Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Morocco
Morocco: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality was 21.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Morocco, 1980–2023
Source: UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Morocco stood at 21.0%.
That represents a change of down 5.1% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Morocco peaked at 24.5% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 14.5%, in 1986.
That places Morocco 84th out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 15.1% | — |
| 1981 | 15.6% | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 15.6% | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 15.5% | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 15.2% | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 14.6% | -3.8% |
| 1986 | 14.5% | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 15.8% | +8.8% |
| 1988 | 16.5% | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 16.8% | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 17.3% | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 17.0% | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 19.1% | +12.1% |
| 1993 | 18.7% | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 17.4% | -6.9% |
| 1995 | 17.0% | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 16.7% | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 17.9% | +7.5% |
| 1998 | 17.7% | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 18.4% | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 19.1% | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 18.1% | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 17.6% | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 17.4% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 17.5% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 19.4% | +10.5% |
| 2006 | 19.8% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 22.1% | +11.4% |
| 2008 | 24.5% | +10.8% |
| 2009 | 21.7% | -11.5% |
| 2010 | 21.1% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 21.5% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 22.1% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 20.7% | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 20.4% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 19.4% | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 19.9% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 20.1% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 20.3% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 19.9% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 20.0% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 19.7% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 22.1% | +12.4% |
| 2023 | 21.0% | -5.1% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 21.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14.9%, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 21.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 8.0%, 2.6× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.5% | 14.5% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.7% | 16.7% | 19.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.7% | 17.4% | 24.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.5% | 19.4% | 22.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.7% | 19.7% | 22.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
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 revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -5.12 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Morocco?
- Tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Morocco was 21.0% in 2023, according to UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 24.5% in 2008.
- What is the lowest tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.5% in 1986.
- How does Morocco rank for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Morocco ranks 84th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes include direct and indirect taxes as well as social contributions. The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality.