion (USD 1.63 billion), representing a 52.5% increase from the previous year. This improvement stems from a 10.2% rise in FDI receipts to MAD 43.8 billion (USD 4.38 billion) and a 5.3% decline in related expenses to MAD 27.5 billion (USD 2.75 billion).
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The positive trend in Morocco’s FDI was driven primarily by a dramatic recovery in debt instruments, which quadrupled to MAD 7.2 billion (USD 720 million), alongside a 14.9% increase in equity securities to MAD 7 billion (USD 700 million). However, reinvested earnings decreased slightly to MAD 2.1 billion (USD 210 million).
