Wages and salaries in Morocco
Morocco: Wages and salaries was 88.08 billion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Wages and salaries in Morocco, 1970–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
In 2011, wages and salaries in Morocco stood at 88.08 billion current LCU. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
The figure is up 12.6% on the previous year and up 83.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wages and salaries in Morocco peaked at 88.08 billion current LCU in 2011 and was at its lowest, 837.00 million current LCU, in 1970.
Morocco ranks 26th of 51 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.
Wages and salaries in Morocco, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 837.00 million current LCU | — |
| 1971 | 910.00 million current LCU | +8.7% |
| 1972 | 893.00 million current LCU | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 981.00 million current LCU | +9.9% |
| 1974 | 1.28 billion current LCU | +30.3% |
| 1975 | 1.68 billion current LCU | +31.1% |
| 1976 | 1.98 billion current LCU | +18.3% |
| 1977 | 2.08 billion current LCU | +4.7% |
| 1978 | 2.69 billion current LCU | +29.7% |
| 1979 | 2.69 billion current LCU | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 3.35 billion current LCU | +24.6% |
| 1981 | 9.33 billion current LCU | +178.5% |
| 1982 | 10.42 billion current LCU | +11.7% |
| 1983 | 11.42 billion current LCU | +9.6% |
| 1984 | 12.07 billion current LCU | +5.7% |
| 1985 | 12.65 billion current LCU | +4.8% |
| 1986 | 14.20 billion current LCU | +12.2% |
| 1987 | 15.39 billion current LCU | +8.4% |
| 1988 | 17.21 billion current LCU | +11.8% |
| 1989 | 19.68 billion current LCU | +14.4% |
| 1990 | 21.71 billion current LCU | +10.3% |
| 1991 | 24.59 billion current LCU | +13.3% |
| 1992 | 25.88 billion current LCU | +5.2% |
| 1993 | 25.54 billion current LCU | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 29.55 billion current LCU | +15.7% |
| 1995 | 31.50 billion current LCU | +6.6% |
| 1996 | 34.18 billion current LCU | +8.5% |
| 1997 | 37.57 billion current LCU | +9.9% |
| 1998 | 40.29 billion current LCU | +7.2% |
| 1999 | 42.68 billion current LCU | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 42.52 billion current LCU | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 48.00 billion current LCU | +12.9% |
| 2002 | 48.58 billion current LCU | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 53.23 billion current LCU | +9.6% |
| 2004 | 56.56 billion current LCU | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 61.90 billion current LCU | +9.4% |
| 2006 | 63.16 billion current LCU | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 65.67 billion current LCU | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 70.31 billion current LCU | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 75.26 billion current LCU | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 78.20 billion current LCU | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 88.08 billion current LCU | +12.6% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 88.08 billion current LCU is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 142.24 billion current LCU, 62% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 88.08 billion current LCU is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 88.08 billion current LCU, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wages and salaries 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +178.5% | 3.35 billion current LCU | 9.33 billion current LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.60 billion current LCU | 837.00 million current LCU | 2.69 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.57 billion current LCU | 3.35 billion current LCU | 19.68 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.35 billion current LCU | 21.71 billion current LCU | 42.68 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.52 billion current LCU | 42.52 billion current LCU | 75.26 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.14 billion current LCU | 78.20 billion current LCU | 88.08 billion current LCU | 2 |
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- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 153.06 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.53 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 58.29 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 125.19 units per square kilometre (2023)
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- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 4.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 9,725 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0003 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wages and salaries in Morocco?
- Wages and salaries in Morocco was 88.08 billion current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest wages and salaries recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 88.08 billion current LCU in 2011.
- What is the lowest wages and salaries recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 837.00 million current LCU in 1970.
- How does Morocco rank for wages and salaries?
- Morocco ranks 26th out of 51 countries with data for 2011.
- Is wages and salaries rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of Wages and salaries (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Wages and salaries consist of all payments in cash, but not in kind, to employees in return for services rendered, before deduction of withholding taxes and employees contributions to social security and pension funds. Data are shown for central government only. Data are in current local currency.