Central government debt, total in Morocco
Morocco: Central government debt, total was 51.2% in 2011. ▼ Falling
Central government debt, total in Morocco, 1990–2011
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2011, central government debt, total in Morocco stood at 51.2%.
That represents a change of up 8.8% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, central government debt, total in Morocco peaked at 87.2% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 41.3%, in 2008.
That places Morocco 46th out of 83 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Central government debt, total in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 87.2% | — |
| 1991 | 62.1% | -28.8% |
| 1992 | 70.9% | +14.3% |
| 1993 | 74.1% | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 69.8% | -5.8% |
| 1995 | 68.4% | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 64.5% | -5.7% |
| 1998 | 55.0% | -14.7% |
| 1999 | 55.4% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 48.5% | -12.6% |
| 2005 | 53.7% | +10.7% |
| 2006 | 49.6% | -7.6% |
| 2007 | 46.3% | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 41.3% | -10.8% |
| 2009 | 43.6% | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 47.1% | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 51.2% | +8.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.5% | 55.0% | 87.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 47.2% | 41.3% | 53.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 49.2% | 47.1% | 51.2% | 2 |
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More economy & growth data for Morocco
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.57 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.41 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 14.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2688 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,276 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 15.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5113 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 2,426 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 8.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 4.78 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is central government debt, total in Morocco?
- Central government debt, total in Morocco was 51.2% in 2011, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest central government debt, total recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 87.2% in 1990.
- What is the lowest central government debt, total recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.3% in 2008.
- How does Morocco rank for central government debt, total?
- Morocco ranks 46th out of 83 countries with data for 2011.
- Is central government debt, total rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Central government debt, total (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Debt is the entire stock of direct government fixed-term contractual obligations to others outstanding on a particular date. It includes domestic and foreign liabilities such as currency and money deposits, securities other than shares, and loans. It is the gross amount of government liabilities reduced by the amount of equity and financial derivatives held by the government. Because debt is a stock rather than a flow, it is measured as of a given date, usually the last day of the fiscal year. Central government is the part of general government that includes all administrative departments of the national executive, legislative, and judicial functions, other central agencies and those non-market producers controlled by the central government, whose competence extends normally over the whole economic territory. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.