Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Morocco

Morocco: Wage bill as a percentage of GDP was 10.7% in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)
10.7%
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
52nd
of 191 countries
All-time high
11.9%
in 2012
All-time low
10.4%
in 2018
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Morocco, 2000–2022

02.557.51012.52000201120222000: 10.82001: 10.82002: 10.82003: 10.92004: 10.92005: 11.52006: 11.32007: 112008: 10.72009: 11.42010: 10.42011: 11.22012: 11.92013: 11.62014: 11.72015: 112016: 11.12017: 10.62018: 10.42019: 10.62020: 11.62021: 10.92022: 10.7

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2022, wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Morocco stood at 10.7%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Morocco peaked at 11.9% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 10.4%, in 2018.

That places Morocco 52nd out of 191 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Morocco, year by year

Annual values for Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Morocco, 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 10.8% —
2001 10.8% +0.0%
2002 10.8% +0.0%
2003 10.9% +1.5%
2004 10.9% -0.6%
2005 11.5% +6.0%
2006 11.3% -1.9%
2007 11.0% -3.1%
2008 10.7% -2.1%
2009 11.4% +6.6%
2010 10.4% -8.8%
2011 11.2% +7.8%
2012 11.9% +5.5%
2013 11.6% -2.2%
2014 11.7% +0.9%
2015 11.0% -6.2%
2016 11.1% +0.7%
2017 10.6% -3.9%
2018 10.4% -2.1%
2019 10.6% +1.7%
2020 11.6% +9.3%
2021 10.9% -5.6%
2022 10.7% -1.9%

Morocco compared with similar countries

  • Morocco's 10.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.3%, 1.7× the median. (45 countries reporting)
  • Morocco's 10.7% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 9.1%, 1.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 11.0% 10.7% 11.5% 10
2010s 11.1% 10.4% 11.9% 10
2020s 11.1% 10.7% 11.6% 3

Countries ranked near Morocco

  1. 49 Cape Verde 10.9% compare
  2. 50 Lithuania 10.9% compare
  3. 51 Seychelles 10.8% compare
  4. 53 Estonia 10.7% compare
  5. 54 Iraq 10.7% compare
  6. 55 Bosnia and Herzegovina 10.6% compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Morocco?
Wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Morocco was 10.7% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Morocco?
The highest recorded value was 11.9% in 2012.
What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Morocco?
The lowest recorded value was 10.4% in 2018.
How does Morocco rank for wage bill as a percentage of gdp?
Morocco ranks 52nd out of 191 countries with data for 2022.
Is wage bill as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Morocco?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Morocco data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Wage bill as a percentage of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage bill as a percentage of GDP
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,127 data points, 2000–2022
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