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.
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
- Spring temperature anomalies -1.2 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.66 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.2498 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.9465 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -1.11 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 130.51 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
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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About this data
The 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.