Financial Risk:

Very High

Score:

22/100

Asset Disposals

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Q24 0/100

How effective are controls over the disposal of assets, and is information on these disposals, and the proceeds of their sale, transparent?

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Controls Score: 0 / 100
There is no formalised, clear process for asset disposal. No evidence was found supporting the existence of procedures of asset disposals or the controls…
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Transparency of disposal process Score: 0 / 100
There is little to no information publicly available about the process of asset disposal. Recent official and press statements on anti-corruption fail to mention…
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Transparency of financial results of disposals Score: 0 / 100
There is little to no information publicly available about the process of asset disposal. Recent official and press statements on anti-corruption fail to mention…
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Q25 0/100

Is independent and transparent scrutiny of asset disposals conducted by defence establishments, and are the reports of such scrutiny publicly available?

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Scrutiny Score: 0 / 100
There is little to no information publicly available about the process of asset disposal. Recent official and press statements on anti-corruption fail to mention…
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Independence Score: NA / 100
Because there is little to no information publicly available about the process of asset disposal, this sub-indicator has been marked Not Applicable. Recent official…
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Transparency Score: NA / 100
As there is little to no information publicly available about the process of asset disposal, this sub-indicator has been marked Not Applicable. Recent official…
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Secret Budgets

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Q26 0/100

What percentage of defence and security expenditure in the budget year is dedicated to spending on secret items relating to national security and the intelligence services?

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Score: 0 / 100
The percentage of defence and security expenditure throughout the budget year dedicated to spending on secret items relating to national security and the intelligence…
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Q27 0/100

Is the legislature (or the appropriate legislative committee or members of the legislature) given full information for the budget year on the spending of all secret items relating to national security and military intelligence?

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Score: 0 / 100
In general, no evidence was found suggesting that the legislature is entitled to receive information on spending on secret items was found (1). No…
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Q28 0/100

Are audit reports of the annual accounts of the security sector (the military and intelligence services) subject to parliamentary debate?

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Comprehensiveness Score: 0 / 100
In general, no evidence was found suggesting that the legislature is entitled to receive information on spending on secret items was found (1). No…
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Parliamentary scrutiny Score: NA / 100
This sub-indicator has been marked Not Applicable because, overall, no evidence was found to suggest that legislators are provided with audit reports about secret…
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Q29 0/100

In law, are off-budget military expenditures permitted, and if so, are they exceptional occurrences that are well-controlled? In practice, are there any off-budget military expenditures? If so, does evidence suggest this involves illicit economic activity?

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Permitted exceptions Score: 0 / 100
No explicit mention of off-budget military expenditures was found in the current 2018 Budget law. There are some risks that off-budget expenditures exist due…
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Recording mechanisms Score: 0 / 100
(46) (48) (49) The 2018 Budget Draft, the 2018 Budget Law and the Budgetary Forecast of the High Planning Commissioner’s Office for years 2017…
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Prevalence Score: NEI / 100
This indicator has not been assigned a score due to insufficient information or evidence. No evidence was found in Moroccan or foreign media investigations…
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Q30 0/100

Are mechanisms for accessing information from the defence sector effective?

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Legal framework Score: 0 / 100
Art. 27 of the Constitution states that citizens «have the right to access information held by the public administration, elected institutions and bodies charged…
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Classification of information Score: NS / 100
This sub-indicator is not assigned a score in the GDI. Despite announcements in 2015 by the Government, no development has been made since 2013…
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Effectiveness Score: 0 / 100
Art. 27 of the Constitution states that citizens «have the right to access information held by the public administration, elected institutions and bodies charged…
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Q31 100/100

Do national defence and security institutions have beneficial ownership of commercial businesses? If so, how transparent are details of the operations and finances of such businesses?

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Extent of commercial ventures Score: 100 / 100
No evidence was found to suggest that security institutions have any beneficial ownership of businesses. This might be explained by the attempt of the…
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Transparency Score: NA / 100
This sub-indicator is scored Not Applicable as Morocco’s national defence and security institutions do not have any beneficial ownership of commercial businesses.
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Military-owned Businesses

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Q32 100/100

Are military-owned businesses subject to transparent independent scrutiny at a recognised international standard?

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Independent scrutiny Score: 100 / 100
There are no military owned businesses in Morocco.
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Transparency Score: NA / 100
This sub-indicator is scored as Not Applicable because here are no military-owned businesses in Morocco.
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Illegal Private Enterprise

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Q33 38/100

Is there evidence of unauthorised private enterprise by military or other defence ministry employees? If so, what is the government’s reaction to such enterprise?

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Prohibition Score: 0 / 100
No legislation was found to suggest that the government prohibits military personnel from owning private enterprises. (1)(2)
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Prevalence Score: 75 / 100
Examples exist of unauthorised private enterprise run by high-ranking military or other defence ministry employees, as shown in the 1998 allegation of Captain Adib…
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Actual Military Spending

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Q77 0/100

Is comprehensive data on actual spending on defence published during the budget year?

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Proactive publication Score: 0 / 100
No evidence was found in online research, offline research and interviews to suggest that reports on actual spending were made available to the public.…
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Comprehensiveness Score: NA / 100
No information on actual spend is publicly available, therefore this sub-indicator is marked as Not Applicable.
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Timeliness Score: NA / 100
No information on actual spend is publicly available, therefore this sub-indicator is marked as Not Applicable.
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Comparison against budget Score: NA / 100
No information on actual spend is publicly available, therefore this sub-indicator is marked as Not Applicable.
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