Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS in Morocco
Morocco: Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS was 23.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
23.3%
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
6th
of 197 countries
All-time high
24.2%
in 2020
All-time low
17.3%
in 2009
Years of data
14
2008–2024
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Morocco, 2008–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 23.3% for proportion of total government spending on essential services in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Morocco peaked at 24.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 17.3%, in 2009.
That places Morocco 6th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS in Morocco, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 17.5% | — |
| 2009 | 17.3% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 20.7% | +20.0% |
| 2014 | 22.1% | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 22.2% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 22.3% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 21.6% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 22.4% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 21.5% | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 24.2% | +12.5% |
| 2021 | 23.8% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 23.9% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 22.8% | -4.4% |
| 2024 | 23.3% | +2.0% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 23.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14.5%, 1.6× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 23.3% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 14.2%, 1.6× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.4% | 17.3% | 17.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 21.8% | 20.7% | 22.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 23.6% | 22.8% | 24.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 3 Turkmenistan 27.6% compare
- 4 Solomon Islands 25.2% compare
- 5 Namibia 24.6% compare
- 7 Bhutan 22.2% compare
- 8 Uzbekistan 22.1% compare
- 9 Kazakhstan 22.0% compare
More education data for Morocco
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 183,432 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 266,273 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 460,392 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 452,625 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.57 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.61 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.121 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Morocco?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Morocco was 23.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 24.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.3% in 2009.
- How does Morocco rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Morocco ranks 6th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education [UIS methodology] (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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