Goods and services expense (current LCU) in Morocco
Morocco: Goods and services expense (current LCU) was 49.71 billion current LCU in 2024. ▲ Rising
Goods and services expense in Morocco, 1990–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for goods and services expense in Morocco is 49.71 billion current LCU, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 40.8% on the previous year and up 110.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goods and services expense in Morocco peaked at 49.71 billion current LCU in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.75 billion current LCU, in 1990.
Morocco ranks 73rd of 155 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Goods and services expense (current LCU) in Morocco, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.75 billion current LCU | — |
| 1991 | 8.94 billion current LCU | +15.3% |
| 1992 | 9.72 billion current LCU | +8.7% |
| 1993 | 14.72 billion current LCU | +51.5% |
| 1994 | 15.13 billion current LCU | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 13.79 billion current LCU | -8.9% |
| 1997 | 10.64 billion current LCU | -22.8% |
| 1998 | 13.38 billion current LCU | +25.7% |
| 1999 | 11.63 billion current LCU | -13.1% |
| 2002 | 14.75 billion current LCU | +26.9% |
| 2003 | 16.62 billion current LCU | +12.7% |
| 2004 | 13.21 billion current LCU | -20.5% |
| 2005 | 23.56 billion current LCU | +78.3% |
| 2006 | 14.48 billion current LCU | -38.6% |
| 2007 | 14.40 billion current LCU | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 17.63 billion current LCU | +22.4% |
| 2009 | 17.36 billion current LCU | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 19.15 billion current LCU | +10.3% |
| 2011 | 20.17 billion current LCU | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 21.06 billion current LCU | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 21.53 billion current LCU | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 23.65 billion current LCU | +9.8% |
| 2015 | 25.14 billion current LCU | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 26.63 billion current LCU | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 26.77 billion current LCU | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 29.58 billion current LCU | +10.5% |
| 2019 | 31.19 billion current LCU | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 33.11 billion current LCU | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 45.09 billion current LCU | +36.2% |
| 2022 | 37.85 billion current LCU | -16.1% |
| 2023 | 35.32 billion current LCU | -6.7% |
| 2024 | 49.71 billion current LCU | +40.8% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 49.71 billion current LCU is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 40.65 billion current LCU, 1.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 49.71 billion current LCU is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 40.65 billion current LCU, 1.2× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Goods and services expense (current LCU) in Morocco changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +78.3% | 13.21 billion current LCU | 23.56 billion current LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.74 billion current LCU | 7.75 billion current LCU | 15.13 billion current LCU | 9 |
| 2000s | 16.50 billion current LCU | 13.21 billion current LCU | 23.56 billion current LCU | 8 |
| 2010s | 24.49 billion current LCU | 19.15 billion current LCU | 31.19 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.22 billion current LCU | 33.11 billion current LCU | 49.71 billion current LCU | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is goods and services expense in Morocco?
- Goods and services expense in Morocco was 49.71 billion current LCU in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest goods and services expense recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 49.71 billion current LCU in 2024.
- What is the lowest goods and services expense recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.75 billion current LCU in 1990.
- How does Morocco rank for goods and services expense?
- Morocco ranks 73rd out of 155 countries with data for 2024.
- Is goods and services expense rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 110.2%. 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 Goods and services expense (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Goods and services include all government payments in exchange for goods and services used for the production of market and nonmarket goods and services. Use of goods and services for account capital formation is excluded. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.