NANJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

MARKET INTELLIGENCE REPORT

MOROCCO

Prepared by:
F22130111 Assia Selak
F22130129 Rayan Kaidi
F22130233 Grace Prayogo

Prepared for:
International Business Management
陈立梅 Chen Limei
College of Overseas Education, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications
September, 2023
 Market Intelligence Report : Morocco

by team Morocco : F22130111 Assia Selak, F22130129 Rayan Kaidi, F22130233 Grace Prayogo

Basic Information

Official name of Morocco is Kingdom of Morocco

Source : Atlapedia

Citizen of Morocco is properly referred as Moroccan(s)

Source : Atlapedia

Products or materials from Morocco are referred to as Moroccan in origin

Source : Wikipedia

Demographics

Current population of Morocco is 38.593.455 (2023)

Source : Countrymeters

Growth Rate of Morocco’s population is estimated at 0.88% (2023)

Source : CIA Factbook

The median age of the population of Morocco is 27.9 years

with the age structure as follows:
Under 15 years old 27.8%
Between 15-64 years old 66.1%
Above 64 years old 6.1%
Source : Countrymeters

Sex Ratio of Morocco’s total population is 0.961

with different sex’s percentages as follows:
Male 49%
Female 51%
Source : Countrymeters

The population (in percent) that each ethnic group compromises in Morocco is:
Arab 67%
Berber 31%
Sahrawis 2%
Source : Wikipedia

The religion in Morocco are:

Islam 99.6% → Sunni 99.23%
Shia 0.45%
Others 0.3% → Agnostics 0.13%
Baha’is 0.10%
Christians 0.09%
Jews 0.01%
Source : Wikipedia
 The major languages spoken in Morocco are: Arabic, Berber Dialects and French
Source : Infoplease

Arabic and Berber Language (Tamazight) are the official languages of Morocco.
Source : CIA Factbook

The life expectancy for residents of Morocco is 75.9

Source : Countrymeters

The fertility rate for women in Morocco is 2.3 births per female (2021)
Source : Worldbank

The infant mortality rate in Morocco is 15 births per 1.000 live births (2021)
Source : Worldbank

2% (2013) percent of the population in Morocco lives below the poverty line
(poverty headcount ratio at $2.25/day)
Source: CIA Factbook

The educational attainment of adults age 25 or over (1980) in Morocco:

No formal schooling 47.8%
Incomplete primary 47.8%
Incomplete secondary 3.8%
Higher 0.6%
Unspecified 2.3%
Source : Atlapedia

The literacy of adult population (15 years and above) in Morocco is 72.33%
Source : Countrymeters

Government

Morocco gained its independence from France

Source: Wikipedia

Morocco gained its independence on the date 7 April 1956

Source: Wikipedia

The type of government in Morocco is a Parliamentary Constitutional Monetary

Source: Atlapedia

The current chief of state of Morocco is King MOHAMMED VI (since 30 July

1999)
Source: CIA Factbook

The current head of government is Prime Minister Aziz AKHANNOUCH (since 7

October 2021)
Source: CIA Factbook

The official currency of Morocco is Dirham

Source: Atlapedia
Geography

The geographic coordinates (latitude and longitude) of Morocco are 32 00o N and
05 00o W
Source: Mapsofworld

The surface area of Morocco is 716.550 sq km with 716.300 sq km of land and 250
sq km water
Source: CIA Factbook

The population density (the number of people per square mile) of Morocco is 86.4
per km2
Source: Countrymeters

Countries that Morocco shares borders with:

North : Spain
East : Algeria
South : Western Sahara
Source: Wikipedia

The largest cities in Morocco, by population (1993) are:

Casablanca 2.943.200
Rabat 1.220.000
Fes 564.000
Source: Atlapedia

The land in Morocco (in percentage) is used for:

Forested 20%
Pastures 47%
Agricultural-cultivated 22%
Others 11%
Source: Atlapedia

Morocco has two climatic zones: Mediterranean (in the north and central areas,
warm wet winters & hot dry summer) and Semiarid (predominant in the pre-Sahara
region)
Source: Atlapedia

Morocco has two time zones : UTC+1 on normal days and UTC+0 during
Ramadhan
Source: Wikipedia

Economics

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Morocco is $134.18 billion (2022)

Source: Worldbank

The GDP per capita of Morocco is equivalent to 26% of the world’s average
Source: Worldbank

The GDP per capita of Morocco is $3.291,88 (2022)

Source: Worldbank
The GDP of Morocco (2017) is drawn proportionately from:
Agriculture 14.8%
Industry 29.1%
Services 56.0%
Source: Wikipedia

The size of the available labor force in Morocco is 12,04 million (2019)
Source: Wikipedia

The labor force (2014) in Morocco works proportionately in:

Agriculture 39.1%
Industry 20.3%
Services 40.5%
Source: Wikipedia

The inflation rate for consumer price index in Morocco is 6.7% (2022)
Source: Worldbank

The unemployment rate in Morocco is 10.5% (2022)

Source: Worldbank

The major trading partners of Morocco are:

France, the USA, Germany, the Netherlands, India, the former USSR, Spain, Italy,
Saudi Arabia, the UK and Poland
Source: Atlapedia

The total value of exports from Morocco is $42.331 billion (2022), and the total
value of imports into Morocco is $72.833 billion (2022)
Source: Wikipedia

The major exports of Morocco are:

Clothing and textiles, Automobiles, Aircraft parts, Electric components, Inorganic
Chemicals, Transistors, Crude Minerals, Fertiliers (including phosphates),
Petroleum products, Citrus Fruits, Vegetables, Fish
Source: Wikipedia

The major imports of Morocco are:

Crude petroleum, textile fabric, telecommunications equipment, Wheat, Gas and
Electricity, Transitors, Plastics
Source: Wikipedia

The primary natural resources of Morocco are:

Phosphate, Barite, Clay, Cobalt, Copper, Flourspar, Iron, Ore, Lead, Salt, Silver,
Talc and Zinc
Source: Wikipedia

The major industries of Morocco are:

Agriculture, Cement, Fertilizers, Fishing, Food Processing, Leather Goods, Mining,
Textiles, Wine
Source: Atlapedia
 The major primary products made in Morocco are:
Almonds, Cereals, Citrus Fruits, Dates, Fish, Goats, Grapes, Iron, Lead,
Manganese, Olives, Phosphates, Poultry, Pulses, Sheep, Timber, Vegetables
Source: Atlapedia

The external debt of Morocco by percentage of GDP is 50.9% (2022)

Source: CEIC Data

Morocco received $965.219.971 (2021) in economic aid.

Source: Worldbank

Physical Infrastructure

There are a total of 57.300 km of roads and highways in Morocco. Of these

roadways, 32.716 km (including 507 km of expressways) are paved and 24.777 km
are unpaved (2022)
Source: Info Please

There are a total of 2.067 km of railways in Morocco (2014)

Source: Info Please

There are a total of 62 airports in Morocco (2021)

Source: Info Please

The ports and harbors in Morocco are:

Agadir, El Jadida, Casablanca, El Jorf Lasfar, Kenitra, Mohammedia, Nador, Rabat,
Safi, Tangier; also Spanish-controlled Ceuta and Melilla
Source: Info Please

Communications Infrastructure

There are 6.64 million radios and 3.1 million televisions in Morocco (1997)
Source: Info Please

Radio broadcast stations in Morocco (2020):

AM 27
FM 25
Shortwave 6
Source: Info Please

There are 35 (plus 66 repeaters) broadcast television stations in Morocco (1995)

Source: Info Please

There are 2.357.286 telephone mainlines and 49.421.023 mobile phones used in
Morocco (2020)
Source: Info Please

There are an estimated 31 million internet users in Morocco (2020)

Source: Info Please
 There are 2.102.343 ISPs (Internet Service Providers) in Morocco (2020)
Source: Info Please

(.ma) is the two-letter Internet country code for Morocco.

Source: Wikipedia

More Information

The URL of the e-government site for Morocco is www.maroc.ma/en

source: Wikipedia

Embassy of Morocco in Beijing, China

16 San Li Tun Road, 100600 Beijing, China
Phone : +(86) 10 65 32 14 89, +(86) 10 65 32 17 96, +(86) 10 65 32 15 08
Fax : +(86) 10 65 32 14 53
Email : sifama.beijing@moroccoembassy.org.cn
Website : http://moroccoembassy.com.cn
Source: Embassies.info

China Embassy in Rabat, Morocco

16, Avenue Ahmed Balafrej Souissi, Rabat Royaume Du Maroc.
Phone : +212 5377 54056
Fax : +212 5377 57519
Email : Chinaemb_ma@mfa.gov.cn
Website : http://ma.china-embassy.org
Source: Embassies.net