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

1.25 billion current LCU, with Qatar ahead.

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

22 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.

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.

Morocco vs Qatar: Military expenditure

Morocco

54.85 billion current LCU

in 2024

Qatar

56.10 billion current LCU

in 2022

Morocco rank

82nd

Qatar rank

81st

Military expenditure over time

Morocco
Qatar

How they compare

Qatar currently reports 56.10 billion current LCU against 54.85 billion current LCU in Morocco, a difference of 1.25 billion current LCU.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Morocco ahead.

Morocco ranks 82nd and Qatar ranks 81st of 167 countries.

Morocco has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Morocco	Qatar	Difference	Ahead
1980s	5.99 billion current LCU	3.70 billion current LCU	2.29 billion current LCU	Morocco
1990s	9.41 billion current LCU	3.07 billion current LCU	6.34 billion current LCU	Morocco
2000s	19.35 billion current LCU	4.60 billion current LCU	14.76 billion current LCU	Morocco
2010s	26.61 billion current LCU	6.83 billion current LCU	19.77 billion current LCU	Morocco
2020s	49.30 billion current LCU	49.15 billion current LCU	153.85 million current LCU	Morocco

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Morocco or Qatar?: Qatar, at 56.10 billion current LCU against 54.85 billion current LCU in Morocco as of 2022.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Morocco and Qatar?: 1.25 billion current LCU, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Qatar?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
How do Morocco and Qatar rank globally for military expenditure?: Morocco ranks 82nd and Qatar ranks 81st 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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About this data

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)