Gross public investment in Morocco
Morocco: Gross public investment was 5.6% in 2011. ▼ Falling
Gross public investment in Morocco, 1981–2011
Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2011, gross public investment in Morocco stood at 5.6%.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and up 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross public investment in Morocco peaked at 11.3% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 1997.
That places Morocco 37th out of 49 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Gross public investment in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 11.3% | — |
| 1982 | 10.4% | -8.2% |
| 1983 | 9.1% | -12.0% |
| 1984 | 7.3% | -20.0% |
| 1985 | 6.4% | -11.8% |
| 1986 | 3.6% | -44.0% |
| 1987 | 5.3% | +45.4% |
| 1988 | 5.0% | -5.0% |
| 1989 | 5.6% | +12.2% |
| 1990 | 4.8% | -15.2% |
| 1991 | 3.8% | -20.3% |
| 1992 | 4.5% | +17.9% |
| 1993 | 4.9% | +9.7% |
| 1994 | 4.1% | -15.5% |
| 1995 | 4.7% | +13.3% |
| 1996 | 3.8% | -18.3% |
| 1997 | 3.6% | -7.1% |
| 1998 | 3.8% | +5.6% |
| 1999 | 3.9% | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 4.7% | +21.2% |
| 2001 | 4.7% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 4.0% | -15.8% |
| 2003 | 3.8% | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 3.8% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3.7% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 3.6% | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 3.6% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 4.6% | +27.6% |
| 2009 | 6.0% | +28.9% |
| 2010 | 5.7% | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 5.6% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.1% | 3.6% | 11.3% | 9 |
| 1990s | 4.2% | 3.6% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.3% | 3.6% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 5.6% | 5.7% | 2 |
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)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 20.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3187 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 1,512 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 13.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 2.98 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 14,142 current LCU per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross public investment in Morocco?
- Gross public investment in Morocco was 5.6% in 2011, according to World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.
- What is the highest gross public investment recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 11.3% in 1981.
- What is the lowest gross public investment recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 1997.
- How does Morocco rank for gross public investment?
- Morocco ranks 37th out of 49 countries with data for 2011.
- Is gross public investment rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as part of Gross public investment (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross public investment (see definition below) as a percentage of GDP (%) . Public sectors’ gross domestic fixed investment (gross fixed capital formation) comprises all additions to the stocks of fixed assets (purchases and own-account capital formation), less any sales of second-hand and scrapped fixed assets measured at constant prices, done by government units and non-financial public enterprises. Most outlays by government on military equipment are excluded. According to 1993 SNA are outlays on weapons and equipment with no alternative civil use treated as intermediate consumption, and part of governments consumption expenditure.