Total outstanding bank credit in Morocco reached 1,292 billion dirhams at end-August 2026, up 11.3% year on year, according to Bank Al-Maghrib figures reported by Le Matin. Growth was driven mainly by equipment loans, which rose by more than 30%.
Real estate loans totalled 330 billion dirhams. Conventional housing loans grew 2.4% to 259 billion dirhams, while participatory (Islamic) home financing expanded faster, up 16.3% to 32 billion dirhams.
Lending to households rose 4.1% overall. Non-performing loans increased 3.7% year on year, and their share of total bank credit stood at 8.2%, compared with 8.1% in July.
