Morocco has improved its standing in the 2025 Basel Anti-Money Laundering Index, ranking 100th out of 177 countries with a score of 5.04, reflecting a medium risk of financial crime. Despite this progress, the country remains vigilant in its efforts to combat money laundering and terrorist financing within the Middle East and North Africa region. DR ‹ › Morocco ranked 100th globally out of 177 countries and jurisdictions in the 2025 Basel Anti-Money Laundering Index, with a score of 5.04 out of 10, noting that higher scores indicate greater money-laundering risk. The country improved its performance, dropping five spots compared to last year's report, when it ranked 95th out of 164 countries, after placing 103rd in 2023. Issued by the Basel Institute on Governance, an independent Swiss-based non-profit, the index classifies Morocco as a medium-risk country, based on its 5.04 score. The Basel AML Index provides an overview of money-laundering and terrorist-financing risks by assessing a country's exposure to financial crime and its capacity to mitigate these threats. It does not measure the actual volume of illicit financial activities. Regional and Global Rankings Within the Middle East and North Africa, Morocco placed fifth, behind Israel, Oman, Tunisia, and Jordan. It was followed by Bahrain, Egypt, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Lebanon, the UAE, Kuwait, Algeria, and Djibouti. Globally, Myanmar ranked as the world's highest-risk jurisdiction, followed by Haiti, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Chad, and Equatorial Guinea. At the opposite end, Finland ranked 177th, making it the lowest-risk country, followed by Iceland (176th), San Marino (175th), and Denmark (174th). The Basel AML Index is considered one of the world's leading benchmarks for tracking financial crime risks and their threats to global security and stability, including activities linked to drug trafficking, bribery, arms trade, corruption, and trafficking of nuclear or chemical materials. Its assessments draw on data from the United Nations, International Monetary Fund, Bank for International Settlements, and the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), among other sources. The 2025 report noted a slight improvement in the global average score, from 5.30 to 5.28. However, the report warns that despite this small progress, global AML efforts remain under pressure amid rapidly evolving threats, including the growing use of virtual assets and artificial intelligence for illicit activities.
