Interest payments in Morocco
Morocco: Interest payments was 7.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Interest payments in Morocco, 1990–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 7.9% for interest payments in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payments in Morocco peaked at 25.2% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 2011.
That places Morocco 66th out of 152 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.6% | 18.9% | 25.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 12.2% | 8.9% | 15.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 7.6% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.3% | 7.6% | 9.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
More public sector data for Morocco
- Arms imports 23.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Tax revenue 20.7% (2023)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 30.5% (2023)
- Taxes on goods and services 42.2% (2023)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 4.1% (2023)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) -4.4% (2023)
- Interest payments 8.0% (2023)
- Grants and other revenue 21.2% (2023)
- Other taxes 1.7% (2023)
- Compensation of employees 38.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is interest payments in Morocco?
- Interest payments in Morocco was 7.9% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest interest payments recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 25.2% in 1991.
- What is the lowest interest payments recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 2011.
- How does Morocco rank for interest payments?
- Morocco ranks 66th out of 152 countries with data for 2023.
- Is interest payments rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Interest payments (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Interest payments include interest payments on government debt (including long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments) to domestic and foreign residents. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.