Mineral rents (% of GDP) in Morocco
Morocco: Mineral rents (% of GDP) was 0.3% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Mineral rents in Morocco, 1970–2021
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2021, mineral rents in Morocco stood at 0.3%.
The figure is up 80.2% on the previous year and down 96.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral rents in Morocco peaked at 10.0% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2001.
Morocco ranks 61st of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mineral rents (% of GDP) in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.5% | — |
| 1971 | 0.3% | -41.6% |
| 1972 | 0.1% | -72.0% |
| 1973 | 0.4% | +434.4% |
| 1974 | 10.0% | +2342.6% |
| 1975 | 7.5% | -25.5% |
| 1976 | 2.9% | -61.8% |
| 1977 | 6.6% | +130.3% |
| 1978 | 1.3% | -80.8% |
| 1979 | 1.6% | +30.2% |
| 1980 | 1.6% | -4.9% |
| 1981 | 2.3% | +47.1% |
| 1982 | 1.7% | -24.4% |
| 1983 | 1.8% | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 1.3% | -29.0% |
| 1985 | 1.9% | +46.2% |
| 1986 | 0.7% | -63.5% |
| 1987 | 0.2% | -76.1% |
| 1988 | 2.2% | +1259.6% |
| 1989 | 0.1% | -94.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1% | -30.4% |
| 1991 | 0.1% | -13.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1% | +16.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | -21.8% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | +162.5% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | -4.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | -41.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | +24.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | -62.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | +34.9% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | +93.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | -97.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +21.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +914.2% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | +934.2% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | +45.2% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | +70.7% |
| 2007 | 1.3% | +33.7% |
| 2008 | 5.8% | +334.6% |
| 2009 | 3.9% | -33.6% |
| 2010 | 5.3% | +37.5% |
| 2011 | 7.2% | +36.0% |
| 2012 | 6.2% | -13.8% |
| 2013 | 4.3% | -30.3% |
| 2014 | 3.2% | -25.3% |
| 2015 | 2.3% | -27.9% |
| 2016 | 2.7% | +15.2% |
| 2017 | 3.1% | +13.7% |
| 2018 | 2.3% | -25.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -93.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +80.2% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 0.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 33.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mineral rents (% of GDP) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +2342.6% | 0.4% | 10.0% |
| 1988 | +1259.6% | 0.2% | 2.2% |
| 2004 | +934.2% | 0.0% | 0.4% |
| 2003 | +914.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1973 | +434.4% | 0.1% | 0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.1% | 0.1% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.4% | 0.1% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 0.0% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 0.2% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
More energy & mining data for Morocco
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 4.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fuel imports 10.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral rents in Morocco?
- Mineral rents in Morocco was 0.3% in 2021, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest mineral rents recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 10.0% in 1974.
- What is the lowest mineral rents recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2001.
- How does Morocco rank for mineral rents?
- Morocco ranks 61st out of 214 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mineral rents rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 96.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB), published as part of Mineral rents (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Mineral rents are the difference between the value of production for a stock of minerals at world prices and their total costs of production. Minerals included in the calculation are tin, gold, lead, zinc, iron, copper, nickel, silver, bauxite, and phosphate.