Government spending as share of GDP in Morocco
Morocco: Government spending as share of GDP was 33.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
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.
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
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP -9.2% (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices 0.7% (2025)
- GDP per capita 3,644 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 14.9% (2025)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) 142.22 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita in international and market dollars 3,644 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 9.35 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 133.89 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 14.32 billion current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 202.95 billion current LCU (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
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.