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
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.
Government spending as share of GDP in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 22.6% | — |
| 1991 | 20.8% | -7.9% |
| 1992 | 22.3% | +7.1% |
| 1993 | 23.1% | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 21.7% | -5.9% |
| 1995 | 21.3% | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 17.6% | -17.3% |
| 1997 | 18.6% | +5.7% |
| 1998 | 18.7% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 18.4% | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 22.8% | +23.4% |
| 2001 | 23.7% | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 25.8% | +8.9% |
| 2003 | 24.1% | -6.6% |
| 2004 | 24.5% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 28.6% | +17.0% |
| 2006 | 26.0% | -9.3% |
| 2007 | 26.4% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 28.3% | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 28.1% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 28.7% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 31.2% | +8.8% |
| 2012 | 32.5% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 30.4% | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 30.7% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 28.5% | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 28.6% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 27.9% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 27.8% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 27.6% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 34.1% | +23.6% |
| 2021 | 31.0% | -9.2% |
| 2022 | 33.7% | +8.7% |
| 2023 | 32.0% | -5.2% |
| 2024 | 33.0% | +3.4% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 33.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23.3%, 1.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 33.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 28.9%, 1.1× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 61 Kyrgyzstan 33.7% compare
- 62 Senegal 33.5% compare
- 63 Mozambique 33.2% compare
- 65 Jordan 33.0% compare
- 66 South Africa 33.0% compare
- 67 China 32.9% compare
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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 811.51 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0044 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 21.12 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 3.32 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 89.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0182 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 86.35 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 30.48 % change on previous year (2025)
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
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.