Which has higher military expenditure, Morocco or United States of America?

Morocco, at 3.5% against 3.4% in United States of America as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and United States of America?

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 (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Morocco vs United States of America: Military expenditure

Morocco

3.5%

in 2024

United States of America

3.4%

in 2024

Morocco rank

23rd

United States of America rank

24th

Military expenditure over time

Morocco
United States of America

How they compare

Morocco currently reports 3.5% against 3.4% in United States of America, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States of America ahead.

Morocco ranks 23rd and United States of America ranks 24th of 165 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Morocco averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Morocco	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
1960s	2.7%	8.8%	6.1%	United States of America
1970s	4.3%	5.9%	1.6%	United States of America
1980s	5.0%	6.2%	1.2%	United States of America
1990s	4.0%	4.1%	0.1%	United States of America
2000s	3.3%	3.9%	0.7%	United States of America
2010s	3.2%	3.9%	0.7%	United States of America
2020s	3.7%	3.4%	0.3%	Morocco

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Morocco or United States of America?: Morocco, at 3.5% against 3.4% in United States of America as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Morocco and United States of America?: 0.1%, with Morocco ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and United States of America?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Morocco and United States of America rank globally for military expenditure?: Morocco ranks 23rd and United States of America ranks 24th of 165 countries.
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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Indicator: Military expenditure (% of GDP)
Unit: % of GDP
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 210 places, 10,550 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Military expenditure by country as percentage of gross domestic product