Income inequality vs. GDP per capita in Morocco
Morocco: Income inequality vs. GDP per capita was 0.3955 in 2013. ▲ Rising
Income inequality vs. GDP per capita in Morocco, 1984–2013
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Morocco is 0.3955, measured in 2013.
The figure is down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Morocco peaked at 0.4072 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.3647, in 1984.
That places Morocco 28th out of 120 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the top quarter.
Income inequality vs. GDP per capita in Morocco, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 0.3647 | — |
| 1990 | 0.3921 | +7.5% |
| 1998 | 0.3935 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.4064 | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.4072 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.3955 | -2.9% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 0.3955 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3528, 1.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 0.3955 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.3369, 1.2× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3647 | 0.3647 | 0.3647 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.3928 | 0.3921 | 0.3935 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.4068 | 0.4064 | 0.4072 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.3955 | 0.3955 | 0.3955 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
More poverty & inequality data for Morocco
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 0 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.23 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,240 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -16.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 20.98 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 21.0% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Morocco?
- Income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Morocco was 0.3955 in 2013, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income inequality vs. gdp per capita recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4072 in 2006.
- What is the lowest income inequality vs. gdp per capita recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3647 in 1984.
- How does Morocco rank for income inequality vs. gdp per capita?
- Morocco ranks 28th out of 120 countries with data for 2013.
- Is income inequality vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income inequality vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality.