Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Morocco
Morocco: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty was 20.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
20.3%
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
84th
of 184 countries
All-time high
37.0%
in 1964
All-time low
7.2%
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Morocco, 1950–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 20.3% for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in 2023.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Morocco peaked at 37.0% in 1964 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 1950.
That places Morocco 84th out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 7.2% | — |
| 1951 | 7.6% | +6.2% |
| 1952 | 7.8% | +2.7% |
| 1953 | 8.8% | +12.5% |
| 1954 | 9.7% | +10.1% |
| 1955 | 12.3% | +26.9% |
| 1956 | 13.2% | +7.4% |
| 1957 | 14.7% | +11.3% |
| 1958 | 15.1% | +2.7% |
| 1959 | 14.7% | -2.2% |
| 1960 | 16.0% | +8.4% |
| 1961 | 36.2% | +126.7% |
| 1962 | 33.1% | -8.7% |
| 1963 | 36.8% | +11.3% |
| 1964 | 37.0% | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 32.1% | -13.3% |
| 1966 | 32.9% | +2.5% |
| 1967 | 32.3% | -1.8% |
| 1968 | 34.2% | +5.8% |
| 1969 | 34.3% | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 16.5% | -51.9% |
| 1971 | 16.8% | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 17.1% | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 16.9% | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 22.4% | +32.4% |
| 1975 | 24.5% | +9.6% |
| 1976 | 32.8% | +33.7% |
| 1977 | 31.9% | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 30.1% | -5.4% |
| 1979 | 30.2% | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 28.4% | -6.0% |
| 1981 | 30.8% | +8.5% |
| 1982 | 30.4% | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 29.2% | -4.1% |
| 1984 | 28.6% | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 29.9% | +4.6% |
| 1986 | 27.6% | -7.6% |
| 1987 | 26.4% | -4.3% |
| 1988 | 23.9% | -9.5% |
| 1989 | 22.1% | -7.8% |
| 1990 | 18.8% | -14.9% |
| 1991 | 16.6% | -11.6% |
| 1992 | 16.3% | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 15.6% | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 13.7% | -12.4% |
| 1995 | 13.2% | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 10.8% | -18.5% |
| 1997 | 11.8% | +8.9% |
| 1998 | 12.0% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 13.0% | +8.6% |
| 2000 | 13.4% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 13.4% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 13.3% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 13.1% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 13.5% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 14.5% | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 14.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 15.1% | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 14.8% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 16.2% | +9.9% |
| 2010 | 16.8% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 16.9% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 17.2% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 17.8% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 17.9% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 17.1% | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 17.3% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 17.0% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 18.4% | +7.8% |
| 2019 | 18.9% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 21.5% | +13.6% |
| 2021 | 19.8% | -7.6% |
| 2022 | 20.1% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 20.3% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 11.1% | 7.2% | 15.1% | 10 |
| 1960s | 32.5% | 16.0% | 37.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 23.9% | 16.5% | 32.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 27.7% | 22.1% | 30.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.2% | 10.8% | 18.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.2% | 13.1% | 16.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.5% | 16.8% | 18.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.4% | 19.8% | 21.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 81 El Salvador 20.4% compare
- 82 Iraq 20.3% compare
- 83 Denmark 20.3% compare
- 85 Tajikistan 20.2% compare
- 86 Palestine, State of 20.2% compare
- 87 Nicaragua 20.2% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Morocco
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 0 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.23 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,240 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -16.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 20.98 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 21.0% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Morocco?
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Morocco was 20.3% in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 37.0% in 1964.
- What is the lowest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 1950.
- How does Morocco rank for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Morocco ranks 84th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Government consumption divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.