Expense in Morocco
Morocco: Expense was 26.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Expense in Morocco, 1990–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, expense in Morocco stood at 26.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.4% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expense in Morocco peaked at 28.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 16.5%, in 1990.
Morocco ranks 76th of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Expense in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 16.5% | — |
| 1991 | 17.3% | +5.2% |
| 1992 | 18.2% | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 21.1% | +15.8% |
| 1994 | 20.4% | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 22.4% | +10.0% |
| 1997 | 21.2% | -5.6% |
| 1998 | 19.1% | -10.0% |
| 1999 | 19.7% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 22.1% | +12.2% |
| 2003 | 20.8% | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 21.4% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 25.5% | +19.1% |
| 2006 | 22.9% | -9.9% |
| 2007 | 23.3% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 24.4% | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 24.0% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 25.0% | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 27.1% | +8.1% |
| 2012 | 27.4% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 25.7% | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 25.4% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 23.1% | -9.3% |
| 2016 | 22.8% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 22.7% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 22.9% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 23.4% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 27.2% | +16.3% |
| 2021 | 25.6% | -5.8% |
| 2022 | 28.1% | +9.8% |
| 2023 | 26.6% | -5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.5% | 16.5% | 22.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 23.0% | 20.8% | 25.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 24.5% | 22.7% | 27.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.9% | 25.6% | 28.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
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)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current LCU), annual 1.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), annual growth rate 22.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.119 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita 564.77 current US$ per person (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), annual growth rate 14.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.11 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita 5,281 current LCU per person (2025)
- Special drawing rights per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.08 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expense in Morocco?
- Expense in Morocco was 26.6% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest expense recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 28.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest expense recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.5% in 1990.
- How does Morocco rank for expense?
- Morocco ranks 76th out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is expense rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Expense (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expense is a decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction. 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.