Relationship dossier
Morocco
Switzerland
Relationship assessment
Morocco and Switzerland cooperate on trade and migration, with the scope of broader bilateral engagement less clear.
Morocco toward Switzerland
+35Morocco participates in the EFTA-Morocco free-trade framework, which provides a durable basis for economic engagement with Switzerland. Morocco also concluded a migration partnership with Switzerland, providing a framework for bilateral cooperation on migration.
Switzerland toward Morocco
+35Switzerland participates in the EFTA-Morocco free-trade framework and concluded a migration partnership with Morocco, creating concrete channels for economic and migration cooperation.
Overall relationship
+35The relationship has durable economic cooperation through the EFTA-Morocco free-trade framework and a bilateral migration partnership. These arrangements support a cooperative relationship, although the scope of broader engagement and the implementation of specific commitments are unclear.
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 Switzerland maintain a cooperative relationship supported by economic arrangements and bilateral cooperation on migration. Morocco’s participation in the EFTA free-trade framework and a Swiss-Moroccan migration partnership provide concrete areas of engagement. The breadth and implementation of cooperation across other policy areas are less clear.
Key developments
EFTA and Morocco signed a free-trade agreement, which entered into force in 1999.
Switzerland and Morocco established a migration partnership.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of cooperation under the migration partnership are unclear.
- The extent of current economic and development cooperation is uncertain.