Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in Morocco
Morocco: Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP was 64.06 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in Morocco, 1965–2015
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Morocco is 64.06, measured in 2015.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Morocco peaked at 117.71 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 21.66, in 1965.
That places Morocco 59th out of 188 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in Morocco, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 21.66 | — |
| 1966 | 24.83 | +14.7% |
| 1967 | 25.57 | +3.0% |
| 1968 | 24.88 | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 27.02 | +8.6% |
| 1970 | 32.08 | +18.7% |
| 1971 | 32.57 | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 31.38 | -3.7% |
| 1973 | 29.91 | -4.7% |
| 1974 | 27.83 | -6.9% |
| 1975 | 37.81 | +35.9% |
| 1976 | 40.97 | +8.3% |
| 1977 | 53.76 | +31.2% |
| 1978 | 59.45 | +10.6% |
| 1979 | 58.93 | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 59.78 | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 75.45 | +26.2% |
| 1982 | 80.05 | +6.1% |
| 1983 | 94.58 | +18.2% |
| 1984 | 105.57 | +11.6% |
| 1985 | 117.71 | +11.5% |
| 1986 | 106.77 | -9.3% |
| 1987 | 113.95 | +6.7% |
| 1988 | 100.73 | -11.6% |
| 1989 | 104.08 | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 100.11 | -3.8% |
| 1991 | 85.54 | -14.6% |
| 1992 | 86.26 | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 90.35 | +4.7% |
| 1994 | 84.79 | -6.2% |
| 1995 | 84.51 | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 74.09 | -12.3% |
| 1997 | 78.97 | +6.6% |
| 1998 | 69.82 | -11.6% |
| 1999 | 68.57 | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 70.19 | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 65.4 | -6.8% |
| 2002 | 64.25 | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 61.61 | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 58.91 | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 61.64 | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 56.78 | -7.9% |
| 2007 | 51.99 | -8.4% |
| 2008 | 45.44 | -12.6% |
| 2009 | 46.13 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 49 | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 52.55 | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 58.3 | +10.9% |
| 2013 | 61.73 | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 63.45 | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 64.06 | +1.0% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 64.06 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 46.81, 1.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 64.06 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 58.55, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24.79 | 21.66 | 27.02 | 5 |
| 1970s | 40.47 | 27.83 | 59.45 | 10 |
| 1980s | 95.87 | 59.78 | 117.71 | 10 |
| 1990s | 82.3 | 68.57 | 100.11 | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.23 | 45.44 | 70.19 | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.18 | 49 | 64.06 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
More external debt data for Morocco
- Net financial flows, IBRD 995.08 million NFL, current US$ (2025)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 6.56 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0.0016 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 276.97 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita -0.0051 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP -0 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre -0.4392 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Use of IMF credit 3.23 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 55.14 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, long-term 67.16 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Morocco?
- Gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Morocco was 64.06 in 2015, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 117.71 in 1985.
- What is the lowest gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.66 in 1965.
- How does Morocco rank for gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp?
- Morocco ranks 59th out of 188 countries with data for 2015.
- Is gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Historical Public Debt Database contains unbalanced panel data on Gross Domestic Product, Gross Government Debt, and Debt to GDP Ratio for 187 countries. The series spans the years 1800 through 2015 although each country’s data depends on its date of independence and data availability.