he World Intellectual Property Organization published the 2026 edition of its Global Innovation Index in Geneva on September 29, and Morocco gains three places to reach 54th out of 139 economies, with a score of 32.8.
The report says so in as many words: the Kingdom “reaches its best GII rank.” On the continent, only Mauritius, at 50th, is ahead of it, while Tunisia ranks 71st, Egypt 83rd and Algeria 111th.
Morocco ranks 76th for the resources it puts into innovation, but 46th for what it gets out of them. It is 5th in the world for industrial designs, 8th for intangible asset intensity and 16th for trademarks.
WIPO lists it among the countries that “have been climbing up the ranks quickly” over the past decade, alongside China, India and Viet Nam among others. At the top, Switzerland leads Sweden and the United States.
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Organisation mondiale de la propriété intellectuelle (OMPI) - Global Innovation Index 2026
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