Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Morocco

Morocco: Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure was 35.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
35.7%
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
25th
of 190 countries
All-time high
47.3%
in 2000
All-time low
33.9%
in 2020
Years of data
23
2000–2022

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

010203040502000201120222000: 47.32001: 45.42002: 41.72003: 45.32004: 44.42005: 40.22006: 43.52007: 41.42008: 382009: 40.72010: 36.32011: 362012: 36.52013: 38.12014: 38.22015: 38.72016: 38.82017: 38.22018: 37.62019: 38.72020: 33.92021: 36.32022: 35.7

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Morocco recorded 35.7% for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in 2022.

The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Morocco peaked at 47.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 33.9%, in 2020.

Morocco ranks 25th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Morocco, year by year

Annual values for Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Morocco, 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 47.3%
2001 45.4% -4.0%
2002 41.7% -8.2%
2003 45.3% +8.7%
2004 44.4% -2.1%
2005 40.2% -9.4%
2006 43.5% +8.1%
2007 41.4% -4.7%
2008 38.0% -8.4%
2009 40.7% +7.2%
2010 36.3% -10.7%
2011 36.0% -0.9%
2012 36.5% +1.3%
2013 38.1% +4.6%
2014 38.2% +0.1%
2015 38.7% +1.3%
2016 38.8% +0.3%
2017 38.2% -1.4%
2018 37.6% -1.6%
2019 38.7% +2.9%
2020 33.9% -12.4%
2021 36.3% +7.0%
2022 35.7% -1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 42.8% 38.0% 47.3% 10
2010s 37.7% 36.0% 38.8% 10
2020s 35.3% 33.9% 36.3% 3

Countries ranked near Morocco

  1. 22 Palau 36.7% compare
  2. 23 Lesotho 36.4% compare
  3. 24 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 35.9% compare
  4. 26 Jamaica 35.5% compare
  5. 27 Brunei Darussalam 35.3% compare
  6. 28 Marshall Islands 35.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Morocco?
Wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Morocco was 35.7% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Morocco?
The highest recorded value was 47.3% in 2000.
What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Morocco?
The lowest recorded value was 33.9% in 2020.
How does Morocco rank for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure?
Morocco ranks 25th out of 190 countries with data for 2022.
Is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure rising or falling in Morocco?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. 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 Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
190 places, 4,096 data points, 2000–2022
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