Egypt vs Morocco: External debt as a share of gross national income
Egypt
42.0%
in 2024
Morocco
44.7%
in 2024
Egypt rank
64th
Morocco rank
61st
External debt as a share of gross national income over time
- Egypt
- Morocco
How they compare
Morocco currently reports 44.7% against 42.0% in Egypt, a difference of 2.7%.
That makes Morocco's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Morocco ahead.
Egypt ranks 64th and Morocco ranks 61st of 121 countries.
Morocco has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Morocco | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.9% | 30.8% | 0.8% | Morocco |
| 2010s | 22.5% | 37.2% | 14.6% | Morocco |
| 2020s | 38.6% | 49.2% | 10.6% | Morocco |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external debt as a share of gross national income, Egypt or Morocco?
- Morocco, at 44.7% against 42.0% in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in external debt as a share of gross national income between Egypt and Morocco?
- 2.7%, with Morocco ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Morocco?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Morocco rank globally for external debt as a share of gross national income?
- Egypt ranks 64th and Morocco ranks 61st of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank – processed by Our World in Data, published as External debt as a share of gross national income. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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External debt stocks as a proportion of GNI (%).