Gross domestic savings (% of GDP) in Morocco
Morocco: Gross domestic savings (% of GDP) was 22.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gross domestic savings in Morocco, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 22.7% for gross domestic savings in 2025.
The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic savings in Morocco peaked at 33.4% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 6.7%, in 1961.
That places Morocco 81st out of 188 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Gross domestic savings (% of GDP) in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 11.1% | — |
| 1961 | 6.7% | -39.6% |
| 1962 | 8.3% | +24.2% |
| 1963 | 9.8% | +17.6% |
| 1964 | 10.8% | +10.2% |
| 1965 | 11.9% | +9.9% |
| 1966 | 9.7% | -18.5% |
| 1967 | 11.0% | +13.4% |
| 1968 | 11.0% | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 13.7% | +24.7% |
| 1970 | 14.5% | +5.8% |
| 1971 | 15.2% | +4.3% |
| 1972 | 14.6% | -3.6% |
| 1973 | 15.6% | +6.6% |
| 1974 | 19.8% | +27.1% |
| 1975 | 14.5% | -26.8% |
| 1976 | 10.4% | -28.5% |
| 1977 | 12.1% | +16.4% |
| 1978 | 11.7% | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 11.6% | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 21.7% | +86.3% |
| 1981 | 19.6% | -9.5% |
| 1982 | 21.3% | +8.5% |
| 1983 | 19.2% | -9.6% |
| 1984 | 22.0% | +14.4% |
| 1985 | 22.4% | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 21.0% | -6.4% |
| 1987 | 20.4% | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 24.3% | +19.0% |
| 1989 | 25.0% | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 25.6% | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 22.2% | -13.2% |
| 1992 | 21.8% | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 20.9% | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 20.2% | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 19.0% | -6.0% |
| 1996 | 21.0% | +10.6% |
| 1997 | 21.6% | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 31.5% | +45.7% |
| 1999 | 30.0% | -4.9% |
| 2000 | 28.4% | -5.1% |
| 2001 | 32.1% | +13.0% |
| 2002 | 32.3% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 33.4% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 32.9% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 31.4% | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 32.1% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 31.4% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 31.8% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 29.4% | -7.4% |
| 2010 | 29.1% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 27.9% | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 26.3% | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 26.4% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 19.1% | -27.4% |
| 2015 | 22.9% | +19.5% |
| 2016 | 22.3% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 22.7% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 22.5% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 22.8% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 21.5% | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 21.4% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 19.0% | -11.4% |
| 2023 | 20.7% | +9.2% |
| 2024 | 21.9% | +5.6% |
| 2025 | 22.7% | +3.8% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 22.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12.2%, 1.9× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 22.7% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 26.5%, 86% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross domestic savings (% of GDP) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +86.3% | 11.6% | 21.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.4% | 6.7% | 13.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 14.0% | 10.4% | 19.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.7% | 19.2% | 25.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.4% | 19.0% | 31.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.5% | 28.4% | 33.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.2% | 19.1% | 29.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.2% | 19.0% | 22.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
More economy & growth data for Morocco
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 3.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic savings in Morocco?
- Gross domestic savings in Morocco was 22.7% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gross domestic savings recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 33.4% in 2003.
- What is the lowest gross domestic savings recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.7% in 1961.
- How does Morocco rank for gross domestic savings?
- Morocco ranks 81st out of 188 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross domestic savings rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. 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 domestic savings (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross domestic savings are calculated as GDP less final consumption expenditure (total consumption). 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.