Migrant remittance inflows in Morocco
Morocco: Migrant remittance inflows was 7.2% in 2011. ▲ Rising
Migrant remittance inflows in Morocco, 1975–2011
Source: World Bank staff estimates based on the International Monetary Fund's Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook 2008, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2011, migrant remittance inflows in Morocco stood at 7.2%.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and down 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, migrant remittance inflows in Morocco peaked at 8.9% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 1999.
Morocco ranks 8th of 50 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.7% | 5.3% | 6.0% | 5 |
| 1980s | 6.7% | 5.5% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.3% | 4.9% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.6% | 5.8% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 7.1% | 7.2% | 2 |
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- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 97.03 (2025)
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- Imports of low carbon technology products, Percent of GDP 1.58 (2023)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 61.04 units per person (2023)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is migrant remittance inflows in Morocco?
- Migrant remittance inflows in Morocco was 7.2% in 2011, according to World Bank staff estimates based on the International Monetary Fund's Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook 2008, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.
- What is the highest migrant remittance inflows recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 8.9% in 2007.
- What is the lowest migrant remittance inflows recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 1999.
- How does Morocco rank for migrant remittance inflows?
- Morocco ranks 8th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is migrant remittance inflows rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank staff estimates based on the International Monetary Fund's Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook 2008, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates, published as part of Migrant remittance inflows (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Migrants’ remittances are defined as the sum of worker’s remittances,