Goods and services expense in Morocco
Morocco: Goods and services expense was 9.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Goods and services expense in Morocco, 1990–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
The most recent figure for goods and services expense in Morocco is 9.0%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 11.1% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goods and services expense in Morocco peaked at 23.7% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 8.3%, in 2012.
Morocco ranks 115th of 154 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Goods and services expense in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 18.9% | — |
| 1991 | 18.3% | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 18.5% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 23.7% | +27.9% |
| 1994 | 22.6% | -4.6% |
| 1995 | 18.4% | -18.5% |
| 1997 | 13.5% | -26.9% |
| 1998 | 15.7% | +16.7% |
| 1999 | 13.0% | -17.1% |
| 2002 | 12.9% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 14.4% | +11.6% |
| 2004 | 10.5% | -26.6% |
| 2005 | 15.2% | +43.8% |
| 2006 | 9.5% | -37.6% |
| 2007 | 8.7% | -8.4% |
| 2008 | 9.2% | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 8.9% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 9.0% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 8.4% | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 8.3% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 8.6% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 9.3% | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 10.1% | +8.8% |
| 2016 | 10.7% | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 10.3% | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 10.8% | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 10.8% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 10.6% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 13.8% | +30.5% |
| 2022 | 10.1% | -26.8% |
| 2023 | 9.0% | -11.1% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 9.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16.3%, 55% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 9.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 12.0%, 75% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.1% | 13.0% | 23.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 11.1% | 8.7% | 15.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 9.6% | 8.3% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.8% | 9.0% | 13.8% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is goods and services expense in Morocco?
- Goods and services expense in Morocco was 9.0% in 2023, 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 23.7% in 1993.
- What is the lowest goods and services expense recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3% in 2012.
- How does Morocco rank for goods and services expense?
- Morocco ranks 115th out of 154 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goods and services expense rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. 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 Goods and services expense (% of expense). 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 own account capital formation is excluded. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.