Development Ledger · Middle East & North Africa
Morocco
HDI rank 120 of 193Lower-middle incomeGDI group 5
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Human Development Index (2023)
0.710
+0.259 since 1990
Inequality-adjusted HDI
0.517
27.2% lost to inequality
Life expectancy
75.3 yrs
Expected schooling 15.1 yrs
GNI per person (2021 PPP $)
$8,653
Mean schooling 6.2 yrs
HDI over Time
Morocco against its closest income-group peers, 1990–2023.
The Three Dimensions
Each scaled 0 to 1 against UNDP goalposts. The HDI is their geometric mean, so a weak dimension pulls it down more than an average would.
Health0.851
Education0.626
Income0.674
World Bank Human Capital Index (2020): 0.50. A child born today will be 50% as productive as with full health and education.
Peers
Morocco against economies in the same World Bank income group, same region first.
Years Behind
How many years ago the benchmark reached the level this country is at today.