Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Morocco
Morocco: Travel services (% of commercial service imports) was 23.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Travel services in Morocco, 1975–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 23.7% for travel services in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Morocco peaked at 29.4% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 11.7%, in 1982.
That places Morocco 76th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 16.5% | — |
| 1976 | 17.0% | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 16.7% | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 19.4% | +16.1% |
| 1979 | 15.9% | -18.0% |
| 1980 | 13.6% | -14.5% |
| 1981 | 12.7% | -6.3% |
| 1982 | 11.7% | -7.9% |
| 1983 | 17.4% | +48.7% |
| 1984 | 14.7% | -15.5% |
| 1985 | 18.4% | +24.7% |
| 1986 | 20.3% | +10.7% |
| 1987 | 22.3% | +9.5% |
| 1988 | 23.3% | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 20.0% | -14.2% |
| 1990 | 19.9% | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 19.0% | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 21.3% | +11.7% |
| 1993 | 23.2% | +9.3% |
| 1994 | 25.0% | +7.6% |
| 1995 | 22.4% | -10.4% |
| 1996 | 23.1% | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 24.9% | +7.9% |
| 1998 | 28.6% | +14.9% |
| 1999 | 29.4% | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 28.0% | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 22.8% | -18.4% |
| 2002 | 23.4% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 23.3% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 20.5% | -12.2% |
| 2005 | 19.7% | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 19.4% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 19.4% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 19.4% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 20.9% | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 21.3% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 20.3% | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 19.1% | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 20.5% | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 18.4% | -10.2% |
| 2015 | 20.1% | +8.9% |
| 2016 | 20.1% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 20.6% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 21.4% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 25.2% | +18.0% |
| 2020 | 18.0% | -28.6% |
| 2021 | 15.8% | -12.2% |
| 2022 | 19.0% | +20.5% |
| 2023 | 23.3% | +22.1% |
| 2024 | 23.3% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 23.7% | +1.6% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 23.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17.1%, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 23.7% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 23.9%, 99% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.1% | 15.9% | 19.4% | 5 |
| 1980s | 17.4% | 11.7% | 23.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.7% | 19.0% | 29.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.7% | 19.4% | 28.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.7% | 18.4% | 25.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.5% | 15.8% | 23.7% | 6 |
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 travel services in Morocco?
- Travel services in Morocco was 23.7% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 29.4% in 1999.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.7% in 1982.
- How does Morocco rank for travel services?
- Morocco ranks 76th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Travel services (% of commercial service imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.