Economic Headlines
| MOROCCO | TOURISM | Tourist arrivals up 22% in Q1 2025
According to the Ministry of Tourism, Handicrafts and Social and Solidarity Economy, tourist arrivals in Morocco reached 1.4 million tourists in March 2025, up 17% year-on-year. During the 1st quarter of 2025, these amounted to 4.0 million tourists recording an increase of 22% compared to the same period of the previous year.
| BENIN | GDP | The growth rate would have reached 7.5% in 2024
According to the National Institute of Statistics and Demography (INStaD), the growth rate of the Beninese economy reached 9.2% in Q4 2024. This was driven by the primary (+6.2%), secondary (+13.9%) and tertiary (+9.6%) sectors. In this context, Benin's GDP growth is estimated at 7.5% in 2024 compared to 6.4% in 2023.
