Other expense in Morocco
Morocco: Other expense was 9.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Other expense in Morocco, 1995–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 9.3% for other expense in 2023.
That represents a change of up 6.9% on the previous year and up 68.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other expense in Morocco peaked at 15.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2003.
That places Morocco 48th out of 147 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Other expense in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 3.9% | — |
| 1997 | 5.5% | +39.7% |
| 1998 | 4.1% | -25.9% |
| 1999 | 5.0% | +23.0% |
| 2002 | 2.6% | -48.6% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | -74.1% |
| 2005 | 5.0% | +654.5% |
| 2006 | 9.4% | +87.6% |
| 2007 | 9.3% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 9.5% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 12.9% | +35.8% |
| 2010 | 15.3% | +19.0% |
| 2011 | 10.6% | -30.6% |
| 2012 | 4.8% | -55.0% |
| 2013 | 5.5% | +15.7% |
| 2014 | 5.8% | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 6.7% | +16.1% |
| 2016 | 6.7% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 7.2% | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 6.9% | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 6.2% | -10.6% |
| 2020 | 5.1% | -17.3% |
| 2021 | 6.2% | +22.7% |
| 2022 | 8.7% | +39.6% |
| 2023 | 9.3% | +6.9% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 9.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.1%, 1.8× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 9.3% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 9.3%, 1.0× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other expense 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 | +654.5% | 0.7% | 5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.6% | 3.9% | 5.5% | 4 |
| 2000s | 7.0% | 0.7% | 12.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 7.6% | 4.8% | 15.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 5.1% | 9.3% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is other expense in Morocco?
- Other expense in Morocco was 9.3% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest other expense recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 15.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest other expense recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2003.
- How does Morocco rank for other expense?
- Morocco ranks 48th out of 147 countries with data for 2023.
- Is other expense rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.1%. 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 Other expense (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Other expense is spending on dividends, rent, and other miscellaneous expenses, including provision for consumption of fixed capital. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.