Morocco is positioning itself as North Africa’s digital frontier.
With infrastructure, talent pipelines, and regulatory support aligned, the gaming sector could offer asymmetric upside for early-stage investors and tech partners seeking exposure to frontier digital economies.
At the 2025 Morocco Gaming Expo in Rabat, the Kingdom unveiled a bold national strategy to position video gaming as a pillar of economic diversification.
With youth unemployment near 30%, officials are targeting the US$200 billion global gaming market to create jobs, attract FDI, and stem brain drain.
The centrepiece: a $26 million “Rabat Gaming City” hub offering production studios, training centres, and co-working spaces for startups.
Five Key Outcomes from the Expo:
- FDI wins: Two global firms — TA Publishing and Gamearly — announced long-term operations in Morocco, focusing on local production and talent development.
- Human capital push: New national training programs in game design, coding, and VR aim to build a domestic developer pipeline.
- Public-private deals: Huawei signed partnerships with five Moroccan gaming startups, signaling rising corporate confidence.
- Revenue targets: Morocco’s gaming sector, now worth $500 million, is projected to double by 2030 through export-oriented growth.
- Policy shift: The government is rolling out targeted incentives to anchor the industry as a long-term growth engine.
