Morocco — GDP growth
GDP Growth (Annual %) for Morocco, 1967–2025.
GDP growth for Morocco was 4.60% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 59 years, from 1967 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 12.37% in 1996. The lowest was -7.18% in 2020 (about -1.6× the latest value). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -1.34% per year.
Morocco ranks 60 of 212 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 28%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 2.93%, so Morocco sits above it. It peaked in 1996 and has fallen 63% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 6%. Within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan it ranks 3 of 23 economies; Saudi Arabia (4.50%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 3754% in 1988. That is 65% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 12th of 118 in 1967 → 74th of 119 in 1970 → 69th of 152 in 1980 → 89th of 176 in 1990 → 147th of 199 in 2000 → 112th of 209 in 2010 → 145th of 209 in 2020 → 53rd of 186 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1967 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.6% | +0.8 pp |
| 2024 | 3.79% | +0.1 pp |
| 2023 | 3.66% | +1.8 pp |
| 2022 | 1.81% | -6.3 pp |
| 2021 | 8.15% | +15.3 pp |
| 2020 | -7.18% | -10.1 pp |
| 2019 | 2.89% | -0.2 pp |
| 2018 | 3.07% | -2.0 pp |
| 2017 | 5.06% | +4.5 pp |
| 2016 | 0.52% | -3.8 pp |
| 2015 | 4.34% | +1.6 pp |
| 2014 | 2.72% | -1.4 pp |
| 2013 | 4.12% | +1.1 pp |
| 2012 | 3.06% | -2.5 pp |
| 2011 | 5.52% | +2.0 pp |
| 2010 | 3.5% | -0.2 pp |
| 2009 | 3.75% | -1.9 pp |
| 2008 | 5.68% | +2.2 pp |
| 2007 | 3.44% | -4.3 pp |
| 2006 | 7.79% | +4.6 pp |
| 2005 | 3.19% | -1.4 pp |
| 2004 | 4.57% | -1.6 pp |
| 2003 | 6.17% | +2.4 pp |
| 2002 | 3.73% | -4.0 pp |
| 2001 | 7.72% | +5.1 pp |
| 2000 | 2.58% | +0.9 pp |
| 1999 | 1.7% | -5.5 pp |
| 1998 | 7.24% | +8.8 pp |
| 1997 | -1.56% | -13.9 pp |
| 1996 | 12.37% | +17.8 pp |
| 1995 | -5.41% | -16.0 pp |
| 1994 | 10.59% | +11.3 pp |
| 1993 | -0.74% | +1.4 pp |
| 1992 | -2.1% | -9.3 pp |
| 1991 | 7.22% | +3.8 pp |
| 1990 | 3.41% | +0.6 pp |
| 1989 | 2.85% | -9.0 pp |
| 1988 | 11.88% | +12.2 pp |
| 1987 | -0.33% | -9.6 pp |
| 1986 | 9.27% | +3.3 pp |
| 1985 | 6.01% | -0.4 pp |
| 1984 | 6.42% | +5.0 pp |
| 1983 | 1.39% | -7.6 pp |
| 1982 | 8.96% | +10.7 pp |
| 1981 | -1.74% | -5.4 pp |
| 1980 | 3.64% | -1.2 pp |
| 1979 | 4.79% | +2.6 pp |
| 1978 | 2.23% | -3.8 pp |
| 1977 | 6.06% | -4.8 pp |
| 1976 | 10.81% | +3.3 pp |
| 1975 | 7.56% | +2.0 pp |
| 1974 | 5.6% | +2.0 pp |
| 1973 | 3.56% | +1.1 pp |
| 1972 | 2.44% | -3.2 pp |
| 1971 | 5.6% | +0.9 pp |
| 1970 | 4.71% | -3.6 pp |
| 1969 | 8.36% | -1.5 pp |
| 1968 | 9.89% | -0.1 pp |
| 1967 | 10.03% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Morocco’s GDP growth in 1968?
9.89% (1968). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Morocco’s GDP growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1967 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -54.2% in total — about 1.3% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 4.6%; 2024: 3.79%; 2023: 3.66%; 2022: 1.81%; 2021: 8.15%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG — GDP Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.