What is the difference in military expenditure between Australia and Morocco?

3.45 billion current LCU, with Morocco ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Morocco?

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Australia vs Morocco: Military expenditure

Australia

51.41 billion current LCU

in 2024

Morocco

54.85 billion current LCU

in 2024

Australia rank

84th

Morocco rank

82nd

Military expenditure over time

Australia
Morocco

How they compare

Morocco currently reports 54.85 billion current LCU against 51.41 billion current LCU in Australia, a difference of 3.45 billion current LCU.

That makes Morocco's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 84th and Morocco ranks 82nd of 167 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Morocco in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Australia	Morocco	Difference	Ahead
1960s	735.50 million current LCU	337.00 million current LCU	398.50 million current LCU	Australia
1970s	1.76 billion current LCU	1.77 billion current LCU	14.25 million current LCU	Morocco
1980s	5.78 billion current LCU	6.06 billion current LCU	273.85 million current LCU	Morocco
1990s	10.20 billion current LCU	11.55 billion current LCU	1.36 billion current LCU	Morocco
2000s	17.57 billion current LCU	18.25 billion current LCU	679.59 million current LCU	Morocco
2010s	30.78 billion current LCU	31.98 billion current LCU	1.20 billion current LCU	Morocco
2020s	46.05 billion current LCU	50.38 billion current LCU	4.33 billion current LCU	Morocco

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Australia or Morocco?: Morocco, at 54.85 billion current LCU against 51.41 billion current LCU in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Australia and Morocco?: 3.45 billion current LCU, with Morocco ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Morocco?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Australia and Morocco rank globally for military expenditure?: Australia ranks 84th and Morocco ranks 82nd of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Military expenditure (current LCU)
Unit: current LCU
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 167 places, 8,248 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Military expenditure in local currency at current prices (by calendar year)