Refugees
22,337refugees and others in need of protection hosted, 2025
32,520from it, abroad, 2025
Source: UNHCR Refugee Data Finder2025
Country page · Updated 13 Nov 2026
Morocco
Morocco has 38 m people (World Bank, 2025) and an economy of $182 bn a year (World Bank, 2025). It imports all of its potash supply (FAOSTAT, 2024, estimated) and all of the oil it uses (EIA, 2024).
Written automatically from the figures on this page.
- Population
- 38 m (2025)
Boundaries: Natural Earth 1:50m, which shows who controls an area in practice. Borders shown do not imply endorsement.
- GDPUS$182billion57th of 186World Bank · 2025
- Population38million41st of 216World Bank · 2025
- GDP per personUS$4,746121st of 186World Bank · 2025
- Military, % GDP3.5% of GDP14th of 150World Bank · 2025
- CO2 per person1.8t136th of 213Global Carbon Budget · 2024
Dependencies at a glance
Morocco imports all of its potash supply and all of the oil it uses; it exports phosphate.
Imports mostImports someLow net tradeExporter
| Resource | Dependence | Position | Main partners |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oil | Imports most | Imports all of the oil it usesEIA, use 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025, United Kingdom → Morocco and Spain → Morocco as reported by the exporter | United Kingdom, Spain |
| Natural gas | Imports most | Imports 95% of the gas it uses PreliminaryEIA, use 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025, Spain → Morocco as reported by the exporter | Spain, United States |
| Wheat | Imports most | Imports 68% of the wheat it usesFAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023 | France, Germany, Canada |
| Maize | Imports most | Imports 98% of the maize it usesFAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023 | Brazil, Argentina, United States |
| Rice | Imports most | Imports 95% of the rice it uses EstimateFAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023 | India, Thailand, Spain |
| Soybeans | Imports most | Imports 97% of the soybeans it uses EstimateFAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023 | United States, Brazil |
| Potash | Imports most | Imports all of its potash supply EstimateFAOSTAT, supply 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025 | Canada, Jordan, Germany |
| Phosphate | Exporter | Exports exceed recorded supply EstimateGoods passing through, or changes in stocks, can cause this; FAOSTAT’s figures do not show whichFAOSTAT, supply 2024 · UN Comtrade, exports 2025 | India, Brazil, Australia (buyers) |
| Arms | Supplier concentration only | Main supplier: United States, 60% of importsSIPRI, 2021–2025 | United States, Israel, France |
| Chips | Supplier concentration only | Main supplier: France, 32% of importsUN Comtrade, 2025 | France, China, Spain |
Dependence is net imports: imports minus exports, as a share of what the country uses; for potash and phosphate, of its supply (production plus net imports). Arms and chips show supplier concentration only: the main supplier’s share of imports (arms: five-year totals of deliveries in SIPRI’s trend-indicator value, SIPRI’s measure of military capability delivered, not price or number of weapons).
- OilImports most
Imports all of the oil it uses
Main partners: United Kingdom, Spain
EIA, use 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025, United Kingdom → Morocco and Spain → Morocco as reported by the exporter
- Natural gasImports most
Imports 95% of the gas it uses Preliminary
Main partners: Spain, United States
EIA, use 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025, Spain → Morocco as reported by the exporter
- WheatImports most
Imports 68% of the wheat it uses
Main partners: France, Germany, Canada
FAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023
- MaizeImports most
Imports 98% of the maize it uses
Main partners: Brazil, Argentina, United States
FAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023
- RiceImports most
Imports 95% of the rice it uses Estimate
Main partners: India, Thailand, Spain
FAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023
- SoybeansImports most
Imports 97% of the soybeans it uses Estimate
Main partners: United States, Brazil
FAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023
- PotashImports most
Imports all of its potash supply Estimate
Main partners: Canada, Jordan, Germany
FAOSTAT, supply 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025
- PhosphateExporter
Exports exceed recorded supply Estimate
Goods passing through, or changes in stocks, can cause this; FAOSTAT’s figures do not show which
Main partners: India, Brazil, Australia (buyers)
FAOSTAT, supply 2024 · UN Comtrade, exports 2025
- ArmsSupplier concentration only
Main supplier: United States, 60% of imports
Main partners: United States, Israel, France
SIPRI, 2021–2025
- ChipsSupplier concentration only
Main supplier: France, 32% of imports
Main partners: France, China, Spain
UN Comtrade, 2025
Source: EIA; FAOSTAT; SIPRI; UN Comtradeyear in each rowUpdated 13 Nov 2026
Dependencies toolMoney and reserves
Morocco’s economy produced $182 bn in 2025.
GDP, 2000–2025
Source: World Bank Indicators2000–2025Updated 13 Nov 2026
Economic growth4.6%2025 · 53rd of 186 · World Bank
Inflation0.7%2025 · 143rd of 169 · World Bank
Unemployment9.0%2025 · 41st of 181 · World Bank
ReservesUS$37.1billion2024 · 52nd of 164 · World Bank
Trade92% of GDP2024 · 72nd of 172 · World Bank
Foreign investment inUS$3.32billion2025 · 58th of 200 · World Bank
People
Morocco had 38 m people in 2025.
Population, 1950–2100
Projection: UN projection, medium variant, after 2023Range between the UN low- and high-fertility scenarios
Source: UN World Population ProspectsUpdated 13 Nov 2026Projection
Morocco’s population by age
1950200020502100
Source: UN World Population Prospects1950–2100Updated 13 Nov 2026Projection
Births per woman2.232023 · 97th of 237 · UN WPP 2024
Median age29.22023 · 137th of 237 · UN WPP 2024
Aged 65 and over8.5%2025, Projection, medium variant · UN WPP 2024
Technology and space
Satellites owned in Morocco numbered 4 at the end of 2026.
Climate and hazards
Morocco emitted 69.1 Mt of CO2 from fossil fuels and cement in 2024.
Morocco’s CO2 emissions, million tonnes, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data CO21990–2024Updated 13 Nov 2026
CO2 emissions69Mt2024 · 49th of 214 · Global Carbon Budget
CO2 per person1.8t2024 · 136th of 213 · Global Carbon Budget
CO2 since 17502,016Mt2024 · 68th of 214 · Global Carbon Budget
Water stress4.02023 · 27th of 164 · WRI Aqueduct, accessed on 25 Oct 2026, aqueduct.wri.org (CC BY 4.0)
More figures
Shown only where a source covers Morocco.
Sanctions
9entries on the US, EU and UK lists give it as an address or nationality: US 2, EU 3 and UK 4
Counts entries (people, companies, ships and aircraft), not how strict the measures are.
Source: US CSL; EU sanctions list; UK Sanctions ListUpdated 13 Nov 2026
Chinese loans and grants
US$2.16billioncommitted by Chinese state lenders, 2000–2021
Source: AidData Chinese development finance2000–2021
Cyber incidents
11publicly known incidents affecting Morocco, 2000–2024
Counts compare documented incidents, not how often a country is targeted. Who they were attributed to
Source: EuRepoC Global Dataset of Cyber Incidents 1.3.2 (4 Mar 2025), CC BY-NC 4.02000–2024
All figures
55 measures on this site have a recent figure for Morocco.
| GDP | $182 bn | 2025 | 57th of 186 | World Bank |
| GDP per person | $4,746 | 2025 | 121st of 186 | World Bank |
| Economic growth | 4.6% | 2025 | 53rd of 186 | World Bank |
| Inflation | 0.7% | 2025 | 143rd of 169 | World Bank |
| Government debt | 67% | 2025 | 60th of 191 | IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026 |
| Government budget balance | −3.5% | 2025 | 122nd of 195 | IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026 |
| Current account balance | −2.4% | 2025 | 106th of 194 | IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026 |
| Unemployment | 9.0% | 2025 | 41st of 181 | World Bank |
| Reserves, including gold | $37 bn | 2024 | 52nd of 164 | World Bank |
| Trade | 92% | 2024 | 72nd of 172 | World Bank |
| Foreign investment in | $3.3 bn | 2025 | 58th of 200 | World Bank |
| Remittances received | 7.8% | 2024 | 34th of 162 | World Bank |
| Population | 38 m | 2025 | 41st of 216 | World Bank |
| Population with UN projections | 38 m | 2023 | 41st of 237 | UN WPP 2024 |
| Births per woman | 2.23 | 2023 | 97th of 237 | UN WPP 2024 |
| Median age | 29.2 | 2023 | 137th of 237 | UN WPP 2024 |
| Life expectancy | 75.3 | 2023 | 119th of 237 | UN WPP 2024 |
| Refugees from the country | 32,520 | 2025 | 53rd of 206 | UNHCR |
| Refugees and others needing protection, by host | 22,337 | 2025 | 96th of 176 | UNHCR |
| Refugees hosted per 1,000 people | 0.6 | 2025 | 125th of 176 | UNHCR |
| Crude oil production | 0 kb/d | 2025 | 97th of 214 | EIA |
| Oil consumption | 321 kb/d | 2024 | 41st of 212 | EIA |
| Natural gas production | Preliminary | 2024 | 81st of 213 | EIA |
| Natural gas consumption | 0.9 bcm | 2024 | 92nd of 213 | EIA |
| Electricity generated | 42 TWh | 2024 | 60th of 193 | Ember |
| Low-carbon electricity | 24% | 2024 | 116th of 193 | Ember |
| Electricity from coal | 62% | 2024 | 9th of 193 | Ember |
| Electricity from wind and solar | 22% | 2024 | 31st of 193 | Ember |
| Wheat production | 2.4 Mt | 2024 | 37th of 123 | FAOSTAT |
| Wheat imports | 5.1 Mt | 2024 | 12th of 180 | FAOSTAT |
| Maize production | 0.1 Mt | 2024 | 107th of 169 | FAOSTAT |
| Maize imports | 2.9 Mt | 2024 | 18th of 196 | FAOSTAT |
| Rice production | 0.0 Mt | 2024 | 100th of 135 | FAOSTAT |
| Rice imports | 0.1 Mt | 2024 | 89th of 197 | FAOSTAT |
| Soybean production | 0.0 Mt | 2024 | 85th of 108 | FAOSTAT |
| Soybean imports | 0.0 Mt | 2024 | 65th of 179 | FAOSTAT |
| Potash fertiliser use | 0.05 Mt | 2024 | 53rd of 199 | FAOSTAT |
| Phosphate fertiliser use | 0.17 Mt | 2024 | 29th of 199 | FAOSTAT |
| CO2 emissions | 69 Mt | 2024 | 49th of 214 | Global Carbon Budget |
| CO2 per person | 1.8 t | 2024 | 136th of 213 | Global Carbon Budget |
| CO2 emitted since 1750 | 2,016 Mt | 2024 | 68th of 214 | Global Carbon Budget |
| Net CO2 imports through trade | 1.4% | 2023 | 92nd of 120 | Global Carbon Budget |
| Water stress | 4.0 | 2023 | 27th of 164 | WRI Aqueduct, accessed on 25 Oct 2026, aqueduct.wri.org (CC BY 4.0) |
| Water from abroad | 0% | 2023 | 125th of 193 | FAO AQUASTAT |
| Military spending, share of GDP | 3.5% | 2025 | 14th of 150 | World Bank |
| Military spending | $6.3 bn | 2025 | 42nd of 150 | World Bank |
| Deaths in organised violence | 7 | 2025 | 50th of 61 | UCDP |
| Arms imports | 392 TIV m | 2025 | 30th of 108 | SIPRI |
| Arms exports | 26 TIV m | 2024 | 35th of 50 | SIPRI |
| Satellites in orbit | 4 | 2026 | 47th of 81 | Orbital data from CelesTrak |
| People using the internet | 91% | 2024 | 50th of 182 | World Bank |
| ICT service exports | $2.6 bn | 2024 | 44th of 162 | World Bank |
| ICT service exports, share of service exports | 9.3% | 2024 | 64th of 162 | World Bank |
| Sanctions list entries (US, EU, UK) | 9 | 2026 | 114th of 181 | US CSL |
| Chinese loans and grants committed | $9 m | 2021 | 89th of 122 | AidData, Global Chinese Development Finance Dataset 3.0 |
Coverage notes. Western Sahara: Status disputed; mostly administered by Morocco; claimed by the Polisario Front (EuRepoC cyber incidents).
Sources for this page
- World Bank IndicatorsGDP, GDP per person, Economic growth, Inflation, Unemployment, Reserves, …
- IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026Debt, Budget balance, Current account
- UN World Population ProspectsPopulation (UN), Births per woman, Median age, Life expectancy
- UNHCR Refugee Data FinderRefugees from, Refugees hosted, Refugees per 1,000
- U.S. Energy Information AdministrationOil output, Oil use, Gas output, Gas use, Dependencies at a glance
- Ember electricity dataElectricity, Low-carbon electricity, Electricity from coal, Electricity from wind and solar
- FAOSTATWheat production, Wheat imports, Maize production, Maize imports, Rice production, Rice imports, …
- Our World in Data CO2CO2 emissions, CO2 per person, CO2 since 1750, Net CO2 imports through trade
- WRI Aqueduct, accessed on 25 Oct 2026, aqueduct.wri.org (CC BY 4.0)Water stress
- FAO AQUASTATWater from abroad
- UCDP Georeferenced Event DatasetConflict deaths
- SIPRI Arms Transfers DatabaseArms imports, Arms exports, Dependencies at a glance
- CelesTrak SATCATSatellites in orbit
- US Consolidated Screening ListSanctions list entries, Sanctions
- AidData Chinese development financeChinese loans and grants
- UN ComtradeDependencies at a glance
- EU financial sanctions listSanctions
- UK Sanctions ListSanctions
- EuRepoC cyber incidentsCyber incidents
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