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Key economic and social indicators for the five Member States.

Statistical data

Economic and social statistics

Data supplied by the Arab Maghreb Union, presented under the headings and years used in the received workbook.

Population and demographics

Population

Total population (million)
Indicator202320202014
Algeria 46.3 44.2 —
Libya 7.3 6.9 6.2
Morocco 37.0 35.9 33.8
Mauritania 4.9 4.2 3.6
Tunisia 11.9 11.7 11.0
Arab Maghreb Union 107.4 102.9 54.6
Female population (%)
Indicator202320202014
Algeria 49.4 — —
Libya 49.3 49.3 49.3
Morocco 50.2 50.2 49.8
Mauritania 51.6 50.6 50.7
Tunisia 50.4 50.3 50.2
Arab Maghreb Union 50.2 50.1 50.0
Urban population (%)
Indicator202320202014
Algeria — — —
Libya 86.0 86.0 86.0
Morocco 64.8 63.4 60.3
Mauritania 53.6% 52.8% 49%
Tunisia — — —
Arab Maghreb Union 50.4 50.0 48.9
Population by age (%)
Indicator202320202014
Algeria — — —
0 to 14 years 30.4 30.7 —
15 to 64 years 62.5 62.7 —
65 years and over 7.2 6.7 —
Libya — — —
0 to 14 years 31.1 31.1 31.1
15 to 64 years 64.7 64.7 64.7
65 years and over 4.2 4.2 4.2
Morocco — — —
0 to 14 years 24.9 25.9 28.2
15 to 64 years 66.9 66.7 65.7
65 years and over 8.2 7.4 6.1
Mauritania — — —
0 to 14 years 41.5% 41.2% 38.2%
15 to 64 years 54.3% 55.1% 45.6%
65 years and over 4.2% 3.7% 3.3%
Tunisia — — —
0 to 14 years 24.3 17.4924294860792 17.2
15 to 64 years 60.7 63.2 66.3
65 years and over 14.9 19.3 16.5
Arab Maghreb Union — — —
0 to 14 years 22.2 21.1 19.2
15 to 64 years 51.1 51.6 49.3
65 years and over 6.9 7.5 6.7

Demographic characteristics

Crude birth rate (‰)
Indicator202320202014
Algeria — — —
Libya 24,85* 28.1 35.8
Morocco 16.0 16.7 18.1
Mauritania 32.6 32.0 32.0
Tunisia 11.4 14.8 20.5
Arab Maghreb Union 20.0 22.9 26.6
*: 2022
Crude death rate (‰)
Indicator202320202014
Algeria — — —
Libya 2,77* 4.0 3,66**
Morocco 5.1 5.0 5.1
Mauritania 6.1 — 10.9
Tunisia 6.6 6.8 5.7
Arab Maghreb Union 5.9 5.3 7.2
*: 2022
**: 2016
Total fertility rate
Indicator202320202014
Algeria — — —
Libya 3,83* 4.1 4.4
Morocco 2.4 2.1 2.2
Mauritania 4.7 5.1 4.3
Tunisia 1.7 2.0 2.5
*: 2022
Life expectancy at birth (years)
Indicator202320202014
Algeria — — —
Men — — —
Women — — —
Libya — — —
Men — — —
Women — — —
Morocco — — —
Men 75.3 74.9 74.0
Women 78.8 78.3 77.3
Mauritania — — —
Men 68.0 — 58.3
Women 69.9 — 61.8
Tunisia — — —
Men 74.7 74.0 73.8
Women 79.3 78.7 78.7
Economy

Production and growth

Gross domestic product
Indicator202320202014
(current prices, million US dollars) — — —
Algeria — — —
per capita — — —
Libya — — —
per capita — 10093* 9788.0
Morocco — — —
per capita 3997.6 3397.0 3507.9
Mauritania — — —
per capita 2157.5 1968.4 1682.9
Tunisia — — —
per capita 13105.2 10440.7 7486.0
Arab Maghreb Union — — —
per capita — — —
*: 2019
Sectoral value added
Indicator202320202014
(as % of GDP) — — —
Algeria — — —
Agriculture — — —
Extractive industries — — —
Manufacturing industries — — —
Services — — —
Libya — — —
Agriculture — — —
Extractive industries — 37,1* 31.4
Manufacturing industries — 2.7 3.9
Services — 51.8 57.9
Morocco — — —
Agriculture 11.1 10.7 10.4
Extractive industries 1.6 1.4 2.2
Manufacturing industries 15.8 15.2 15.3
Services 53.7 53.2 54.8
Mauritania — — —
Agriculture 18.7% 19.2% 19%
Extractive industries 18.9% 20.9% 13.2%
Manufacturing industries 8.4% 8.9% 9.9%
Services 44% 39% 44%
Tunisia — — —
Agriculture 9.8 11.3 9.7
Extractive industries 4.1 2.6 5.9
Manufacturing industries 17.2 16.5 22.7
Services 68.9 69.6 61.7
*: 2019
Gross domestic product expenditure
Indicator202320202014
(as % of GDP) — — —
Algeria — — —
Total final consumption — — —
of which private consumption — — —
Gross fixed capital formation — — —
Exports — — —
Imports (negative) — — —
Changes in inventories — — —
Libya — — —
Total final consumption — — —
of which private consumption — — —
Gross fixed capital formation — 14,7* 19.9
Exports — 39.4 26.5
Imports (negative) — 21.1 26.9
Changes in inventories — — —
Morocco — — —
Total final consumption 79.3 78.5 80.9
of which private consumption 19 20.1 19.7
Gross fixed capital formation 25.1 26.2 27.0
Exports 42.4 30.8 30.1
Imports (negative) 50.7 38.0 41.8
Changes in inventories 3.8 2.4 3.5
Mauritania — — —
Total final consumption 72% 65% 75%
of which private consumption 55% 53% 61%
Gross fixed capital formation 23% 25% 38%
Exports 38% 41% 37%
Imports (negative) 53% 45% 54%
Changes in inventories 19% 14% 4%
Tunisia — — —
Total final consumption 97.8 95.7 87.8
of which private consumption 78.3 74.0 69.1
Gross fixed capital formation 15.7 15.8 20.3
Exports 53.7 38.0 44.9
Imports (negative) 59.2 46.3 55.9
Changes in inventories -8.0 -3.2 2.8
*: 2019
Economic growth (%)
Indicator202320202014
Algeria — — —
Libya — -7,19* -23.29
Morocco 3.7 8.2 4.3
Mauritania 6.5% -0.4% 4.3%
Tunisia — — —
*: 2019

External accounts

External trade
Indicator202320202014
(current values, million US dollars) — — —
Merchandise exports (f.o.b.) — — —
Algeria — — —
Libya — 9556.0 17759.7
Morocco(valeurs en millions de dirhams) 430 209 263 089 200 808
Mauritania 3 659 2 591 1 935
Tunisia 19980.5 13768.9 16708.8
Arab Maghreb Union — — —
AMU exports to ….. — — —
AMU countries — — —
European Union (EU28) — — —
Africa — — —
China — — —
Merchandise imports (c.i.f.) — — —
Algeria — — —
Libya — 12382.0 18079.4
Morocco(valeurs en millions de dirhams) 715 752 422 861 391 296
Mauritania 4615.6 3169.0 3 034
Tunisia 25474.4 18333.1 24711.9
Arab Maghreb Union — — —
AMU imports from ….. — — —
AMU countries — — —
European Union (EU28) — — —
Africa — — —
China — — —
Balance of payments
Indicator202320202014
(national currency, millions) — — —
Algeria — — —
Goods balance — — —
Services balance — — —
Current transfers — — —
Current account balance — — —
Capital and financial accounts — — —
Other balance of payments items (million US dollars) — — —
Workers’ remittances — — —
Tourism receipts — — —
Foreign direct investment — — —
Official development assistance — — —
External debt — — —
Gross international reserves — — —
Libya — — —
Goods balance — — —
Services balance — — —
Current transfers — — —
Current account balance — — —
Capital and financial accounts — — —
Other balance of payments items — — —
Workers’ remittances — — —
Tourism receipts — — —
Foreign direct investment — — —
Official development assistance — — —
External debt — — —
Gross international reserves — — —
Morocco — — —
Goods balance - 254 329,0 - 147 457,0 - 176 433,3
Services balance 130 797,0 63 605,4 61 840,2
Current transfers (secondary income) 130 842,0 81 920,2 81 830,0
Current account balance - 15 511,0 - 13 436,5 - 55 219,7
Capital and financial accounts (financial account) 2 815,0 2 895,0 -46 836,1
Other balance of payments items — — —
Workers’ remittances 115 260 68 140 57 410
Tourism receipts (travel) 104 678 36 450 62 034
Foreign direct investment 10 684 13 478 29 934
Official development assistance — — —
External debt — — —
Gross international reserves (reserve assets) 19 824,0 69 709,0 29 212,3
Mauritania — — —
Goods balance -23973 -10773.818 -21447.853
Services balance -18637.2158 -19606.95 18726.519
Current transfers 10894.88 12753.4 3439.38
Current account balance -39338.56 -21548.9482435691 —
Capital and financial accounts -10885 -9425 —
Other balance of payments items — — —
Workers’ remittances — — —
Tourism receipts — — —
Foreign direct investment — — —
Official development assistance — — —
External debt — — —
Gross international reserves — — —
Tunisia — — —
Goods balance -28.100,2 -9.927 -11.324
Services balance 21.220,4 59 2.448
Current transfers 3395.8 2.959 1.507
Current account balance -3.484,0 -6.909 -7.369
Capital and financial accounts -118.7 10.716 8.739
Other balance of payments items — — —
Workers’ remittances 8.817,1 6.658 3.984
Tourism receipts 6.920,6 2.030 3.626
Foreign direct investment 3.774,9 2.481 2.312
Official development assistance — — —
External debt 81.722 79.883 36.512
Gross international reserves 26.408 23.099 13.097
Exchange rates
Indicator202320202014
(local currency units per ……) — — —
1 United States dollar (US$1) — — —
Algeria — — —
Libya — — —
Morocco 10.133 9.502 8.4063
Mauritania 36.6 37.2 30.2
Tunisia 3.1 2.8 1.7
1 euro of the European Monetary Union (€) — — —
Algeria — — —
Libya — — —
Morocco 10.957 10.823 11.156
Mauritania — — —
Tunisia 3.4 3.2 2.3

Money and public finance

Inflation
Indicator202320202014
(annual average, %) — — —
Algeria — — —
All products — — —
Food and non-alcoholic beverages — — —
Libya — — —
All products — — —
Food and non-alcoholic beverages — — —
Morocco — — —
All products — — —
Food and non-alcoholic beverages — — —
Mauritania — — —
All products 5.0% 2.4% 3.5%
Food and non-alcoholic beverages 5.4% 2.2% —
Tunisia — — —
All products 9.3 5.6 4.9
Food and non-alcoholic beverages 14.4 4.7 _
Monetary aggregates
Indicator202320202014
(national currency, millions) — — —
Algeria — — —
Monetary aggregate M1 — — —
Quasi-money — — —
of which deposits — — —
Net foreign assets — — —
Domestic credit — — —
private sector — — —
public sector — — —
Libya — — —
Monetary aggregate M1 — — —
Quasi-money — — —
of which deposits — — —
Net foreign assets — — —
Domestic credit — — —
private sector — — —
public sector — — —
Morocco — — —
Monetary aggregate M1 1 286 594 1 019 382 660 584
Quasi-money (savings accounts with banks) 182 668 169 372 130 032
of which deposits — — —
Net foreign assets — — —
Domestic credit — — —
private sector — — —
public sector — — —
Mauritania — — —
Monetary aggregate M1 114200 79900 —
Quasi-money — — —
of which deposits 91300 57200 —
Net foreign assets — — —
Domestic credit 22900 22700 —
private sector — — —
public sector — — —
Tunisia — — —
Monetary aggregate M1 51826.784 40952.82 22542.426
Quasi-money 59818.19 52939.166 33365.807
of which deposits 47493.972 45912.45 29544.787
Net foreign assets 27300 19104 13097
Domestic credit 115256 98976 61589
private sector 15601 11631 3526
public sector 99655 87345 58063
Public finance
Indicator202320202014
(national currency, millions) — — —
Algeria — — —
Total revenue — — —
Total expenditure and net lending — — —
Budget balance (including grants) — — —
Libya — — —
Total revenue — — —
Total expenditure and net lending — — —
Budget balance (including grants) — — —
Morocco — — —
Total revenue (ordinary revenue) 355 238 253 099 236 990
Total expenditure and net lending 404 018 317 847 264 002
Budget balance (including grants) -65 331 -82 342 -43 644
Mauritania — — —
Total revenue 78100.0 56900 —
Total expenditure and net lending 69600 38800 —
Budget balance (including grants) -17300 -100 —
Tunisia — — —
Total revenue 48622700 37702900 22452700
Total expenditure and net lending 62558200 46549700 27252978
Budget balance (including grants) -11665700 -11615300 -4074322
Society

Education

Adult illiteracy rate (%)
Indicator202320202014
Algeria — — —
Men — — —
Women — — —
Libya — — —
Men — — —
Women — — —
Morocco (15+) — — —
Men 21.6 25.0 26.6
Women 40.3 45.0 49.9
Mauritania — — —
Men 27.3 — 31.3
Women 32.7 — 41
Tunisia — — —
Men 12.0 12.7 12.8
Women 25.7 28.3 25.6
Public expenditure on education (% of budget)
Indicator202320202014
Algeria — — —
Libya — — —
Morocco 18.8 24.5 18.4
Mauritania — — —
Tunisia — — —
Enrolment rate
Indicator202320202014
First-level education — — —
Algeria — — —
Libya — — —
Morocco — — —
Preschool 82.1 76.6 56.5
Primary 100.0 100 100
Mauritania 96.4 — 72.4
Tunisia — — —
Second-level education — — —
Algeria — — —
Libya — — —
Morocco — — —
Lower secondary 100 99.4 88.5
Upper secondary 68.5 57.5 54
Mauritania 36.7 — 30.9
Tunisia — — —
Higher education — — —
Algeria — — —
Libya — — —
Morocco _ _ _
Mauritania — — —
Tunisia — — —
Gender parity index
Indicator202320202014
First-level education — — —
Algeria — — —
Libya 98,2* — —
Morocco — — —
Preschool 0.97 0.87 0.77
Primary 0.96 0.95 0.93
Mauritania 109.5 — 105.5
Tunisia — — —
Second-level education — — —
Algeria — — —
Libya 77,58* — —
Morocco — — —
Lower secondary 0.89 0.82 0.65
Upper secondary 1.16 1.04 0.68
Mauritania — — —
Tunisia — — —
*: 2022

Employment

Activity rate (%)
Indicator202320202014
Algeria — — —
Libya 49,1* — —
Morocco 43.6 44.8 48.0
Mauritania 49.2 45.8 —
Tunisia 46.3 47.7 46.5
*: 2022
Employment by sector (%)
Indicator202320202014
Algeria — — —
Agriculture — — —
Industry — — —
Services — — —
Libya — — —
Agriculture 0,2* — —
Industry 5,2* — —
Services 94,6* — —
Morocco — — —
Agriculture 27.8 31.3 39.4
Industry 12.2 12.1 11.0
Services 48.3 45.7 40.2
Mauritania — — —
Agriculture — 33.1 —
Industry — 14.4 —
Services — 47.1 —
Tunisia — — —
Agriculture 14.3 11.8 10.5
Industry 34.5 33.8 34.5
Services 51.3 54.4 55
*: 2022
Vulnerable employment (% of total employment)
Indicator202320202014
Algeria — — —
Libya — — —
Morocco — — —
Mauritania — — —
Tunisia — — —
Unemployment rate (% of labour force)
Indicator202320202014
Algeria — — —
Men — — —
Women — — —
Libya — — —
Men 13,3* — —
Women 18,4* — —
Morocco — — —
Men 11.5 10.7 9.7
Women 18.3 16.2 10.4
Mauritania — 12.2 —
Men — 9.3 —
Women — 17.3 —
Tunisia 15.6 16.1 14.8
Men 13.2 13.5 11.4
Women 21.1 22.8 22.5
*: 2022

Health

Neonatal mortality rate (per 1,000 live births)
Indicator202320202014
Algeria — — —
Libya — — —
Morocco — — —
Mauritania — 22 —
Tunisia — — —
Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000)
Indicator202320202014
Algeria — — —
Libya — — —
Morocco — — —
Mauritania 46.2 41 115
Tunisia — — —
Prevalence of undernourishment (% of population)
Indicator202320202014
Algeria — — —
Libya — — —
Morocco — — 0.1
Mauritania — 25.8 —
Tunisia — — —
Hospital beds (per 10,000 inhabitants)
Indicator202320202014
Algeria — — —
Libya 23913 — 16668*
Morocco 7.4 7.4 6.3
Mauritania — — —
Tunisia — — —
*: 2011
Nurses (per 10,000)
Indicator202320202014
Algeria — — —
Libya 53186 45333* —
Morocco 10.4 9.4 —
Mauritania — — —
Tunisia — — —
*: 2021

Living conditions

Population below the national poverty line (%)
Indicator202320202014
Algeria — — —
Libya — — —
Morocco 3,9(1) — 4.8
Mauritania — 28.2 30.9
Tunisia — — —
GINI index of consumption expenditure
Indicator202320202014
Algeria — — —
Libya 0,2981* — —
Morocco 0,405(2) — 0.395
Mauritania — 0.32 —
Tunisia — — —
*: 2022
Population below the international poverty line (US$2/day, %)
Indicator202320202014
Algeria — — —
Libya — — —
Morocco — — —
Mauritania — 30.9 —
Tunisia — — —
Access to electricity (%)
Indicator202320202014
Algeria — — —
Libya — — —
Morocco 99.3 98.7 96.5
Mauritania 48.7 — 41.1
Tunisia — 99.8 —
Access to drinking water (%)
Indicator202320202014
Algeria — — —
Libya — — —
Morocco 94.3 — 91.4
Mauritania 74.2 57.6 45.3
Tunisia — — —
Internet use (per 100 inhabitants)
Indicator202320202014
Algeria — — —
Libya — — —
Morocco(en millier.) 31051 27785 17300
Mauritania 62% 80% —
Tunisia 66,6 — —
Mobile telephone subscriptions (per 100 inhabitants)
Indicator202320202014
Algeria — — —
Libya — — —
Morocco(en millier.) 55873 49421 44115
Mauritania 93% 140% —
Tunisia — — —
(1) data for 2022
(2) data for 2022
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