Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Morocco
Morocco: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) … unit was 0.0182 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Morocco, 1970–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 0.0182 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 67.2% on the previous year and down 38.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Morocco peaked at 0.0644 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2001 and was at its lowest, -0.0027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1974.
Morocco ranks 111th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Morocco, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0051 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1971 | 0.0053 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -51.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -65.7% |
| 1974 | -0.0027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -402.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -121.0% |
| 1976 | 0.004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +609.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -81.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +22.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -47.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +780.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +36.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -36.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -58.0% |
| 1986 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -97.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9600.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0063 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +92.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0055 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0098 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +79.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0125 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +27.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0155 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +23.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0155 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0086 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -44.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0083 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0276 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +233.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0066 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -75.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0179 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +169.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0099 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -44.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0644 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +549.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0102 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -84.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0399 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +290.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0135 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -66.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0243 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +79.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0324 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +33.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0325 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0242 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -25.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0195 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0123 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -36.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0229 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +86.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0266 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.0% |
| 2013 | 0.029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0296 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0295 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0193 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -34.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0226 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0278 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +23.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0133 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -52.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0117 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0159 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +36.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0175 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0073 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -58.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0109 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +50.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0182 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +67.2% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 0.0182 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0163 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 0.0182 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0181 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Morocco changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +9600.0% | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1980 | +780.4% | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1976 | +609.9% | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2001 | +549.9% | 0.0099 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0644 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1974 | -402.2% | 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0053 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0063 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0128 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0055 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0276 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0271 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0099 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0644 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0233 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0123 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0296 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0136 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0073 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0182 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 108 United Kingdom 0.0191 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 109 Eritrea 0.0189 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 110 Germany 0.0188 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 112 Niger 0.0181 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 113 Libya 0.0181 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 114 Sierra Leone 0.0175 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 1.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0112 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 53.3 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -3.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0082 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 38.92 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -39.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0056 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Morocco?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Morocco was 0.0182 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0644 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2001.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1974.
- How does Morocco rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Morocco ranks 111th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.