Paying taxes: Profit tax in Morocco

Morocco: Paying taxes: Profit tax was 21.1% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
21.1%
Change on year
down 15.9%
World rank
56th
of 190 countries
All-time high
30.5%
in 2005
All-time low
21.1%
in 2019
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Profit tax in Morocco, 2005–2019

01020302005201220192005: 30.5 % of profits2006: 30.5 % of profits2007: 29.9 % of profits2008: 29.9 % of profits2009: 25.3 % of profits2010: 25.1 % of profits2011: 25.1 % of profits2012: 25.1 % of profits2013: 25.5 % of profits2014: 25.4 % of profits2015: 25.4 % of profits2016: 25.3 % of profits2017: 25.1 % of profits2018: 25.1 % of profits2019: 21.1 % of profits

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of profits.

Analysis

Morocco recorded 21.1% for paying taxes: profit tax in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

The figure is down 15.9% on the previous year and down 16.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: profit tax in Morocco peaked at 30.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 21.1%, in 2019.

Morocco ranks 56th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

Paying taxes: Profit tax in Morocco, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Profit tax (% of profits) in Morocco, 2005 to 2019.
Year % of profits Change
2005 30.5%
2006 30.5% +0.0%
2007 29.9% -2.0%
2008 29.9% +0.0%
2009 25.3% -15.4%
2010 25.1% -0.8%
2011 25.1% +0.0%
2012 25.1% +0.0%
2013 25.5% +1.6%
2014 25.4% -0.4%
2015 25.4% +0.0%
2016 25.3% -0.4%
2017 25.1% -0.8%
2018 25.1% +0.0%
2019 21.1% -15.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 29.2% 25.3% 30.5% 5
2010s 24.8% 21.1% 25.5% 10

Countries ranked near Morocco

  1. 53 Angola 21.5% compare
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  3. 55 Tonga 21.2% compare
  4. 56 Colombia 21.1% compare
  5. 58 Nigeria 21.0% compare
  6. 59 Tanzania 20.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: profit tax in Morocco?
Paying taxes: profit tax in Morocco was 21.1% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: profit tax recorded in Morocco?
The highest recorded value was 30.5% in 2005.
What is the lowest paying taxes: profit tax recorded in Morocco?
The lowest recorded value was 21.1% in 2019.
How does Morocco rank for paying taxes: profit tax?
Morocco ranks 56th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: profit tax rising or falling in Morocco?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Morocco data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes: Profit tax (% of profits). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Paying taxes: Profit tax (% of profits)
Unit
% of profits
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
190 places, 2,789 data points, 2005–2019
Last refreshed

The profit tax measures the amount of income taxes borne by the business in the second year of operation, expressed as a share of commercial pro?t.