Domestic general government health expenditure in Morocco
Morocco: Domestic general government health expenditure was 10.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Domestic general government health expenditure in Morocco, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of general government expenditure.
Analysis
In 2023, domestic general government health expenditure in Morocco stood at 10.6%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.3% on the previous year and up 76.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic general government health expenditure in Morocco peaked at 10.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 2005.
Morocco ranks 91st of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Domestic general government health expenditure in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % of general government expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.1% | — |
| 2001 | 4.2% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 4.2% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 4.1% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 4.1% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 3.9% | -6.8% |
| 2006 | 5.0% | +30.2% |
| 2007 | 5.4% | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 5.3% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 6.1% | +15.2% |
| 2010 | 6.1% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 5.8% | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 5.7% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 6.0% | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 6.8% | +13.9% |
| 2015 | 7.0% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 7.0% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 7.1% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 7.2% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 7.3% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 7.2% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 7.3% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 8.6% | +18.2% |
| 2023 | 10.6% | +23.3% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 10.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.6%, 1.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 10.6% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 9.6%, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Domestic general government health expenditure in Morocco changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +30.2% | 3.9% | 5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.6% | 3.9% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 5.7% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.4% | 7.2% | 10.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6655 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,240 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 925 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 3 (2018)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0396 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic general government health expenditure in Morocco?
- Domestic general government health expenditure in Morocco was 10.6% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 10.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 2005.
- How does Morocco rank for domestic general government health expenditure?
- Morocco ranks 91st out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is domestic general government health expenditure rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Domestic general government health expenditure (% of general government expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Public expenditure on health from domestic sources as a share of total public expenditure. It indicates the priority of the government to spend on health from own domestic public resources.