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.
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 |
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More economy & growth data for Morocco
- 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)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 21.70 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -23.34 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -2.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 43,091 current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 4,360 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 1.68 trillion current LCU (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.