Poverty headcount ratio in Morocco 2010-2024

In 2024, the projected poverty rate based on the national poverty line in Morocco was at 6 percent. This was a decrease from the 2023 projection, which was 5.2 percent. Poverty levels in the country fluctuated over the years under review. This is likely related to the economic issues caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Comparative poverty levels

In the region of Northern Africa, Morocco had the lowest projected poverty headcount ratio among the countries in 2023. However, Morocco ranked among the leading 20 countries with the highest multidimensional poverty index score worldwide. According to a survey conducted in 2019, almost 60 percent of people in Morocco believed that education was the most effective poverty reduction strategy, followed by job creation and employment.

Growing inequality in Morocco

A 2019 survey showed that the majority of people in Morocco felt that the gap between the rich and the poor was getting worse. Morocco’s Gini coefficient, a common measure of income inequality, showed that the country had a relatively high income disparity, and this was forecasted to increase in the future. Furthermore, African countries have some of the highest Gini coefficient indexes worldwide.