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Centralization of Political Power Index in Morocco

Morocco: Centralization of Political Power Index was 0.25 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
0.25
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
100th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.884
in 1789
All-time low
0.25
in 2023
Years of data
237
1789–2025

Centralization of Political Power Index in Morocco, 1789–2025

0.20.40.60.8178919072025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for centralization of political power index in Morocco is 0.25, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 237 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 42.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, centralization of political power index in Morocco peaked at 0.884 in 1789 and was at its lowest, 0.25, in 2023.

Morocco ranks 100th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 237 years of available data.

Centralization of Political Power Index in Morocco, year by year

Year Value Change
1789 0.884 —
1790 0.884 +0.0%
1791 0.884 +0.0%
1792 0.884 +0.0%
1793 0.884 +0.0%
1794 0.884 +0.0%
1795 0.884 +0.0%
1796 0.884 +0.0%
1797 0.884 +0.0%
1798 0.884 +0.0%
1799 0.884 +0.0%
1800 0.884 +0.0%
1801 0.884 +0.0%
1802 0.884 +0.0%
1803 0.884 +0.0%
1804 0.884 +0.0%
1805 0.884 +0.0%
1806 0.884 +0.0%
1807 0.884 +0.0%
1808 0.884 +0.0%
1809 0.884 +0.0%
1810 0.884 +0.0%
1811 0.884 +0.0%
1812 0.884 +0.0%
1813 0.884 +0.0%
1814 0.884 +0.0%
1815 0.884 +0.0%
1816 0.884 +0.0%
1817 0.884 +0.0%
1818 0.884 +0.0%
1819 0.884 +0.0%
1820 0.884 +0.0%
1821 0.884 +0.0%
1822 0.884 +0.0%
1823 0.884 +0.0%
1824 0.884 +0.0%
1825 0.884 +0.0%
1826 0.884 +0.0%
1827 0.884 +0.0%
1828 0.884 +0.0%
1829 0.884 +0.0%
1830 0.884 +0.0%
1831 0.884 +0.0%
1832 0.884 +0.0%
1833 0.884 +0.0%
1834 0.884 +0.0%
1835 0.884 +0.0%
1836 0.884 +0.0%
1837 0.884 +0.0%
1838 0.884 +0.0%
1839 0.884 +0.0%
1840 0.884 +0.0%
1841 0.884 +0.0%
1842 0.884 +0.0%
1843 0.884 +0.0%
1844 0.884 +0.0%
1845 0.884 +0.0%
1846 0.884 +0.0%
1847 0.884 +0.0%
1848 0.884 +0.0%
1849 0.884 +0.0%
1850 0.884 +0.0%
1851 0.884 +0.0%
1852 0.884 +0.0%
1853 0.884 +0.0%
1854 0.884 +0.0%
1855 0.884 +0.0%
1856 0.884 +0.0%
1857 0.884 +0.0%
1858 0.884 +0.0%
1859 0.884 +0.0%
1860 0.884 +0.0%
1861 0.884 +0.0%
1862 0.884 +0.0%
1863 0.884 +0.0%
1864 0.884 +0.0%
1865 0.884 +0.0%
1866 0.884 +0.0%
1867 0.884 +0.0%
1868 0.884 +0.0%
1869 0.884 +0.0%
1870 0.884 +0.0%
1871 0.884 +0.0%
1872 0.884 +0.0%
1873 0.884 +0.0%
1874 0.884 +0.0%
1875 0.884 +0.0%
1876 0.884 +0.0%
1877 0.884 +0.0%
1878 0.884 +0.0%
1879 0.884 +0.0%
1880 0.884 +0.0%
1881 0.884 +0.0%
1882 0.884 +0.0%
1883 0.884 +0.0%
1884 0.884 +0.0%
1885 0.884 +0.0%
1886 0.884 +0.0%
1887 0.884 +0.0%
1888 0.884 +0.0%
1889 0.884 +0.0%
1890 0.884 +0.0%
1891 0.884 +0.0%
1892 0.884 +0.0%
1893 0.884 +0.0%
1894 0.884 +0.0%
1895 0.884 +0.0%
1896 0.884 +0.0%
1897 0.884 +0.0%
1898 0.884 +0.0%
1899 0.884 +0.0%
1900 0.884 +0.0%
1901 0.884 +0.0%
1902 0.884 +0.0%
1903 0.884 +0.0%
1904 0.884 +0.0%
1905 0.884 +0.0%
1906 0.884 +0.0%
1907 0.884 +0.0%
1908 0.884 +0.0%
1909 0.884 +0.0%
1910 0.884 +0.0%
1911 0.884 +0.0%
1912 0.821 -7.1%
1913 0.821 +0.0%
1914 0.821 +0.0%
1915 0.821 +0.0%
1916 0.821 +0.0%
1917 0.821 +0.0%
1918 0.821 +0.0%
1919 0.821 +0.0%
1920 0.821 +0.0%
1921 0.821 +0.0%
1922 0.821 +0.0%
1923 0.821 +0.0%
1924 0.821 +0.0%
1925 0.821 +0.0%
1926 0.821 +0.0%
1927 0.821 +0.0%
1928 0.821 +0.0%
1929 0.821 +0.0%
1930 0.821 +0.0%
1931 0.821 +0.0%
1932 0.821 +0.0%
1933 0.821 +0.0%
1934 0.821 +0.0%
1935 0.821 +0.0%
1936 0.821 +0.0%
1937 0.821 +0.0%
1938 0.821 +0.0%
1939 0.821 +0.0%
1940 0.821 +0.0%
1941 0.821 +0.0%
1942 0.821 +0.0%
1943 0.821 +0.0%
1944 0.821 +0.0%
1945 0.821 +0.0%
1946 0.821 +0.0%
1947 0.821 +0.0%
1948 0.821 +0.0%
1949 0.821 +0.0%
1950 0.821 +0.0%
1951 0.821 +0.0%
1952 0.821 +0.0%
1953 0.821 +0.0%
1954 0.821 +0.0%
1955 0.821 +0.0%
1956 0.729 -11.2%
1957 0.721 -1.1%
1958 0.721 +0.0%
1959 0.721 +0.0%
1960 0.721 +0.0%
1961 0.708 -1.8%
1962 0.667 -5.8%
1963 0.666 -0.1%
1964 0.562 -15.6%
1965 0.562 +0.0%
1966 0.663 +18.0%
1967 0.663 +0.0%
1968 0.663 +0.0%
1969 0.663 +0.0%
1970 0.662 -0.2%
1971 0.555 -16.2%
1972 0.555 +0.0%
1973 0.567 +2.2%
1974 0.668 +17.8%
1975 0.668 +0.0%
1976 0.658 -1.5%
1977 0.658 +0.0%
1978 0.552 -16.1%
1979 0.549 -0.5%
1980 0.548 -0.2%
1981 0.548 +0.0%
1982 0.548 +0.0%
1983 0.548 +0.0%
1984 0.548 +0.0%
1985 0.548 +0.0%
1986 0.548 +0.0%
1987 0.548 +0.0%
1988 0.548 +0.0%
1989 0.548 +0.0%
1990 0.52 -5.1%
1991 0.509 -2.1%
1992 0.485 -4.7%
1993 0.514 +6.0%
1994 0.483 -6.0%
1995 0.483 +0.0%
1996 0.48 -0.6%
1997 0.487 +1.5%
1998 0.507 +4.1%
1999 0.507 +0.0%
2000 0.538 +6.1%
2001 0.535 -0.6%
2002 0.535 +0.0%
2003 0.52 -2.8%
2004 0.52 +0.0%
2005 0.452 -13.1%
2006 0.452 +0.0%
2007 0.452 +0.0%
2008 0.457 +1.1%
2009 0.457 +0.0%
2010 0.436 -4.6%
2011 0.422 -3.2%
2012 0.422 +0.0%
2013 0.438 +3.8%
2014 0.438 +0.0%
2015 0.437 -0.2%
2016 0.432 -1.1%
2017 0.345 -20.1%
2018 0.345 +0.0%
2019 0.345 +0.0%
2020 0.359 +4.1%
2021 0.359 +0.0%
2022 0.271 -24.5%
2023 0.25 -7.7%
2024 0.25 +0.0%
2025 0.25 +0.0%

Morocco compared with similar countries

  • Morocco's 0.25 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5475, 46% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Morocco's 0.25 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.597, 42% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s 0.884 0.884 0.884 1
1790s 0.884 0.884 0.884 10
1800s 0.884 0.884 0.884 10
1810s 0.884 0.884 0.884 10
1820s 0.884 0.884 0.884 10
1830s 0.884 0.884 0.884 10
1840s 0.884 0.884 0.884 10
1850s 0.884 0.884 0.884 10
1860s 0.884 0.884 0.884 10
1870s 0.884 0.884 0.884 10
1880s 0.884 0.884 0.884 10
1890s 0.884 0.884 0.884 10
1900s 0.884 0.884 0.884 10
1910s 0.8336 0.821 0.884 10
1920s 0.821 0.821 0.821 10
1930s 0.821 0.821 0.821 10
1940s 0.821 0.821 0.821 10
1950s 0.7818 0.721 0.821 10
1960s 0.6538 0.562 0.721 10
1970s 0.6092 0.549 0.668 10
1980s 0.548 0.548 0.548 10
1990s 0.4975 0.48 0.52 10
2000s 0.4918 0.452 0.538 10
2010s 0.406 0.345 0.438 10
2020s 0.2898 0.25 0.359 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is centralization of political power index in Morocco?
Centralization of political power index in Morocco was 0.25 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest centralization of political power index recorded in Morocco?
The highest recorded value was 0.884 in 1789.
What is the lowest centralization of political power index recorded in Morocco?
The lowest recorded value was 0.25 in 2023.
How does Morocco rank for centralization of political power index?
Morocco ranks 100th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is centralization of political power index rising or falling in Morocco?
Over the last ten years it is down 42.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Morocco data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Centralization of Political Power Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Centralization of Political Power Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,802 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which the executive is unconstrained by the legislature, judiciary, electoral management body, and other oversight.