International tourism, number of departures in Morocco
Morocco: International tourism, number of departures was 646,000 in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, number of departures in Morocco, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
Analysis
In 2020, international tourism, number of departures in Morocco stood at 646,000. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 67.8% on the previous year and down 70.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, number of departures in Morocco peaked at 3.42 million in 2008 and was at its lowest, 646,000, in 2020.
Morocco ranks 77th of 117 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
International tourism, number of departures in Morocco, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1.32 million | — |
| 1996 | 1.21 million | -8.0% |
| 1997 | 1.20 million | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 1.27 million | +6.0% |
| 1999 | 1.54 million | +21.2% |
| 2000 | 1.51 million | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 1.70 million | +12.8% |
| 2002 | 1.53 million | -9.9% |
| 2003 | 1.61 million | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 1.60 million | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 2.25 million | +40.2% |
| 2006 | 2.13 million | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 2.67 million | +25.0% |
| 2008 | 3.42 million | +28.2% |
| 2009 | 2.29 million | -33.0% |
| 2010 | 2.17 million | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 2.38 million | +9.3% |
| 2012 | 2.32 million | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 2.19 million | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 1.85 million | -15.7% |
| 2015 | 1.91 million | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 1.86 million | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 1.85 million | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 1.92 million | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 2.01 million | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 646,000 | -67.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.31 million | 1.20 million | 1.54 million | 5 |
| 2000s | 2.07 million | 1.51 million | 3.42 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.05 million | 1.85 million | 2.38 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 646,000 | 646,000 | 646,000 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
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 international tourism, number of departures in Morocco?
- International tourism, number of departures in Morocco was 646,000 in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, number of departures recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 3.42 million in 2008.
- What is the lowest international tourism, number of departures recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 646,000 in 2020.
- How does Morocco rank for international tourism, number of departures?
- Morocco ranks 77th out of 117 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, number of departures rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, number of departures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International outbound tourists are the number of departures that people make from their country of usual residence to any other country for any purpose other than a remunerated activity in the country visited. The data on outbound tourists refer to the number of departures, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips from a country during a given period is counted each time as a new departure.