Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Morocco
Morocco: Growth rate of real gdp per employed person was 3.17 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Morocco, 2000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 3.17 for growth rate of real gdp per employed person in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.8% on the previous year and down 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Morocco peaked at 5.79 in 2017 and was at its lowest, -2.95, in 2020.
Morocco ranks 41st of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Morocco, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -0.13 | — |
| 2001 | 4.16 | -3300.0% |
| 2002 | 1.68 | -59.6% |
| 2003 | 4.39 | +161.3% |
| 2004 | 1.16 | -73.6% |
| 2005 | 1.19 | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 3.98 | +234.5% |
| 2007 | 1.27 | -68.1% |
| 2008 | 3.72 | +192.9% |
| 2009 | 2.19 | -41.1% |
| 2010 | 2.87 | +31.1% |
| 2011 | 4.5 | +56.8% |
| 2012 | 3.03 | -32.7% |
| 2013 | 2.93 | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 2.2 | -24.9% |
| 2015 | 3.82 | +73.6% |
| 2016 | 0.8 | -79.1% |
| 2017 | 5.79 | +623.8% |
| 2018 | 0.99 | -82.9% |
| 2019 | 0.74 | -25.3% |
| 2020 | -2.95 | -498.6% |
| 2021 | 4.13 | -240.0% |
| 2022 | 1.32 | -68.0% |
| 2023 | 1.69 | +28.0% |
| 2024 | 2.69 | +59.2% |
| 2025 | 3.17 | +17.8% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 3.17 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.77, 1.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 3.17 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.7, 4.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Morocco changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +3300.0% | -0.13 | 4.16 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.36 | -0.13 | 4.39 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.77 | 0.74 | 5.79 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.67 | -2.95 | 4.13 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
More work & labour data for Morocco
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.6063 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.5939 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.6191 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.3 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.834 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 35,258 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 10,402 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 18,652 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 19,233 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 37,884 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Morocco?
- Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Morocco was 3.17 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 5.79 in 2017.
- What is the lowest growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.95 in 2020.
- How does Morocco rank for growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Morocco ranks 41st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is growth rate of real gdp per employed person rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Growth rate of real gdp per employed person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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