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🇲🇦 Moving to Morocco: tax, residency and cost of living
Progressive 0-37% after a lump-sum professional-expense deduction (35%, cap 35,000) and deductible CNSS/AMO contributions. Worldwide income taxed for residents. Corporate tax 20%, VAT 20%. The dirham has capital controls.
Thinking of moving to Morocco? Here is the tax, residency, property and quality-of-life picture in plain numbers, with sources.
Key facts
- Top income tax
- 37%
- Corporate tax
- 20%
- Capital gains
- 20%
- Wealth tax
- No
- Inheritance tax
- No
- Cost of living index
- 31
- Safety
- 5/10
- Internet quality
- 6/10
- Visa-free destinations
- 82
- Foreigners can own property
- Yes
- Residency in
- 6 months
- Citizenship in
- 5 years
Taxes
Progressive 0-37% after a lump-sum professional-expense deduction (35%, cap 35,000) and deductible CNSS/AMO contributions. Residents are taxed on worldwide income; VAT 20%.
Residency and visas
Residence is relatively accessible and naturalisation is possible after about five years, though bureaucracy is slow.
Property ownership
Foreigners may buy urban and developed property, but not agricultural land.
Cost of living and quality of life
Very affordable, mild climate and close to Europe, but weaker healthcare, a lower safety index and capital controls on the dirham.
Passport and mobility
The Moroccan passport is weak, with access to about 82 destinations without prior visa.
Why people move to Morocco
Very affordable, mild climate and close to Europe
Low cost of living, a 35% lump-sum expense deduction and a naturalisation path of about five years.
Worldwide income up to 37% and capital controls
Residents are taxed on worldwide income up to 37%, the dirham is not freely convertible and crypto is officially banned.
Honest trade-offs
- Als fiscaal inwoner word je belast op je wereldwijde inkomen tegen een toptarief van 37 procent, dus buitenlandse inkomsten moet je in Marokko aangeven.
- De dirham is niet vrij inwisselbaar en het Office des Changes handhaaft kapitaalcontroles, waardoor het lastig is om grote bedragen het land uit te krijgen.
- Het Marokkaanse paspoort is zwak met toegang tot slechts ongeveer 82 bestemmingen zonder visum vooraf.
- Buitenlanders mogen geen landbouwgrond kopen in Marokko, alleen stedelijk en bebouwd vastgoed is toegestaan.
- Handel in cryptovaluta is officieel verboden door het Office des Changes, wat risico geeft voor wie in crypto belegt of leeft.
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