Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Morocco
Morocco: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita was 21.12 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Morocco, 1975–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 21.12 BoP, current US$ per person for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.4% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Morocco peaked at 32.52 BoP, current US$ per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, -0.1601 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1999.
Morocco ranks 91st of 192 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 outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Morocco, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1976 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1977 | 2.73 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1978 | 1.93 BoP, current US$ per person | -29.0% |
| 1979 | 1.65 BoP, current US$ per person | -14.6% |
| 1980 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | -100.0% |
| 1981 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1982 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1983 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1984 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1985 | 0.0251 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1986 | 0.0565 BoP, current US$ per person | +124.6% |
| 1987 | 0.347 BoP, current US$ per person | +514.6% |
| 1988 | 0.6023 BoP, current US$ per person | +73.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0678 BoP, current US$ per person | -88.8% |
| 1990 | 0.5333 BoP, current US$ per person | +687.2% |
| 1991 | 0.917 BoP, current US$ per person | +71.9% |
| 1992 | 1.29 BoP, current US$ per person | +40.3% |
| 1993 | 0.9027 BoP, current US$ per person | -29.9% |
| 1994 | 0.9194 BoP, current US$ per person | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.5544 BoP, current US$ per person | -39.7% |
| 1996 | 1.13 BoP, current US$ per person | +103.8% |
| 1997 | 0.3163 BoP, current US$ per person | -72.0% |
| 1998 | -0.147 BoP, current US$ per person | -146.5% |
| 1999 | -0.1601 BoP, current US$ per person | +8.9% |
| 2000 | 2.06 BoP, current US$ per person | -1385.8% |
| 2001 | 3.37 BoP, current US$ per person | +63.6% |
| 2002 | 0.9702 BoP, current US$ per person | -71.2% |
| 2003 | 0.4265 BoP, current US$ per person | -56.0% |
| 2004 | 1.03 BoP, current US$ per person | +142.0% |
| 2005 | 2.44 BoP, current US$ per person | +136.5% |
| 2006 | 14.65 BoP, current US$ per person | +500.2% |
| 2007 | 20.26 BoP, current US$ per person | +38.3% |
| 2008 | 10 BoP, current US$ per person | -50.7% |
| 2009 | 14.96 BoP, current US$ per person | +49.6% |
| 2010 | 17.86 BoP, current US$ per person | +19.4% |
| 2011 | 7.54 BoP, current US$ per person | -57.8% |
| 2012 | 10.78 BoP, current US$ per person | +43.0% |
| 2013 | 13.16 BoP, current US$ per person | +22.1% |
| 2014 | 12.61 BoP, current US$ per person | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 18.97 BoP, current US$ per person | +50.5% |
| 2016 | 16.53 BoP, current US$ per person | -12.8% |
| 2017 | 28.55 BoP, current US$ per person | +72.7% |
| 2018 | 21.79 BoP, current US$ per person | -23.7% |
| 2019 | 24.66 BoP, current US$ per person | +13.2% |
| 2020 | 12.55 BoP, current US$ per person | -49.1% |
| 2021 | 17.39 BoP, current US$ per person | +38.5% |
| 2022 | 17.13 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 32.52 BoP, current US$ per person | +89.8% |
| 2024 | 17.83 BoP, current US$ per person | -45.2% |
| 2025 | 21.12 BoP, current US$ per person | +18.4% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 21.12 BoP, current US$ per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.17 BoP, current US$ per person, 5.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 21.12 BoP, current US$ per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5.28 BoP, current US$ per person, 4.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Morocco changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +1385.8% | -0.1601 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.06 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1990 | +687.2% | 0.0678 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.5333 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1987 | +514.6% | 0.0565 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.347 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.26 BoP, current US$ per person | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.73 BoP, current US$ per person | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.1099 BoP, current US$ per person | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.6023 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6253 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.1601 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.29 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.02 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.4265 BoP, current US$ per person | 20.26 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.25 BoP, current US$ per person | 7.54 BoP, current US$ per person | 28.55 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.76 BoP, current US$ per person | 12.55 BoP, current US$ per person | 32.52 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 88 Fiji 27.54 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 89 India 24.38 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 90 Kazakhstan 22.48 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 92 Belarus 19.34 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 93 Sao Tome and Principe 16.27 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 94 Mongolia 15.74 BoP, current US$ per person 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 outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Morocco?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Morocco was 21.12 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 32.52 BoP, current US$ per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.1601 BoP, current US$ per person in 1999.
- How does Morocco rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Morocco ranks 91st out of 192 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. 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 outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.