Relationship dossier
Japan
Morocco
Relationship assessment
Japan and Morocco maintain constructive ties, including development cooperation and an investment framework.
Japan toward Morocco
+30Japan has provided development assistance and technical cooperation in Morocco, including through government aid programs and JICA activities.
Morocco toward Japan
+25Morocco has engaged with Japan through bilateral economic cooperation, including the investment-protection framework concluded with the Japanese government.
Overall relationship
+30The relationship is supported by Japanese development cooperation in Morocco and bilateral efforts to facilitate investment. These arrangements indicate sustained, practical cooperation, although the scope and results of the partnership are not fully clear.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Japan and Morocco maintain cooperative government relations, including Japanese development assistance and technical cooperation in Morocco. The two governments have also advanced an investment-protection framework, providing a basis for economic cooperation. The relationship appears constructive, though its breadth and implementation are not fully clear.
Key developments
Japan and Morocco signed a bilateral agreement concerning the promotion and protection of investment.
Major uncertainties
- The scale and recent scope of Japanese development assistance in Morocco are unclear.
- The implementation and practical effects of the bilateral investment framework are unclear.