Morocco Economic Indicators

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Economic forecasts - General economic indicators - Investments - Foreign Trade

Economic forecasts Indicators

Indicators	2006	2007
GDP (USD billion)	56.9	61.1
GDP (constant prices, annual % change)	7.3	3.3
GDP per capita (USD)	1870.9	1989.3
Inflation, consumer prices (annual % change)	2.5	2

Source : IMF - World Economic Outlook Databases

General economic indicators

Indicators 2003 2004 2005 GDP (USD billion) (1) 43.8   50   51.6   GDP (constant prices, annual % change) (1) 5.5 4.2 1.7 GDP per capita (USD) (1) 1484.2   1676.7   1712.5   Inflation, consumer prices (annual % change) (1) 1.2 1.5 1 Unemployment rate (%) (2) 11.9   ..   ..   External debt (USD billion) (3) 18.9   17.7   ..   Official exchange rate per USD (period average) (3) 10.418   9.0426   8.2436

Sources : (1) IMF - World Economic Outlook Databases,(2) ILO - Key Indicators of the Labour Market, (3) World Bank - World Development Indicators

GDP per activity sector 2003 2004 2005 Agriculture and fishing (%) 16.7   15.9   13.3   Industry and mining (%) 29.9   30.4     31.2   Services (%) 53.5   53.8     55.5

Sources : World Bank - World Development Indicators

Investments

Foreign Direct Investments 2003 2004 2005 World rank (*) 2005 FDI inflows (USD million) 2429   1 070   2933   43/141

Source : UNCTAD - World Investment Report Note : (*) World Rank = UNCTAD Inward FDI Performance Index. It is a measure of the extend to which a host country receives inward FDI relative to its economic size. It is calculated as a ratio of the country's share in global FDI inflows to its share in global GDP.

Foreign Trade

General indicators

Indicators (USD billion) 2003 2004 2005 Imports of goods 14.3   17.8   20.1   Export of goods 8.8   9.9   10.5   Trade balance -1.7   -3.1   -4.5   Current account 1.6   1   ..

Sources : World Bank - World Development Indicators

Indicators (%) 2003 2004 2005 Share of foreign trade in GDP 68.9   72.4   77.5   Share of imports of goods and services in GDP 36.4   39.3   43.1   Share of exports of goods and services in GDP 32.5   33.1   34.4   Imports of goods and services (annual % change) -0.9   8.8   6   Exports of goods and services (annual % change) -1.6   4.7   3.4

Sources : World Bank - World Development Indicators

Trade in goods/services by major category

2004 Imports Exports Total Trade in Goods (USD billion):     17.8     9.9     Agricultural raw materials 3   1.7   Food products 10.9   19   Hydrocarbons 16.7   2   Manufactured products (chemicals, machines,...) 66.5   69.1   Ores and metals 2.9   8.2   2004 Imports Exports Total Trade in Services (USD billion): 2.8   6.3   Transport 49   16.3   Tourisme 20.5   62.2

Sources : World Bank - World Development Indicators

Trade Data, by HS Code :
Import Statistics	Export Statistics
Source : www.intracen.org, last available data

Trade by partner countries

Main clients (% of exports) France   33.6%   Spain   17.5%   United Kingdom   7.6%   Italy   4.7%   USA   3.9%

Main suppliers (% of imports) France   18.5%   Spain   12.2%   Italy   6.5%   Germany   5.9%   Russian Federation   5.9%

Sources : Comtrade, 2004.