Improvement in Moroccans’ Standard of Living Between 2014 and 2022

According to the High Commission for Planning (HCP), Moroccans’ standard of living generally improved between 2014 and 2022. There was a significant increase between 2014 and 2019, followed by a slowdown between 2019 and 2022, a period impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic.

As per the results of the 2022/2023 National Household Living Standards Survey, the average annual household expenditure increased from 76,317 dirhams in 2014 to 83,713 dirhams in 2022. This amount reached 95,386 dirhams in urban areas and 56,769 dirhams in rural areas.

On an individual level, the average annual expenditure per person rose from 15,876 dirhams in 2014 to 20,658 dirhams in 2022. Adjusted for constant prices, this expenditure grew at an annual average rate of 1.1% between 2014 and 2022, with a 3.1% increase from 2014 to 2019, followed by a 3.1% decline between 2019 and 2022.