Rabat, February 6 (QNA) - Morocco announced that its revenues from the tourism sector reached $10.5 billion in 2023, for the first time in the countrys history.
After receiving a record number of tourists in 2023 with 14.5 million tourists, tourism revenues from hard currency (foreign exchange) recorded a record high of 105 billion dirhams ($10.5 billion), which represents growth by 12% compared to 2022, the Moroccan Ministry of Tourism said in a statement.
Moroccan Minister of Tourism Fatim-Zahra Ammor said that the tourism sector is considered one of the country's largest providers of hard currency.
"This achievement falls within the goal of the roadmap to achieve 120 billion dirhams ($12 billion) by 2026", she stressed. (QNA)