External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per capita in Morocco
Morocco: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per capita was 197.06 DOD, current US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per capita in Morocco, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per person.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 197.06 DOD, current US$ per person for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of down 26.9% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita in Morocco peaked at 269.4 DOD, current US$ per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.69 DOD, current US$ per person, in 1970.
Morocco ranks 50th of 121 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per capita in Morocco, year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.69 DOD, current US$ per person | — |
| 1971 | 5.35 DOD, current US$ per person | +13.9% |
| 1972 | 5.6 DOD, current US$ per person | +4.7% |
| 1973 | 6.01 DOD, current US$ per person | +7.4% |
| 1974 | 7 DOD, current US$ per person | +16.4% |
| 1975 | 9.45 DOD, current US$ per person | +35.0% |
| 1976 | 13.2 DOD, current US$ per person | +39.8% |
| 1977 | 31.36 DOD, current US$ per person | +137.6% |
| 1978 | 29.71 DOD, current US$ per person | -5.3% |
| 1979 | 38.77 DOD, current US$ per person | +30.5% |
| 1980 | 39.95 DOD, current US$ per person | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 40.08 DOD, current US$ per person | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 51.56 DOD, current US$ per person | +28.6% |
| 1983 | 55.71 DOD, current US$ per person | +8.0% |
| 1984 | 52.54 DOD, current US$ per person | -5.7% |
| 1985 | 54.38 DOD, current US$ per person | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 34.19 DOD, current US$ per person | -37.1% |
| 1987 | 37.59 DOD, current US$ per person | +9.9% |
| 1988 | 15.66 DOD, current US$ per person | -58.3% |
| 1989 | 11.64 DOD, current US$ per person | -25.7% |
| 1990 | 16.71 DOD, current US$ per person | +43.6% |
| 1991 | 12.04 DOD, current US$ per person | -28.0% |
| 1992 | 15.38 DOD, current US$ per person | +27.7% |
| 1993 | 12.3 DOD, current US$ per person | -20.0% |
| 1994 | 8.55 DOD, current US$ per person | -30.5% |
| 1995 | 7.5 DOD, current US$ per person | -12.3% |
| 1996 | 53.44 DOD, current US$ per person | +612.4% |
| 1997 | 79.4 DOD, current US$ per person | +48.6% |
| 1998 | 66.69 DOD, current US$ per person | -16.0% |
| 1999 | 72.31 DOD, current US$ per person | +8.4% |
| 2000 | 55.34 DOD, current US$ per person | -23.5% |
| 2001 | 58.55 DOD, current US$ per person | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 58.32 DOD, current US$ per person | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 42.37 DOD, current US$ per person | -27.3% |
| 2004 | 5.97 DOD, current US$ per person | -85.9% |
| 2005 | 22.47 DOD, current US$ per person | +276.4% |
| 2006 | 56.29 DOD, current US$ per person | +150.5% |
| 2007 | 61.53 DOD, current US$ per person | +9.3% |
| 2008 | 51.6 DOD, current US$ per person | -16.1% |
| 2009 | 69.01 DOD, current US$ per person | +33.7% |
| 2010 | 84.61 DOD, current US$ per person | +22.6% |
| 2011 | 116.58 DOD, current US$ per person | +37.8% |
| 2012 | 124.94 DOD, current US$ per person | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 158.37 DOD, current US$ per person | +26.8% |
| 2014 | 222.39 DOD, current US$ per person | +40.4% |
| 2015 | 198.43 DOD, current US$ per person | -10.8% |
| 2016 | 254.76 DOD, current US$ per person | +28.4% |
| 2017 | 208.99 DOD, current US$ per person | -18.0% |
| 2018 | 207.75 DOD, current US$ per person | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 240.13 DOD, current US$ per person | +15.6% |
| 2020 | 222.67 DOD, current US$ per person | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 245.67 DOD, current US$ per person | +10.3% |
| 2022 | 266.57 DOD, current US$ per person | +8.5% |
| 2023 | 269.4 DOD, current US$ per person | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 197.06 DOD, current US$ per person | -26.9% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 197.06 DOD, current US$ per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 82.26 DOD, current US$ per person, 2.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 197.06 DOD, current US$ per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 38.24 DOD, current US$ per person, 5.2× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per capita in Morocco changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +612.4% | 7.5 DOD, current US$ per person | 53.44 DOD, current US$ per person |
| 2005 | +276.4% | 5.97 DOD, current US$ per person | 22.47 DOD, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.11 DOD, current US$ per person | 4.69 DOD, current US$ per person | 38.77 DOD, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 39.33 DOD, current US$ per person | 11.64 DOD, current US$ per person | 55.71 DOD, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.43 DOD, current US$ per person | 7.5 DOD, current US$ per person | 79.4 DOD, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.14 DOD, current US$ per person | 5.97 DOD, current US$ per person | 69.01 DOD, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 181.7 DOD, current US$ per person | 84.61 DOD, current US$ per person | 254.76 DOD, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 240.27 DOD, current US$ per person | 197.06 DOD, current US$ per person | 269.4 DOD, current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 47 Zimbabwe 238.49 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 48 Indonesia 229.72 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 49 Kyrgyzstan 221.22 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 51 Nicaragua 194.64 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 52 Philippines 180.81 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 53 Honduras 162.69 DOD, current US$ per person compare
More external debt data for Morocco
- Net financial flows, IBRD 995.08 million NFL, current US$ (2025)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 6.56 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0.0016 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 276.97 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita -0.0051 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP -0 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre -0.4392 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Use of IMF credit 3.23 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 55.14 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, long-term 67.16 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita in Morocco?
- External debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita in Morocco was 197.06 DOD, current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 269.4 DOD, current US$ per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.69 DOD, current US$ per person in 1970.
- How does Morocco rank for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita?
- Morocco ranks 50th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- External debt stocks, short-term International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.