Discount Rate, Percent per annum in Morocco
Morocco: Discount Rate, Percent per annum was 2.25 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Discount Rate, Percent per annum in Morocco, 1969–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 2.25 for discount rate, percent per annum in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.0% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, discount rate, percent per annum in Morocco peaked at 8.5 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 1.5, in 2020.
Morocco ranks 63rd of 70 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Discount Rate, Percent per annum in Morocco, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 3.5 | — |
| 1970 | 3.5 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 3.5 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 3.5 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 3.5 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 4.5 | +28.6% |
| 1975 | 4.5 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 4.5 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 4.5 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 4.5 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 4.5 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 6 | +33.3% |
| 1981 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 7 | +16.7% |
| 1983 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 8.5 | +21.4% |
| 1986 | 8.5 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 8.5 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 8.5 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 7 | -17.6% |
| 1998 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 1999 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 2000 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 4.25 | -15.0% |
| 2002 | 3.25 | -23.5% |
| 2003 | 3.25 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3.25 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3.25 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3.25 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3.25 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3.5 | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 3.25 | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 3.25 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3.25 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3 | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.62 | -12.6% |
| 2015 | 2.5 | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 2.25 | -10.0% |
| 2017 | 2.25 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.25 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.25 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.5 | -33.3% |
| 2021 | 1.5 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2.5 | +66.7% |
| 2023 | 3 | +20.0% |
| 2024 | 2.5 | -16.7% |
| 2025 | 2.25 | -10.0% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 2.25 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9, 25% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 2.25 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4.6, 49% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1 |
| 1970s | 4.1 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.44 | 6 | 8.5 | 9 |
| 1990s | 6 | 5 | 7 | 3 |
| 2000s | 3.55 | 3.25 | 5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.66 | 2.25 | 3.25 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.21 | 1.5 | 3 | 6 |
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 discount rate, percent per annum in Morocco?
- Discount rate, percent per annum in Morocco was 2.25 in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest discount rate, percent per annum recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 8.5 in 1985.
- What is the lowest discount rate, percent per annum recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5 in 2020.
- How does Morocco rank for discount rate, percent per annum?
- Morocco ranks 63rd out of 70 countries with data for 2025.
- Is discount rate, percent per annum rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Discount Rate, Percent per annum. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Interest Rates dataset presents country-specific interest rate data across sectors and instruments, based on nationally defined methodologies.