Foreign direct investment in Morocco

Morocco: Foreign direct investment was 2.3% in 2011. ▼ Falling

Latest (2011)
2.3%
Change on year
up 211.8%
World rank
24th
of 41 countries
All-time high
3.1%
in 2006
All-time low
0.7%
in 2010
Years of data
7
2005–2011

Foreign direct investment in Morocco, 2005–2011

0.511.522.532005200820112005: 2.7 % of GDP2006: 3.1 % of GDP2007: 2.9 % of GDP2008: 2.4 % of GDP2009: 1.6 % of GDP2010: 0.728 % of GDP2011: 2.3 % of GDP

Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in % of GDP.

Analysis

In 2011, foreign direct investment in Morocco stood at 2.3%.

That represents a change of up 211.8% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.

Morocco ranks 24th of 41 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Foreign direct investment in Morocco, year by year

Annual values for Foreign direct investment (% of GDP) in Morocco, 2005 to 2011.
Year % of GDP Change
2005 2.7%
2006 3.1% +14.2%
2007 2.9% -4.8%
2008 2.4% -17.0%
2009 1.6% -32.2%
2010 0.7% -55.6%
2011 2.3% +211.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.5% 1.6% 3.1% 5
2010s 1.5% 0.7% 2.3% 2

Countries ranked near Morocco

  1. 21 Guinea-Bissau 3.3% compare
  2. 22 Nigeria 3.3% compare
  3. 23 Benin 3.0% compare
  4. 25 Ethiopia 2.1% compare
  5. 26 Senegal 2.1% compare
  6. 27 Botswana 1.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign direct investment in Morocco?
Foreign direct investment in Morocco was 2.3% in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
What is the highest foreign direct investment recorded in Morocco?
The highest recorded value was 3.1% in 2006.
What is the lowest foreign direct investment recorded in Morocco?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2010.
How does Morocco rank for foreign direct investment?
Morocco ranks 24th out of 41 countries with data for 2011.
Is foreign direct investment rising or falling in Morocco?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Morocco data come from?
The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of Foreign direct investment (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Foreign direct investment (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
47 places, 309 data points, 2005–2011
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment is net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows total net, that is, net FDI in the reporting economy from foreign sources less net FDI by the reporting economy to the rest of the world. Data are in current U.S. dollars.