Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Morocco: Claims on central government, etc. (% GDP)
Claims on central government, etc. (% GDP) over time
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Morocco
How they compare
Morocco currently reports 47.6% against 39.6% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 8.0%.
That makes Morocco's figure about 1.2 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 11th and Morocco ranks 10th of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) averaged higher in 3 and Morocco in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) | Morocco | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.9% | 10.1% | 3.8% | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 1970s | 10.6% | 17.5% | 6.9% | Morocco |
| 1980s | 29.3% | 24.0% | 5.3% | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 23.1% | 19.8% | 3.2% | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 6.5% | 14.5% | 8.0% | Morocco |
| 2010s | 16.7% | 31.6% | 14.9% | Morocco |
| 2020s | 35.7% | 47.7% | 12.0% | Morocco |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Morocco?
- Morocco, at 47.6% against 39.6% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Morocco?
- 8.0%, with Morocco ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Morocco?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Morocco rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 11th and Morocco ranks 10th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Claims on central government, etc. (% GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Claims on central government include loans to central government institutions net of deposits. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.