Relationship dossier
Morocco
Norway
Relationship assessment
Bilateral ties include economic arrangements, alongside friction over Western Sahara.
Morocco toward Norway
+15Morocco has engaged Norway through bilateral economic arrangements, including a tax treaty. Morocco has also objected to Norwegian political discussions concerning recognition of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.
Norway toward Morocco
+15Norway has engaged Morocco through bilateral economic arrangements, including a tax treaty. Norwegian political debate about recognition of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic has been a source of friction with Morocco.
Overall relationship
+10The relationship combines established bilateral economic arrangements with recurring political friction over Western Sahara. These features support a generally modest relationship, without evidence here of either a close partnership or sustained broad confrontation.
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
Morocco and Norway maintain bilateral relations and have arrangements for economic cooperation, including a tax treaty. Relations have also faced friction over Western Sahara, including Morocco’s objection to Norwegian political discussions about recognition of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic. The scope and implementation of broader bilateral cooperation are unclear.
Areas of tension
- Western Sahara and Norwegian political debate concerning recognition of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.
Key developments
Morocco recalled its ambassador from Norway amid objections to Norwegian political discussions concerning recognition of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.
Morocco and Norway established a bilateral tax treaty.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral economic cooperation are unclear.
- The extent to which Western Sahara-related disagreements continue to affect government relations is unclear.