Morocco Poverty Rate 1984-2024

Poverty headcount ratio at $5.50 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $5.50 a day at 2011 international prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.
  • Morocco poverty rate for 2013 was 42.10%, a 17.1% decline from 2006.
  • Morocco poverty rate for 2006 was 59.20%, a 9% decline from 2000.
  • Morocco poverty rate for 2000 was 68.20%, a 0.2% decline from 1998.
  • Morocco poverty rate for 1998 was 68.40%, a 9.3% increase from 1990.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name % Under US $5.50 Per Day
Pakistan 86.50%
Djibouti 80.60%
Indonesia 78.10%
Micronesia 74.90%
Kyrgyz Republic 73.30%
Georgia 60.00%
Honduras 54.40%
El Salvador 42.70%
Morocco 42.10%
Kosovo 38.40%
Bolivia 21.80%
Moldova 21.10%
Ukraine 8.40%
Morocco Poverty Rate - Historical Data
Year % Under US $5.50 Per Day Change
2013 42.10% -17.10%
2006 59.20% -9.00%
2000 68.20% -0.20%
1998 68.40% 9.30%
1990 59.10% -18.30%
1984 77.40% -18.30%