Interest payments (% of revenue) in Morocco
Morocco: Interest payments (% of revenue) was 8.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Interest payments in Morocco, 1990–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 8.1% for interest payments in 2024.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payments in Morocco peaked at 23.2% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 2022.
Morocco ranks 67th of 155 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Interest payments (% of revenue) in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 18.9% | — |
| 1991 | 21.3% | +12.5% |
| 1992 | 19.5% | -8.2% |
| 1993 | 21.2% | +8.5% |
| 1994 | 22.2% | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 23.2% | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 20.2% | -12.9% |
| 1998 | 19.2% | -5.3% |
| 1999 | 18.1% | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 15.9% | -11.8% |
| 2003 | 15.8% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 14.5% | -8.1% |
| 2005 | 12.6% | -13.4% |
| 2006 | 11.8% | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 10.4% | -11.3% |
| 2008 | 8.1% | -22.0% |
| 2009 | 8.1% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 8.3% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 8.2% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 8.5% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 9.0% | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 9.6% | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 10.5% | +9.7% |
| 2016 | 10.3% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 9.7% | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 9.4% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 9.9% | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 9.3% | -6.8% |
| 2021 | 8.7% | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 8.0% | -8.8% |
| 2023 | 8.0% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 8.1% | +1.2% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 8.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.6%, 95% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 8.1% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4.6%, 1.7× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.4% | 18.1% | 23.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 12.2% | 8.1% | 15.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 9.3% | 8.2% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.4% | 8.0% | 9.3% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is interest payments in Morocco?
- Interest payments in Morocco was 8.1% in 2024, 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 23.2% in 1995.
- What is the lowest interest payments recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 2022.
- How does Morocco rank for interest payments?
- Morocco ranks 67th out of 155 countries with data for 2024.
- Is interest payments rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.1%. 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 Interest payments (% of revenue). 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 a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.