France Issues Majority of Schengen Visas for Moroccan Travelers, Study Shows

In detail, the number of Schengen area visas approved in 2019 reached 544,062 for Morocco (3.6% of the total visas issued), of which 57% for France and 31% for Spain.

This number makes Morocco the 5th country in volume behind Russia (27%), China (19%), India (6.7%), Turkey (5.4%) and Belarus (4.3%). Relative to the number of tourists traveling abroad, Morocco is the 1st with 27.1%, it is specified.

However, the Turkish destination has emerged, driven by the highest annual growth (+16.9%) representing 12% of Moroccan departures abroad in 2019, thus gaining 9 points over the past decade.

In addition, travel expenses increased by 8.3% from 2010 to 2019 to reach 20.9 billion dirhams (MMDH) against an increase of only 3.8% for receipts, noted the DEPF.