Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Morocco
Morocco: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity was 1,308.8% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Morocco, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of income per capita.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Morocco stood at 1,308.8%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.7% on the previous year and down 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Morocco peaked at 2,250.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1,308.8%, in 2019.
That places Morocco 36th out of 189 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % of income per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1,827.5% | — |
| 2010 | 2,250.7% | +23.2% |
| 2011 | 2,137.7% | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 2,079.8% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 2,045.0% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 1,974.5% | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 1,898.7% | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 1,770.2% | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 1,791.6% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 1,417.4% | -20.9% |
| 2019 | 1,308.8% | -7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,827.5% | 1,827.5% | 1,827.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 1,867.4% | 1,308.8% | 2,250.7% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 33 Zimbabwe 1,400.6% compare
- 34 Palestine, State of 1,383.9% compare
- 35 Cape Verde 1,309.8% compare
- 37 Timor-Leste 1,255.7% compare
- 38 Gabon 1,235.5% compare
- 39 Pakistan 1,234.5% compare
More private sector data for Morocco
- Merchandise trade 75.2% (2025)
- Food imports 11.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 68.7% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 87.39 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 12.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 82.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 49.78 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,295 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2729 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 10.06 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Morocco?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Morocco was 1,308.8% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 2,250.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,308.8% in 2019.
- How does Morocco rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity?
- Morocco ranks 36th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The cost is the total median cost associated with completing the procedures to connect a warehouse to electricity. It is calculated as a percentage of income per capita. All the fees and costs associated with completing the procedures to connect a warehouse to electricity are recorded, including those related to obtaining clearances from government agencies, applying for the connection, receiving inspections of both the site and the internal wiring, purchasing material, getting the actual connection works and paying a security deposit. Bribes are not included.