HIBAPRESS
According to the Head of Government, Aziz Akhannouch, national economic indicators have shown positive development in recent years, reflecting a gradual improvement in the Kingdom's macro-economic balances.
The Head of Government explained, during a joint session in the two chambers of Parliament dedicated to presenting the government's performance report, that the inflation rate decreased significantly to approximately 0.8 percent at the end of 2025, after being around 6.6 percent in 2022, which contributed to alleviating pressure on households' purchasing power. Regarding public finances, Akhannouch pointed out that his government managed to reduce the budget deficit to 3.5 percent in 2025, compared to 5.5 percent in 2021, with the ambition to reduce it to 3 percent by 2026, within the framework of financial management characterized by responsibility and balance. He also highlighted that the level of public debt has seen a downward trend, reaching about 67.2 percent in 2025, after being around 71.4 percent in 2020, with expectations of it stabilizing at around 65.9 percent by the end of 2026, reflecting a gradual improvement in public finance balances. In the same context, the Head of Government stated that the state's ordinary resources witnessed a significant increase, rising from 256.2 billion dirhams in 2021 to 424.2 billion dirhams in 2025, with an expectation of reaching 432.8 billion dirhams in 2026. He added that these resources recorded a cumulative increase of approximately 195.1 billion dirhams during the period 2021–2025, with an average annual growth rate of approximately 13.2 percent, and a total increase of approximately 65.6 percent compared to 2021.
