Compensation of employees in Morocco

Morocco: Compensation of employees was 38.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
38.5%
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
34th
of 155 countries
All-time high
52.8%
in 1990
All-time low
38.5%
in 2023
Years of data
31
1990–2023

Compensation of employees in Morocco, 1990–2023

02040601990200620231990: 52.8 % of expense1991: 52.1 % of expense1992: 51.4 % of expense1993: 45 % of expense1994: 44.3 % of expense1995: 42.5 % of expense1997: 44.1 % of expense1998: 44.5 % of expense1999: 45.4 % of expense2002: 47.3 % of expense2003: 51 % of expense2004: 49.6 % of expense2005: 44.3 % of expense2006: 48.2 % of expense2007: 46.2 % of expense2008: 43.2 % of expense2009: 47.4 % of expense2010: 41.7 % of expense2011: 41.2 % of expense2012: 43.1 % of expense2013: 45.1 % of expense2014: 46.1 % of expense2015: 47.5 % of expense2016: 48.4 % of expense2017: 46.8 % of expense2018: 45.6 % of expense2019: 45.3 % of expense2020: 42.6 % of expense2021: 42.9 % of expense2022: 39.4 % of expense2023: 38.5 % of expense

Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.

Analysis

Morocco recorded 38.5% for compensation of employees in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.

The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, compensation of employees in Morocco peaked at 52.8% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 38.5%, in 2023.

Morocco ranks 34th of 155 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.

Compensation of employees in Morocco, year by year

Annual values for Compensation of employees (% of expense) in Morocco, 1990 to 2023.
Year % of expense Change
1990 52.8%
1991 52.1% -1.2%
1992 51.4% -1.5%
1993 45.0% -12.5%
1994 44.3% -1.4%
1995 42.5% -4.0%
1997 44.1% +3.6%
1998 44.5% +1.0%
1999 45.4% +1.9%
2002 47.3% +4.3%
2003 51.0% +7.7%
2004 49.6% -2.7%
2005 44.3% -10.7%
2006 48.2% +8.8%
2007 46.2% -4.2%
2008 43.2% -6.5%
2009 47.4% +9.7%
2010 41.7% -12.0%
2011 41.2% -1.1%
2012 43.1% +4.5%
2013 45.1% +4.6%
2014 46.1% +2.2%
2015 47.5% +3.2%
2016 48.4% +1.8%
2017 46.8% -3.4%
2018 45.6% -2.6%
2019 45.3% -0.6%
2020 42.6% -6.0%
2021 42.9% +0.8%
2022 39.4% -8.3%
2023 38.5% -2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 46.9% 42.5% 52.8% 9
2000s 47.2% 43.2% 51.0% 8
2010s 45.1% 41.2% 48.4% 10
2020s 40.9% 38.5% 42.9% 4

Countries ranked near Morocco

  1. 31 Maldives 39.1% compare
  2. 32 Cambodia 38.9% compare
  3. 33 Namibia 38.8% compare
  4. 35 Guinea-Bissau 38.4% compare
  5. 36 Jamaica 38.0% compare
  6. 37 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 37.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is compensation of employees in Morocco?
Compensation of employees in Morocco was 38.5% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest compensation of employees recorded in Morocco?
The highest recorded value was 52.8% in 1990.
What is the lowest compensation of employees recorded in Morocco?
The lowest recorded value was 38.5% in 2023.
How does Morocco rank for compensation of employees?
Morocco ranks 34th out of 155 countries with data for 2023.
Is compensation of employees rising or falling in Morocco?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. 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 Compensation of employees (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Compensation of employees (% of expense)
Unit
% of expense
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
196 places, 5,286 data points, 1972–2024
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Compensation of employees is defined as the total remuneration, in cash or in kind, payable by an enterprise to an employee in return for work done by the latter during the accounting period. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.