Total debt service (% of GDP) in Morocco
Morocco: Total debt service (% of GDP) was 3.2% in 2011. ▲ Rising
Total debt service in Morocco, 1970–2011
Source: World Bank, Global Development Finance. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 3.2% for total debt service in 2011.
That represents a change of down 11.4% on the previous year and down 54.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total debt service in Morocco peaked at 13.7% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1970.
That places Morocco 6th out of 50 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Total debt service (% of GDP) in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0% | — |
| 1971 | 3.1% | +6803.8% |
| 1972 | 2.9% | -6.1% |
| 1973 | 2.3% | -20.4% |
| 1974 | 2.1% | -11.9% |
| 1975 | 1.9% | -7.5% |
| 1976 | 2.4% | +26.5% |
| 1977 | 3.2% | +33.7% |
| 1978 | 5.1% | +56.4% |
| 1979 | 6.1% | +20.8% |
| 1980 | 7.7% | +25.8% |
| 1981 | 10.3% | +34.1% |
| 1982 | 11.2% | +8.3% |
| 1983 | 11.1% | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 8.5% | -23.6% |
| 1985 | 11.1% | +30.8% |
| 1986 | 10.7% | -3.4% |
| 1987 | 9.5% | -11.6% |
| 1988 | 7.9% | -16.9% |
| 1989 | 8.9% | +13.4% |
| 1990 | 7.0% | -22.2% |
| 1991 | 8.6% | +23.0% |
| 1992 | 13.7% | +60.0% |
| 1993 | 12.4% | -9.5% |
| 1994 | 12.0% | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 11.4% | -4.9% |
| 1996 | 9.2% | -19.0% |
| 1997 | 9.4% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 7.2% | -23.0% |
| 1999 | 8.0% | +9.9% |
| 2000 | 7.3% | -7.9% |
| 2001 | 7.1% | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 9.2% | +30.0% |
| 2003 | 8.6% | -6.2% |
| 2004 | 5.3% | -38.9% |
| 2005 | 4.6% | -12.8% |
| 2006 | 5.2% | +13.0% |
| 2007 | 5.3% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 4.7% | -11.5% |
| 2009 | 3.8% | -20.6% |
| 2010 | 3.6% | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 3.2% | -11.4% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 3.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.3%, 2.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 3.2% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.2%, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total debt service (% of GDP) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +6803.8% | 0.0% | 3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.9% | 0.0% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.7% | 7.7% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.9% | 7.0% | 13.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.1% | 3.8% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 3.2% | 3.6% | 2 |
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 total debt service in Morocco?
- Total debt service in Morocco was 3.2% in 2011, according to World Bank, Global Development Finance.
- What is the highest total debt service recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 13.7% in 1992.
- What is the lowest total debt service recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1970.
- How does Morocco rank for total debt service?
- Morocco ranks 6th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is total debt service rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Global Development Finance, published as part of Total debt service (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term debt, interest paid on short-term debt, and repayments (repurchases and charges) to the IMF.