Morocco

Country indicators

GDP per capita - gross domestic product divided by midyear population. GDP is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. (Source: World Bank)

GDP per capita
(USD):

8,261.1

Fossil fuel subsidies (USD, billions) - All consumer and producer pre-tax subsidies. Pre-tax consumer subsidies exist when energy consumers pay prices that are below the costs incurred to supply them with this energy. (Source: IMF)

Fossil fuel subsidies (USD, billions):

0.40

Fossil Fuel Subsidies as % of GDP - All consumer and producer pre-tax subsidies as percent of a country’s GDP. (Source: IMF)

Fossil fuel subsidies
(% of GDP):

0.37

Fossil Fuel Subsidies with externalities as % of GDP - All consumer and producer post-tax subsidies. Post-tax consumer subsidies exist if consumer prices for energy are below supply costs plus the efficient levels of taxation. (Source: IMF)

Fossil fuel subsidies with externalities (% of GDP):

3.39

Revenue from environmentally related taxes as % of GDP - All revenue from environmentally related taxes - defined as any compulsory, unrequited payment to general government levied on tax-bases deemed to be of particular environmental relevance – as percent of a country’s GDP. (Source: OECD)

Revenue from environmentally related taxes (% of GDP):

0.69

Carbon pricing gap - Measure of how much countries fall short of pricing carbon emissions in line with a EUR 60 benchmark value (midpoint estimate of the carbon costs in 2020 and a low-end estimate for 2030). The difference is presented as percentage: If the Effective Carbon Rate (ECR) on all emissions is at least as high as the benchmark, the gap is zero, and if the ECR is zero throughout, the gap is 100%. (Source: OECD)

Carbon Pricing Gap
(%):

n/a

News

Going green after COVID-19 will help MENA economies recover better (World Bank Blogs)

2020-07-27

The coronavirus crisis is a window of opportunity to transform the economy and especially, to make it “green.” Previous economic crises such as the financial crisis

Fossil fuel subsidy and pricing policies : recent developing country experience (WBG Working Paper)

2016-02-23

This Policy Research working paper is a product of the Energy and Extractives Global Practice Group at the World Bank Group. The paper provides an

Fossil-Fuel Subsides: A barrier to renewable energy in five Middle East and North African countries (IISD)

2015-11-23

The paper explores the current status of fossil fuel subsidies and renewable energy in five Middle East and North African (MENA) countries – Egypt, Jordon,

Reports

A climate of fairness: Environmental Taxation and Tax Justice in Developing Countries (VIDC)

2019-01-08

This report published by the Vienna Institute for International Dialogue and Cooperation (VIDC) and authored by Jacqueline Cottrell and Tatiana Falcão, explores the trade-offs and complementarities between environmental taxation

Green Industrial Policy: Concept, Policies, Country Experiences (UN Environment, DIE)

2018-06-07

This joint publication by UN Environment and the German Development Institute/Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) illustrates how green industrial policy can be a driver for a green economy

Making the Switch: From fossil fuel subsidies to sustainable energy (GSI)

2017-05-15

This report by the Global Subsidies Initiative (GSI) estimates fossil fuel subsidies to be around USD 425 billion which represent large lost opportunities for governments

Policy Briefs

Morocco – Country profile

2017-03-30

Background Morocco’s economy depends largely on agriculture, phosphate mining and tourism. Overexploitation of water resources and waste management are the main environmental problems in the

Morocco

Country indicators

News

Going green after COVID-19 will help MENA economies recover better (World Bank Blogs)

Fossil fuel subsidy and pricing policies : recent developing country experience (WBG Working Paper)

Fossil-Fuel Subsides: A barrier to renewable energy in five Middle East and North African countries (IISD)

Reports

A climate of fairness: Environmental Taxation and Tax Justice in Developing Countries (VIDC)

Green Industrial Policy: Concept, Policies, Country Experiences (UN Environment, DIE)

Making the Switch: From fossil fuel subsidies to sustainable energy (GSI)

Policy Briefs

Morocco – Country profile

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