Government spending as share of GDP in Morocco

Morocco: Government spending as share of GDP was 33.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
33.0%
Change on year
up 3.4%
World rank
64th
of 151 countries
All-time high
34.1%
in 2020
All-time low
17.6%
in 1996
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Government spending as share of GDP in Morocco, 1990–2024

01020301990200720241990: 22.6 % of GDP1991: 20.8 % of GDP1992: 22.3 % of GDP1993: 23.1 % of GDP1994: 21.7 % of GDP1995: 21.3 % of GDP1996: 17.6 % of GDP1997: 18.6 % of GDP1998: 18.7 % of GDP1999: 18.4 % of GDP2000: 22.8 % of GDP2001: 23.7 % of GDP2002: 25.8 % of GDP2003: 24.1 % of GDP2004: 24.5 % of GDP2005: 28.6 % of GDP2006: 26 % of GDP2007: 26.4 % of GDP2008: 28.3 % of GDP2009: 28.1 % of GDP2010: 28.7 % of GDP2011: 31.2 % of GDP2012: 32.5 % of GDP2013: 30.4 % of GDP2014: 30.7 % of GDP2015: 28.5 % of GDP2016: 28.6 % of GDP2017: 27.9 % of GDP2018: 27.8 % of GDP2019: 27.6 % of GDP2020: 34.1 % of GDP2021: 31 % of GDP2022: 33.7 % of GDP2023: 32 % of GDP2024: 33 % of GDP

Source: International Monetary Fund (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.

Analysis

In 2024, government spending as share of gdp in Morocco stood at 33.0%.

That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government spending as share of gdp in Morocco peaked at 34.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 17.6%, in 1996.

Morocco ranks 64th of 151 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 20.5% 17.6% 23.1% 10
2000s 25.8% 22.8% 28.6% 10
2010s 29.4% 27.6% 32.5% 10
2020s 32.8% 31.0% 34.1% 5

Countries ranked near Morocco

  1. 61 Kyrgyzstan 33.7% compare
  2. 62 Senegal 33.5% compare
  3. 63 Mozambique 33.2% compare
  4. 65 Jordan 33.0% compare
  5. 66 South Africa 33.0% compare
  6. 67 China 32.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is government spending as share of gdp in Morocco?
Government spending as share of gdp in Morocco was 33.0% in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest government spending as share of gdp recorded in Morocco?
The highest recorded value was 34.1% in 2020.
What is the lowest government spending as share of gdp recorded in Morocco?
The lowest recorded value was 17.6% in 1996.
How does Morocco rank for government spending as share of gdp?
Morocco ranks 64th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
Is government spending as share of gdp rising or falling in Morocco?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Morocco data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Government spending as share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Government spending as share of GDP
Unit
% of GDP
Source
International Monetary Fund (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
151 places, 9,265 data points, 1800–2024
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The sum of all the money spent by the government on goods and services, as a percentage of GDP. It includes interest paid on government debt.