Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption in Morocco
Morocco: Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption was 49.0% in 2013. ▼ Falling
Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption in Morocco, 1984–2013
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption in Morocco is 49.0%, measured in 2013. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 33.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption in Morocco peaked at 82.1% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 49.0%, in 2013.
Morocco ranks 40th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 82.1% | — |
| 1990 | 65.5% | -20.2% |
| 1998 | 73.4% | +12.1% |
| 2000 | 73.2% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 65.1% | -11.1% |
| 2013 | 49.0% | -24.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 82.1% | 82.1% | 82.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 69.5% | 65.5% | 73.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 69.2% | 65.1% | 73.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 49.0% | 49.0% | 49.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
More poverty & inequality data for Morocco
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 0 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ 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 share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption in Morocco?
- Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption in Morocco was 49.0% in 2013, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 82.1% in 1984.
- What is the lowest share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.0% in 2013.
- How does Morocco rank for share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption?
- Morocco ranks 40th out of 120 countries with data for 2013.
- Is share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $8.30 per day.