Wealth share of the richest 1% in Morocco

Morocco: Wealth share of the richest 1% was 26.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
26.6%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
120th
of 215 countries
All-time high
47.0%
in 1970
All-time low
26.4%
in 1985
Years of data
56
1820–2024

Wealth share of the richest 1% in Morocco, 1820–2024

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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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 117 Sri Lanka 26.8% compare
  2. 118 Kazakhstan 26.8% compare
  3. 119 Malawi 26.6% compare
  4. 121 Somalia 26.5% compare
  5. 122 Laos 26.4% compare
  6. 123 Gambia 26.4% compare

See the full ranking of 215 places →

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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

Indicator
Wealth share of the richest 1%
Unit
%
Source
World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 10,553 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed

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.