Natural resource rents in Morocco

Morocco: Natural resource rents was 0.3917 in 2021. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2021)
0.3917
Change on year
up 32.3%
World rank
141st
of 211 countries
All-time high
10.46
in 1974
All-time low
0.1946
in 2002
Years of data
52
1970–2021

Natural resource rents in Morocco, 1970–2021

02.557.510197019952021

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2021, natural resource rents in Morocco stood at 0.3917.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 32.3% on the previous year and down 94.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, natural resource rents in Morocco peaked at 10.46 in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0.1946, in 2002.

Morocco ranks 141st of 211 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.

Natural resource rents in Morocco, year by year

Annual values for Natural resource rents in Morocco, 1970 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1970 0.9022 —
1971 0.7569 -16.1%
1972 0.4663 -38.4%
1973 0.8276 +77.5%
1974 10.46 +1164.1%
1975 8.01 -23.4%
1976 3.26 -59.3%
1977 7.11 +118.2%
1978 1.8 -74.7%
1979 2.09 +15.9%
1980 1.93 -7.4%
1981 2.79 +44.1%
1982 2.62 -5.9%
1983 2.49 -5.0%
1984 2.01 -19.2%
1985 2.29 +13.7%
1986 1.24 -45.7%
1987 0.6529 -47.5%
1988 2.61 +299.8%
1989 0.5495 -78.9%
1990 0.4466 -18.7%
1991 0.4705 +5.4%
1992 0.4029 -14.4%
1993 0.3119 -22.6%
1994 0.3983 +27.7%
1995 0.4688 +17.7%
1996 0.38 -18.9%
1997 0.396 +4.2%
1998 0.4181 +5.6%
1999 0.2789 -33.3%
2000 0.3053 +9.5%
2001 0.209 -31.5%
2002 0.1946 -6.9%
2003 0.2427 +24.7%
2004 0.5702 +134.9%
2005 0.7392 +29.6%
2006 1.17 +58.9%
2007 1.48 +26.1%
2008 6.01 +306.0%
2009 4.05 -32.7%
2010 5.52 +36.5%
2011 7.44 +34.7%
2012 6.49 -12.8%
2013 4.55 -29.8%
2014 3.53 -22.5%
2015 2.61 -25.9%
2016 2.9 +10.9%
2017 3.3 +13.9%
2018 2.41 -26.8%
2019 0.3218 -86.7%
2020 0.2961 -8.0%
2021 0.3917 +32.3%

Morocco compared with similar countries

  • Morocco's 0.3917 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.4, 9% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Morocco's 0.3917 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5.14, 8% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Natural resource rents 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.

YearChange FromTo
1974 +1164.1% 0.8276 10.46
2008 +306.0% 1.48 6.01
1988 +299.8% 0.6529 2.61

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 3.57 0.4663 10.46 10
1980s 1.92 0.5495 2.79 10
1990s 0.3972 0.2789 0.4705 10
2000s 1.5 0.1946 6.01 10
2010s 3.91 0.3218 7.44 10
2020s 0.3439 0.2961 0.3917 2

Countries ranked near Morocco

  1. 138 Afghanistan 0.4285 compare
  2. 139 Hungary 0.4024 compare
  3. 140 Czechia 0.395 compare
  4. 142 Netherlands 0.3405 compare
  5. 143 Denmark 0.3387 compare
  6. 144 Barbados 0.3284 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is natural resource rents in Morocco?
Natural resource rents in Morocco was 0.3917 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest natural resource rents recorded in Morocco?
The highest recorded value was 10.46 in 1974.
What is the lowest natural resource rents recorded in Morocco?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1946 in 2002.
How does Morocco rank for natural resource rents?
Morocco ranks 141st out of 211 countries with data for 2021.
Is natural resource rents rising or falling in Morocco?
Over the last ten years it is down 94.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Morocco data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Natural resource rents. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Natural resource rents
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
211 places, 9,209 data points, 1970–2021
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