Travel services in Morocco
Morocco: Travel services was 21.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Travel services in Morocco, 1975–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of service imports, BoP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for travel services in Morocco is 21.4%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Morocco peaked at 22.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 1982.
Morocco ranks 87th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Travel services in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % of service imports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 10.4% | — |
| 1976 | 6.6% | -36.3% |
| 1977 | 7.3% | +10.0% |
| 1978 | 8.0% | +9.2% |
| 1979 | 7.0% | -12.8% |
| 1980 | 6.8% | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 6.5% | -4.0% |
| 1982 | 6.2% | -4.7% |
| 1983 | 9.5% | +52.1% |
| 1984 | 9.0% | -4.9% |
| 1985 | 10.6% | +17.7% |
| 1986 | 8.6% | -18.5% |
| 1987 | 11.5% | +33.4% |
| 1988 | 14.8% | +28.4% |
| 1989 | 12.7% | -14.1% |
| 1990 | 12.9% | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 13.5% | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 15.5% | +14.8% |
| 1993 | 15.3% | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 17.5% | +14.1% |
| 1995 | 16.0% | -8.4% |
| 1996 | 16.8% | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 18.3% | +8.6% |
| 1998 | 21.6% | +18.0% |
| 1999 | 22.6% | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 22.5% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 18.4% | -18.3% |
| 2002 | 18.4% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 19.2% | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 16.6% | -13.1% |
| 2005 | 15.9% | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 15.5% | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 16.3% | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 16.3% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 16.0% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 16.3% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 15.9% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 15.4% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 17.4% | +13.0% |
| 2014 | 16.4% | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 17.7% | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 17.3% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 18.3% | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 18.8% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 22.6% | +20.2% |
| 2020 | 15.6% | -31.0% |
| 2021 | 14.1% | -9.8% |
| 2022 | 17.6% | +25.0% |
| 2023 | 20.8% | +18.7% |
| 2024 | 20.7% | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 21.4% | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.9% | 6.6% | 10.4% | 5 |
| 1980s | 9.6% | 6.2% | 14.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.0% | 12.9% | 22.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.5% | 15.5% | 22.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.6% | 15.4% | 22.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.4% | 14.1% | 21.4% | 6 |
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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)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 28.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2487 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 1,180 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 14.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1802 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 855.33 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 7.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 1.69 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Morocco?
- Travel services in Morocco was 21.4% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 22.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 1982.
- How does Morocco rank for travel services?
- Morocco ranks 87th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Travel services (% of service imports, BoP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are services provided by non-residents to residents.