Bank credit to bank deposits (%) in Morocco
Morocco: Bank credit to bank deposits (%) was 70.1% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Bank credit to bank deposits in Morocco, 1960–2021
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, bank credit to bank deposits in Morocco stood at 70.1%.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank credit to bank deposits in Morocco peaked at 93.5% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 43.5%, in 1990.
Morocco ranks 111th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Bank credit to bank deposits (%) in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 68.4% | — |
| 1961 | 85.2% | +24.6% |
| 1962 | 85.9% | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 88.0% | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 84.2% | -4.3% |
| 1965 | 79.0% | -6.2% |
| 1966 | 81.1% | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 80.5% | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 85.8% | +6.6% |
| 1969 | 76.8% | -10.5% |
| 1970 | 70.0% | -8.8% |
| 1971 | 69.4% | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 68.4% | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 69.0% | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 71.3% | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 68.1% | -4.4% |
| 1976 | 72.1% | +5.8% |
| 1977 | 70.3% | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 64.1% | -8.9% |
| 1979 | 63.2% | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 62.6% | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 62.4% | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 68.6% | +9.9% |
| 1983 | 63.3% | -7.7% |
| 1984 | 65.1% | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 60.4% | -7.3% |
| 1990 | 43.5% | -27.9% |
| 1991 | 52.6% | +20.9% |
| 1992 | 54.9% | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 55.3% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 56.3% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 60.5% | +7.5% |
| 1996 | 63.6% | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 83.9% | +31.9% |
| 1998 | 87.3% | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 87.3% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 85.7% | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 78.4% | -8.6% |
| 2002 | 76.0% | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 74.8% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 74.1% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 73.4% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 73.8% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 80.9% | +9.7% |
| 2008 | 89.0% | +9.9% |
| 2009 | 93.5% | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 77.0% | -17.7% |
| 2011 | 80.1% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 81.1% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 78.7% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 76.0% | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 71.7% | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 70.9% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 70.0% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 70.5% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 72.7% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 71.0% | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 70.1% | -1.2% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 70.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 69.5%, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 70.1% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 55.4%, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank credit to bank deposits (%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +31.9% | 63.6% | 83.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 81.5% | 68.4% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 68.6% | 63.2% | 72.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 63.7% | 60.4% | 68.6% | 6 |
| 1990s | 64.5% | 43.5% | 87.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.0% | 73.4% | 93.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.9% | 70.0% | 81.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.5% | 70.1% | 71.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
More financial sector data for Morocco
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 5.35 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 3.91 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 5.35 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank credit to bank deposits in Morocco?
- Bank credit to bank deposits in Morocco was 70.1% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank credit to bank deposits recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 93.5% in 2009.
- What is the lowest bank credit to bank deposits recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.5% in 1990.
- How does Morocco rank for bank credit to bank deposits?
- Morocco ranks 111th out of 186 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank credit to bank deposits rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Bank credit to bank deposits (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF’s International Financial Statistics. Private credit by deposit money banks (IFS line 22d); bank deposits (IFS lines 24 and 25).