
Morocco maintains its position as the leading country in Africa and the Arab world for intellectual property (IP) protection and innovation. Morocco ranks 22nd globally in intellectual property strength, leading African nations with a score of 59.21 in the 2025 International Intellectual Property Index. It ranks ahead of Ghana (39.48%), Kenya (36.68%), South Africa (35.15%), Nigeria (34.28%), Egypt (31.96%), and Algeria (25.49%), which is at the bottom of the list of African countries in the index.