Tax revenue (% of GDP) in Morocco
Morocco: Tax revenue (% of GDP) was 22.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue in Morocco, 1990–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tax revenue in Morocco is 22.7%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 9.3% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue in Morocco peaked at 24.1% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 16.9%, in 2003.
Morocco ranks 33rd of 157 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Tax revenue (% of GDP) in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 18.7% | — |
| 1991 | 18.4% | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 20.7% | +12.1% |
| 1993 | 20.2% | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 18.9% | -6.9% |
| 1995 | 18.4% | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 19.4% | +5.7% |
| 1998 | 17.2% | -11.2% |
| 1999 | 17.9% | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 17.1% | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 16.9% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 17.1% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 19.0% | +10.9% |
| 2006 | 19.4% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 21.7% | +12.0% |
| 2008 | 24.1% | +10.8% |
| 2009 | 21.5% | -10.5% |
| 2010 | 21.1% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 21.5% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 22.0% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 20.6% | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 20.4% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 19.4% | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 19.9% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 20.1% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 20.3% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 19.9% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 20.0% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 19.7% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 22.1% | +12.2% |
| 2023 | 20.7% | -6.0% |
| 2024 | 22.7% | +9.3% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 22.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 13.9%, 1.6× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 22.7% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 10.5%, 2.2× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.9% | 17.2% | 20.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 19.6% | 16.9% | 24.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 20.5% | 19.4% | 22.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.0% | 19.7% | 22.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue in Morocco?
- Tax revenue in Morocco was 22.7% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest tax revenue recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 24.1% in 2008.
- What is the lowest tax revenue recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.9% in 2003.
- How does Morocco rank for tax revenue?
- Morocco ranks 33rd out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tax revenue rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. 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 Tax revenue (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.