Gross capital formation in Morocco
Morocco: Gross capital formation was 31.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gross capital formation in Morocco, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, gross capital formation in Morocco stood at 31.9%.
That represents a change of up 6.0% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross capital formation in Morocco peaked at 35.5% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 1961.
Morocco ranks 22nd of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Gross capital formation in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 10.2% | — |
| 1961 | 9.7% | -5.4% |
| 1962 | 11.4% | +17.9% |
| 1963 | 12.0% | +5.0% |
| 1964 | 10.5% | -13.0% |
| 1965 | 10.6% | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 10.1% | -4.9% |
| 1967 | 13.3% | +31.2% |
| 1968 | 12.6% | -5.0% |
| 1969 | 14.2% | +12.8% |
| 1970 | 18.5% | +30.2% |
| 1971 | 17.9% | -2.9% |
| 1972 | 15.3% | -14.9% |
| 1973 | 16.9% | +10.4% |
| 1974 | 20.5% | +21.3% |
| 1975 | 25.4% | +24.1% |
| 1976 | 29.2% | +15.0% |
| 1977 | 32.5% | +11.3% |
| 1978 | 25.4% | -21.8% |
| 1979 | 24.5% | -3.7% |
| 1980 | 30.4% | +23.9% |
| 1981 | 31.7% | +4.5% |
| 1982 | 33.4% | +5.4% |
| 1983 | 26.3% | -21.2% |
| 1984 | 31.1% | +18.1% |
| 1985 | 30.7% | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 27.5% | -10.4% |
| 1987 | 25.1% | -8.6% |
| 1988 | 24.4% | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 30.3% | +23.8% |
| 1990 | 31.1% | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 27.3% | -12.0% |
| 1992 | 27.7% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 26.5% | -4.5% |
| 1994 | 25.7% | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 25.4% | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 24.5% | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 24.9% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 25.0% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 23.2% | -7.0% |
| 2000 | 23.8% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 24.9% | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 24.4% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 26.1% | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 27.9% | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 27.4% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 28.0% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 30.8% | +10.2% |
| 2008 | 35.5% | +15.3% |
| 2009 | 32.2% | -9.4% |
| 2010 | 31.5% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 32.9% | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 32.2% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 32.0% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 30.8% | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 30.2% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 32.0% | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 31.7% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 32.1% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 30.6% | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 28.8% | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 30.7% | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 30.5% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 29.0% | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 30.1% | +3.7% |
| 2025 | 31.9% | +6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.5% | 9.7% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 22.6% | 15.3% | 32.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 29.1% | 24.4% | 33.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.1% | 23.2% | 31.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.1% | 23.8% | 35.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.6% | 30.2% | 32.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.1% | 28.8% | 31.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 19 Uzbekistan 33.3% compare
- 20 Tajikistan 32.4% compare
- 21 Guyana 32.3% compare
- 23 North Macedonia 31.7% compare
- 24 Türkiye 31.7% compare
- 25 Democratic Republic of Congo 31.7% 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)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 5,177 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 11.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 0.2525 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 1,198 current US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), annual 5.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 2.36 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 11,202 current LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 4.76 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross capital formation in Morocco?
- Gross capital formation in Morocco was 31.9% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gross capital formation recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 35.5% in 2008.
- What is the lowest gross capital formation recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 1961.
- How does Morocco rank for gross capital formation?
- Morocco ranks 22nd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross capital formation rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Gross capital formation (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of produced assets for purposes of fixed capital formation, inventories or valuables. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.