Morocco vs Syria
Morocco vs Syria: Government debt
Government debt: 66.6% of GDP in Morocco in 2025 and 31.2% of GDP in Syria in 2009, by IMF estimates. In 2009 the value was higher in Morocco, by 11.4 percentage points, or 1.37 times that in Syria.
% of GDP · IMF
What the numbers say
- Morocco has been higher since 2005, when it overtook Syria.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Morocco at 61.6% of GDP in 2031.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Syria at 30% of GDP in 2010.
Every year
% of GDP · IMF
| Year | Morocco | Syria |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 66.6 | – |
| 2024 | 67 | – |
| 2023 | 68.4 | – |
| 2022 | 71.4 | – |
| 2021 | 69.4 | – |
| 2020 | 72.3 | – |
| 2019 | 60.3 | – |
| 2018 | 60.5 | – |
| 2017 | 60.3 | – |
| 2016 | 60.1 | – |
| 2015 | 58.4 | – |
| 2014 | 58.6 | – |
| 2013 | 57.1 | – |
| 2012 | 52.3 | – |
| 2011 | 48.6 | – |
| 2010 | 45.3 | 30 |
| 2009 | 42.6 | 31.2 |
| 2008 | 42 | 37.3 |
| 2007 | 47.1 | 42.7 |
| 2006 | 50.6 | 45 |
| 2005 | 54.8 | 50.7 |
| 2004 | 54.4 | 113 |
| 2003 | 56.9 | 133.4 |
| 2002 | 59.4 | 132.4 |
| 2001 | 60.4 | 144.5 |
| 2000 | 64.9 | 152.1 |
| 1999 | 63.4 | 147.7 |
| 1998 | 64.5 | 151.2 |
| 1997 | 68 | 147.6 |
| 1996 | 65.3 | 141.5 |
| 1995 | 72.2 | 152.6 |
| 1994 | 69.3 | 163 |
| 1993 | 74.7 | 171.9 |
| 1992 | 67 | 173.6 |
| 1991 | 59.1 | 182.4 |
| 1990 | 70.5 | 189.8 |
- 12.3Projected
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Morocco | Syria |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 66.6 | – |
| 2027 | 66.2 | – |
| 2028 | 65.3 | – |
| 2029 | 63.9 | – |
| 2030 | 62.6 | – |
| 2031 | 61.6 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the government owes, as a share of the economy’s yearly output.
- Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
- The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 149 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Morocco vs Syria
Health
- Life expectancyMorocco: 75.3 years in 2023Syria: 72.1 years in 2023
- Child mortalityMorocco: 1.6 per 100 live births in 2024Syria: 1.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMorocco: 14.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Syria: 16.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionMorocco: 5.41% in 2017Syria: 3.58% in 2017
- Suicide rateMorocco: 7.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Syria: 3.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationMorocco: 37.7 million people in 2023Syria: 23.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthMorocco: 1% a year in 2023Syria: 4.92% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMorocco: 2.23 births per woman in 2023Syria: 2.71 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationMorocco: 63.1% in 2025Syria: 72.1% in 2025
- Median ageMorocco: 29.2 years in 2023Syria: 22.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMorocco: 7.8% in 2023Syria: 4.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateMorocco: -1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Syria: 32.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMorocco: 3.54% of GDP in 2025Syria: 4.06% of GDP in 2010
- Military spending per personMorocco: $166 in 2025Syria: $110 in 2011
- Military share of state spendingMorocco: 10.3% of government spending in 2025Syria: 13.6% of government spending in 2010
- Armed forces personnelMorocco: 246,000 people in 2020Syria: 269,000 people in 2020
- National powerMorocco: 0.4% of world capability in 2022Syria: 0.29% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersMorocco: 2.07% of the labour force in 2020Syria: 5.44% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMorocco: 392 million TIV in 2025Syria: 2 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsMorocco: 26 million TIV in 2024Syria: 30 million TIV in 2010