Middle income vs Morocco: Military expenditure (% of GDP)
Middle income
1.9%
in 2025
Morocco
3.5%
in 2025
Middle income rank
23rd
Morocco rank
22nd
Military expenditure (% of GDP) over time
- Middle income
- Morocco
How they compare
Morocco currently reports 3.5% against 1.9% in Middle income, a difference of 1.6%.
That makes Morocco's figure about 1.9 times Middle income's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Morocco ahead.
Middle income ranks 23rd and Morocco ranks 22nd of 45 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Middle income averaged higher in 1 and Morocco in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle income | Morocco | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.8% | 2.7% | 0.1% | Middle income |
| 1970s | 3.4% | 4.3% | 0.9% | Morocco |
| 1980s | 2.9% | 5.0% | 2.0% | Morocco |
| 1990s | 2.0% | 4.1% | 2.1% | Morocco |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 3.2% | 1.4% | Morocco |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 3.2% | 1.5% | Morocco |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 3.7% | 1.9% | Morocco |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military expenditure, Middle income or Morocco?
- Morocco, at 3.5% against 1.9% in Middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in military expenditure between Middle income and Morocco?
- 1.6%, with Morocco ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle income and Morocco?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Middle income and Morocco rank globally for military expenditure?
- Middle income ranks 23rd and Morocco ranks 22nd of 45 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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Military expenditure by country as percentage of gross domestic product