Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate in Morocco

Morocco: Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate was 45.8% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
45.8%
Change on year
down 8.0%
World rank
58th
of 190 countries
All-time high
52.9%
in 2007
All-time low
45.8%
in 2019
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate in Morocco, 2005–2019

02040602005201220192005: 51.7 % of profit2006: 51.7 % of profit2007: 52.9 % of profit2008: 52.9 % of profit2009: 49.4 % of profit2010: 49.7 % of profit2011: 49.7 % of profit2012: 49.7 % of profit2013: 48.8 % of profit2014: 49 % of profit2015: 49.1 % of profit2016: 49.3 % of profit2017: 49.8 % of profit2018: 49.8 % of profit2019: 45.8 % of profit

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of profit.

Analysis

In 2019, paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate in Morocco stood at 45.8%. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of down 8.0% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate in Morocco peaked at 52.9% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 45.8%, in 2019.

Morocco ranks 58th 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: Total tax and contribution rate in Morocco, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) in Morocco, 2005 to 2019.
Year % of profit Change
2005 51.7%
2006 51.7% +0.0%
2007 52.9% +2.3%
2008 52.9% +0.0%
2009 49.4% -6.6%
2010 49.7% +0.6%
2011 49.7% +0.0%
2012 49.7% +0.0%
2013 48.8% -1.8%
2014 49.0% +0.4%
2015 49.1% +0.2%
2016 49.3% +0.4%
2017 49.8% +1.0%
2018 49.8% +0.0%
2019 45.8% -8.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 51.7% 49.4% 52.9% 5
2010s 49.1% 45.8% 49.8% 10

Countries ranked near Morocco

  1. 55 Russian Federation 46.2% compare
  2. 55 Liberia 46.2% compare
  3. 57 Czechia 46.1% compare
  4. 59 Guinea-Bissau 45.5% compare
  5. 60 Sudan 45.4% compare
  6. 61 Ukraine 45.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate in Morocco?
Paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate in Morocco was 45.8% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate recorded in Morocco?
The highest recorded value was 52.9% in 2007.
What is the lowest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate recorded in Morocco?
The lowest recorded value was 45.8% in 2019.
How does Morocco rank for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate?
Morocco ranks 58th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate rising or falling in Morocco?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. 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: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit)
Unit
% of profit
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
190 places, 2,789 data points, 2005–2019
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The total tax and contribution rate measures the amount of taxes and mandatory contributions borne by the business in the second year of operation, expressed as a share of commercial pro?t. The total amount of taxes and contributions borne is the sum of all the different taxes and contributions payable after accounting for allowable deductions and exemptions. The taxes withheld (such as personal income tax) or collected by the company and remitted to the tax authorities (such as VAT, sales tax or goods and service tax) but not borne by the company are excluded.