Government expense — all countries

Government expense — Morocco

Government expense in Morocco in 2023 — 26.61%. Ranked 46 in the world out of 87. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 10.13 pp.

2023 26.61% −1.53 pp vs 2022
World rank 46of 87
Period maximum 28.14%2022
Period minimum 16.48%1990

Trend over time

1990–2023 · % of GDP

Government expense — Morocco, 1990–2023152025301990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 16.48%1991: 17.33%1992: 18.21%1993: 21.09%1994: 20.4%1995: 22.43%1997: 21.17%1998: 19.05%1999: 19.67%2002: 22.08%2003: 20.81%2004: 21.37%2005: 25.46%2006: 22.94%2007: 23.33%2008: 24.41%2009: 23.99%2010: 25.03%2011: 27.06%2012: 27.37%2013: 25.7%2014: 25.42%2015: 23.06%2016: 22.77%2017: 22.68%2018: 22.86%2019: 23.39%2020: 27.21%2021: 25.63%2022: 28.14%2023: 26.61%
Change over the period: +10.13 pp Annual average: 0.31 pp
Government expense — Morocco, by year Morocco All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 26.61 −1.53 pp
2022 28.14 +2.51 pp
2021 25.63 −1.58 pp
2020 27.21 +3.82 pp
2019 23.39 +0.53 pp
2018 22.86 +0.18 pp
2017 22.68 −0.09 pp
2016 22.77 −0.29 pp
2015 23.06 −2.36 pp
2014 25.42 −0.28 pp
2013 25.7 −1.67 pp
2012 27.37 +0.3 pp
2011 27.06 +2.04 pp
2010 25.03 +1.04 pp
2009 23.99 −0.43 pp
2008 24.41 +1.08 pp
2007 23.33 +0.39 pp
2006 22.94 −2.52 pp
2005 25.46 +4.09 pp
2004 21.37 +0.56 pp
2003 20.81 −1.27 pp
2002 22.08
1999 19.67 +0.62 pp
1998 19.05 −2.12 pp
1997 21.17
1995 22.43 +2.03 pp
1994 20.4 −0.69 pp
1993 21.09 +2.89 pp
1992 18.21 +0.87 pp
1991 17.33 +0.85 pp
1990 16.48

About the indicator

Central government expense as a percent of GDP: compensation of public employees, purchases of goods and services, interest on debt, subsidies, grants and social benefits. The indicator is broader than government consumption from the national accounts, because it includes transfers — pensions and benefits — which the accounts record as household income. The quantity is closely tied to the level of income: in advanced countries it is usually twice as high as in the poorest ones.

Important: Central government only. In federations the spending of regions is not included here, so comparing unitary and federal states by this indicator calls for a caveat.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.