Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of total taxes) in Morocco
Morocco: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of total taxes) was 40.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Morocco, 1990–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of total taxes.
Analysis
In 2024, taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Morocco stood at 40.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Morocco peaked at 42.3% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 24.2%, in 1994.
That places Morocco 63rd out of 153 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of total taxes) in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % of total taxes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 28.6% | — |
| 1991 | 25.7% | -10.1% |
| 1992 | 27.9% | +8.7% |
| 1993 | 25.5% | -8.7% |
| 1994 | 24.2% | -5.0% |
| 1995 | 26.0% | +7.1% |
| 1997 | 27.3% | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 27.7% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 30.4% | +9.8% |
| 2002 | 33.1% | +9.1% |
| 2003 | 35.2% | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 36.3% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 36.8% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 38.0% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 38.0% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 42.3% | +11.5% |
| 2009 | 39.9% | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 35.0% | -12.2% |
| 2011 | 35.8% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 38.2% | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 37.7% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 37.5% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 37.7% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 38.4% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 39.8% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 39.4% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 39.6% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 41.5% | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 37.2% | -10.4% |
| 2022 | 39.5% | +6.3% |
| 2023 | 38.8% | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 40.1% | +3.4% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 40.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35.7%, 1.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 40.1% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 40.1%, 1.0× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.0% | 24.2% | 30.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 37.5% | 33.1% | 42.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 37.9% | 35.0% | 39.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.4% | 37.2% | 41.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 60 Mali 40.7% compare
- 61 Philippines 40.3% compare
- 62 El Salvador 40.2% compare
- 64 Marshall Islands 39.9% compare
- 65 Thailand 39.9% compare
- 66 Azerbaijan 39.4% compare
More public sector data for Morocco
- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Arms imports 392.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2025)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.604 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -95.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 23.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 144.9 current USD per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Morocco?
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Morocco was 40.1% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 42.3% in 2008.
- What is the lowest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.2% in 1994.
- How does Morocco rank for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Morocco ranks 63rd out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on income, profits and capital gains rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. 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 Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of total taxes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 32 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are taxes payable on the actual or presumed incomes, profits and capital gains. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of total taxes which includes all compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units.