Provisions to nonperforming loans (%) in Morocco
Morocco: Provisions to nonperforming loans (%) was 65.0% in 2014. ▲ Rising
Provisions to nonperforming loans in Morocco, 1998–2014
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2014, provisions to nonperforming loans in Morocco stood at 65.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, provisions to nonperforming loans in Morocco peaked at 75.3% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 47.8%, in 2000.
Morocco ranks 60th of 140 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Provisions to nonperforming loans (%) in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 52.6% | — |
| 1999 | 51.8% | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 47.8% | -7.7% |
| 2001 | 52.9% | +10.7% |
| 2002 | 54.7% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 54.9% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 59.3% | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 67.1% | +13.2% |
| 2006 | 71.2% | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 75.2% | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 75.3% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 74.1% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 70.1% | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 68.7% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 67.8% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 64.0% | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 65.0% | +1.6% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 65.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 62.3%, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 65.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 58.7%, 1.1× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.2% | 51.8% | 52.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 63.2% | 47.8% | 75.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.1% | 64.0% | 70.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 57 Netherlands 65.5% compare
- 58 Moldova 65.5% compare
- 59 Albania 65.2% compare
- 61 Slovak Republic 64.7% compare
- 62 Uzbekistan 63.7% compare
- 63 Romania 63.3% 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 provisions to nonperforming loans in Morocco?
- Provisions to nonperforming loans in Morocco was 65.0% in 2014, according to Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest provisions to nonperforming loans recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 75.3% in 2008.
- What is the lowest provisions to nonperforming loans recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.8% in 2000.
- How does Morocco rank for provisions to nonperforming loans?
- Morocco ranks 60th out of 140 countries with data for 2014.
- Is provisions to nonperforming loans rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Provisions to nonperforming loans (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Provisions to nonperforming loans. Nonperforming Loans are loans for which the contractual payments are delinquent, usually defined as and NPL ratio being overdue for more than a certain number of days (e.g., usually more than 90 days). Reported by IMF staff. Note that due to differences in national accounting, taxation, and supervisory regimes, these data are not strictly comparable across countries.