Expense in Morocco

Morocco: Expense was 26.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
26.6%
Change on year
down 5.4%
World rank
76th
of 157 countries
All-time high
28.1%
in 2022
All-time low
16.5%
in 1990
Years of data
31
1990–2023

Expense in Morocco, 1990–2023

01020301990200620231990: 16.5 % of GDP1991: 17.3 % of GDP1992: 18.2 % of GDP1993: 21.1 % of GDP1994: 20.4 % of GDP1995: 22.4 % of GDP1997: 21.2 % of GDP1998: 19.1 % of GDP1999: 19.7 % of GDP2002: 22.1 % of GDP2003: 20.8 % of GDP2004: 21.4 % of GDP2005: 25.5 % of GDP2006: 22.9 % of GDP2007: 23.3 % of GDP2008: 24.4 % of GDP2009: 24 % of GDP2010: 25 % of GDP2011: 27.1 % of GDP2012: 27.4 % of GDP2013: 25.7 % of GDP2014: 25.4 % of GDP2015: 23.1 % of GDP2016: 22.8 % of GDP2017: 22.7 % of GDP2018: 22.9 % of GDP2019: 23.4 % of GDP2020: 27.2 % of GDP2021: 25.6 % of GDP2022: 28.1 % of GDP2023: 26.6 % of GDP

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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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  3. 75 Vanuatu 26.6% compare
  4. 77 Botswana 26.5% compare
  5. 78 Palestine 26.2% compare
  6. 79 Bahrain 26.1% compare

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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

Indicator
Expense (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 5,211 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

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.