Domestic credit to private sector by banks in Morocco
Morocco: Domestic credit to private sector by banks was 53.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Domestic credit to private sector by banks in Morocco, 1960–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 53.5% for domestic credit to private sector by banks in 2025.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic credit to private sector by banks in Morocco peaked at 66.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 1970.
Morocco ranks 66th of 187 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.
Domestic credit to private sector by banks in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 10.8% | — |
| 1961 | 13.4% | +23.6% |
| 1962 | 13.3% | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 12.4% | -6.9% |
| 1964 | 11.5% | -7.2% |
| 1965 | 11.0% | -3.8% |
| 1966 | 11.5% | +4.6% |
| 1967 | 11.6% | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 13.2% | +14.3% |
| 1969 | 11.3% | -14.3% |
| 1970 | 10.6% | -6.6% |
| 1971 | 11.1% | +4.9% |
| 1972 | 12.0% | +8.0% |
| 1973 | 13.3% | +10.8% |
| 1974 | 13.5% | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 15.6% | +15.1% |
| 1976 | 16.2% | +4.2% |
| 1977 | 16.3% | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 15.9% | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 15.7% | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 12.9% | -17.9% |
| 1981 | 14.2% | +10.1% |
| 1982 | 15.3% | +7.5% |
| 1983 | 16.1% | +5.8% |
| 1984 | 16.4% | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 15.2% | -7.2% |
| 1990 | 13.7% | -9.8% |
| 1991 | 17.3% | +25.9% |
| 1992 | 19.7% | +13.9% |
| 1993 | 21.2% | +7.7% |
| 1994 | 21.5% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 24.5% | +14.2% |
| 1996 | 24.1% | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 40.5% | +68.4% |
| 1998 | 37.5% | -7.4% |
| 1999 | 40.5% | +7.8% |
| 2000 | 43.7% | +7.9% |
| 2001 | 38.1% | -12.7% |
| 2002 | 37.0% | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 36.3% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 36.6% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 39.8% | +8.7% |
| 2006 | 42.0% | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 50.4% | +20.1% |
| 2008 | 55.1% | +9.2% |
| 2009 | 58.0% | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 61.7% | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 64.8% | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 65.7% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 62.9% | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 63.0% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 58.4% | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 59.2% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 58.2% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 57.8% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 58.8% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 66.0% | +12.2% |
| 2021 | 61.8% | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 63.7% | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 57.7% | -9.5% |
| 2024 | 54.8% | -5.0% |
| 2025 | 53.5% | -2.4% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 53.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23.4%, 2.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 53.5% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 56.4%, 95% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Domestic credit to private sector by banks 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 | +68.4% | 24.1% | 40.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.0% | 10.8% | 13.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 14.0% | 10.6% | 16.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.0% | 12.9% | 16.4% | 6 |
| 1990s | 26.0% | 13.7% | 40.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.7% | 36.3% | 58.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.0% | 57.8% | 65.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.6% | 53.5% | 66.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 63 Paraguay 55.7% compare
- 64 El Salvador 55.0% compare
- 65 Russian Federation 54.6% compare
- 67 Cape Verde 53.4% compare
- 68 North Macedonia 53.3% compare
- 69 Philippines 52.1% compare
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 domestic credit to private sector by banks in Morocco?
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks in Morocco was 53.5% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest domestic credit to private sector by banks recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 66.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest domestic credit to private sector by banks recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 1970.
- How does Morocco rank for domestic credit to private sector by banks?
- Morocco ranks 66th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is domestic credit to private sector by banks rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Domestic credit to private sector by banks refers to financial resources provided to the private sector by other depository corporations (deposit taking corporations except central banks), such as through loans, purchases of nonequity securities, and trade credits and other accounts receivable, that establish a claim for repayment. For some countries these claims include credit to public enterprises. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.