Share of female directors (% of total directors) in Morocco
Morocco: Share of female directors (% of total directors) was 15.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of female directors in Morocco, 2014–2024
Source: World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026. Measured in % of total directors.
Analysis
In 2024, share of female directors in Morocco stood at 15.5%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.4% on the previous year and up 41.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of female directors in Morocco peaked at 15.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 2014.
Morocco ranks 55th of 71 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Share of female directors (% of total directors) in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % of total directors | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 11.0% | — |
| 2015 | 12.9% | +17.8% |
| 2016 | 13.5% | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 13.4% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 12.9% | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 11.9% | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 12.3% | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 14.3% | +16.5% |
| 2022 | 14.1% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 14.2% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 15.5% | +9.4% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 15.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 22.8%, 68% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 15.5% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 12.3%, 1.3× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.6% | 11.0% | 13.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 14.1% | 12.3% | 15.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
More private sector data for Morocco
- Merchandise trade 75.2% (2025)
- Food imports 11.0% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 68.8% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 87.39 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 15.08 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 12.1% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 82.7% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 49.78 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 32.92 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,295 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of female directors in Morocco?
- Share of female directors in Morocco was 15.5% in 2024, according to World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026.
- What is the highest share of female directors recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 15.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of female directors recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 2014.
- How does Morocco rank for share of female directors?
- Morocco ranks 55th out of 71 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of female directors rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026, published as part of Share of female directors (% of total directors). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of female directors is the proportion of female directors of newly registered limited liability companies out of the total number of directors of newly registered limited liability companies in the economy in the calendar year. A director is defined as an individual who conducts the affairs of newly registered limited liability companies in the calendar year.