A recent report by the Arab Barometer, citing the ninth round of surveys conducted in 2025, found that 56% of Moroccans said their food ran out before they could afford to buy more.
The report, titled “Between Voluntary Fasting and Forced Hunger: Food Insecurity in Ramadan Across the Region,” painted a bleak picture of food insecurity in the Middle East and North Africa as Ramadan approached.
It showed the issue is higher in Syria at 65%, Tunisia at 62%, Jordan at 61%, and Egypt at 61% but lower in Iraq at 47% and Lebanon at 28%.
The report attributed concerns over food insecurity to ongoing economic difficulties, persistent conflicts, and rising global inflation.
It also found that only one-third of Moroccans are worried about their ability to provide enough food for their families due to limited financial resources.
Yet, the concern is higher in Syria, where 78% said they worried about feeding their families, three in five in Tunisia, and 59% in both the West Bank and Egypt. In Lebanon, just 28% of respondents shared the same concern.
The findings also highlighted differences by income, showing that lower-income households are more likely to run out of food, skip meals, or worry about affording groceries than higher-income households.
On inflation, 18% of Moroccans cited rising prices as the top economic problem in the country, compared with 45% in Egypt, 42% in Tunisia, and 31% in Syria.
This comes as prices typically rise during Ramadan, adding more pressure on struggling households.
The report additionally revealed that nearly half of Moroccans (47%) said they were satisfied with the government’s efforts to control prices, compared with just 2% in Lebanon.
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