Wealth share of the richest 1% in Morocco
Morocco: Wealth share of the richest 1% was 26.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Morocco, 1820–2024
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, wealth share of the richest 1% in Morocco stood at 26.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wealth share of the richest 1% in Morocco peaked at 47.0% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 26.4%, in 1985.
Morocco ranks 120th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1820 | 42.8% | — |
| 1850 | 44.6% | +4.1% |
| 1880 | 45.5% | +2.0% |
| 1900 | 46.2% | +1.6% |
| 1910 | 45.9% | -0.8% |
| 1920 | 46.1% | +0.6% |
| 1930 | 46.1% | -0.0% |
| 1940 | 46.0% | -0.2% |
| 1950 | 45.2% | -1.7% |
| 1960 | 46.0% | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 47.0% | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 26.5% | -43.5% |
| 1981 | 26.5% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 26.5% | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 26.5% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 26.5% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 26.4% | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 26.5% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 26.5% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 26.5% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 26.5% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 26.5% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 26.5% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 26.4% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 26.5% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 26.5% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 26.5% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 26.5% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 26.5% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 26.5% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 26.5% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 26.5% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 26.5% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 26.5% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 26.5% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 26.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 26.5% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 26.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 26.5% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 26.5% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 26.5% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 26.5% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 26.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 28.9% | +8.9% |
| 2013 | 28.5% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 28.6% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 27.8% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 27.2% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 27.4% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 27.1% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 27.1% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 26.5% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 26.7% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 26.7% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 26.6% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 26.6% | +0.2% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 26.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 27.2%, 98% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 26.6% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 28.6%, 93% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wealth share of the richest 1% 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 | -43.5% | 47.0% | 26.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 42.8% | 42.8% | 42.8% | 1 |
| 1850s | 44.6% | 44.6% | 44.6% | 1 |
| 1880s | 45.5% | 45.5% | 45.5% | 1 |
| 1900s | 46.2% | 46.2% | 46.2% | 1 |
| 1910s | 45.9% | 45.9% | 45.9% | 1 |
| 1920s | 46.1% | 46.1% | 46.1% | 1 |
| 1930s | 46.1% | 46.1% | 46.1% | 1 |
| 1940s | 46.0% | 46.0% | 46.0% | 1 |
| 1950s | 45.2% | 45.2% | 45.2% | 1 |
| 1960s | 46.0% | 46.0% | 46.0% | 1 |
| 1970s | 47.0% | 47.0% | 47.0% | 1 |
| 1980s | 26.5% | 26.4% | 26.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.5% | 26.4% | 26.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.5% | 26.5% | 26.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.6% | 26.5% | 28.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.6% | 26.5% | 26.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
More reference data data for Morocco
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4441 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 8.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4159 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 21.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.3 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.42 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wealth share of the richest 1% in Morocco?
- Wealth share of the richest 1% in Morocco was 26.6% in 2024, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 47.0% in 1970.
- What is the lowest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.4% in 1985.
- How does Morocco rank for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Morocco ranks 120th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wealth share of the richest 1% rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Wealth share of the richest 1%. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of wealth owned by the richest 1% of the population. Wealth is defined as the total value of non-financial and financial assets (housing, land, deposits, bonds, equities, etc.) held by households, minus their debts.