Chemicals in Morocco
Morocco: Chemicals was 18.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Chemicals in Morocco, 1976–2024
Source: International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % of value added in manufacturing.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chemicals in Morocco is 18.7%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chemicals in Morocco peaked at 22.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 8.8%, in 1976.
That places Morocco 22nd out of 153 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Chemicals in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % of value added in manufacturing | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 8.8% | — |
| 1977 | 10.3% | +16.0% |
| 1978 | 15.3% | +48.8% |
| 1979 | 15.9% | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 16.3% | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 17.7% | +8.4% |
| 1982 | 17.7% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 16.3% | -7.9% |
| 1984 | 16.3% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 15.3% | -6.5% |
| 1986 | 13.3% | -12.7% |
| 1987 | 15.0% | +12.2% |
| 1988 | 16.3% | +9.2% |
| 1989 | 11.6% | -28.8% |
| 1990 | 12.2% | +5.3% |
| 1991 | 12.2% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 14.2% | +16.0% |
| 1993 | 10.3% | -27.2% |
| 1994 | 14.7% | +42.7% |
| 1995 | 15.0% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 15.8% | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 16.3% | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 15.3% | -6.1% |
| 1999 | 15.7% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 12.2% | -22.0% |
| 2001 | 12.6% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 13.0% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 14.2% | +9.4% |
| 2004 | 14.0% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 14.2% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 13.2% | -7.2% |
| 2007 | 16.4% | +24.9% |
| 2008 | 18.1% | +9.8% |
| 2009 | 11.5% | -36.2% |
| 2010 | 18.2% | +57.9% |
| 2011 | 18.2% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 16.5% | -9.1% |
| 2016 | 19.7% | +19.3% |
| 2019 | 16.3% | -17.5% |
| 2021 | 22.6% | +39.3% |
| 2022 | 22.6% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 19.1% | -15.3% |
| 2024 | 18.7% | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.6% | 8.8% | 15.9% | 4 |
| 1980s | 15.6% | 11.6% | 17.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.2% | 10.3% | 16.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.9% | 11.5% | 18.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.8% | 16.3% | 19.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 20.8% | 18.7% | 22.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
More economy & growth data for Morocco
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.57 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.41 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 14.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2688 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,276 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 15.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5113 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 2,426 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 8.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 4.78 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chemicals in Morocco?
- Chemicals in Morocco was 18.7% in 2024, according to International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest chemicals recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 22.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest chemicals recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.8% in 1976.
- How does Morocco rank for chemicals?
- Morocco ranks 22nd out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chemicals rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as part of Chemicals (% of value added in manufacturing). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufacturing of chemicals and chemical products includes industries classified in ISIC (Rev. 3) division 24. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of value added in manufacturing which is the contribution to the economy by the manufacturing sector (ISIC Rev. 3 major division D).