Morocco tops African peers in Agility Emerging Markets Logistics Index

Morocco outperformed other emerging African markets in terms of logistics and supply chains in the annual Agility Emerging Markets Logistics Index.

The Index ranks countries for overall competitiveness based on their logistics strengths, business climates and, for the first time, their digital readiness.

It also takes into account factors that make markets attractive to logistics providers, freight forwarders, air and ocean carriers, distributors and investors.

The Index includes a survey of 756 supply chain industry professionals.

Morocco performed well in business fundamentals which assessed the openness of the economy and the business climate as well as the regulatory framework, inflation and political stability.

The UAE (3), Saudi Arabia (6) and Qatar (7) are among the top 10 emerging markets in the 2022 Index, which was led by China (1) and India (2). Also performing well: Oman (14), Bahrain (15) and Kuwait (17).