Morocco vs Upper middle income: Military expenditure (% of GDP)
Morocco
3.5%
in 2025
Upper middle income
1.9%
in 2025
Morocco rank
22nd
Upper middle income rank
25th
Military expenditure (% of GDP) over time
- Morocco
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Morocco currently reports 3.5% against 1.9% in Upper middle income, a difference of 1.6%.
That makes Morocco's figure about 1.9 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Morocco ahead.
Morocco ranks 22nd and Upper middle income ranks 25th of 167 countries.
Morocco has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Morocco | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.7% | 2.3% | 0.4% | Morocco |
| 1970s | 4.5% | 3.1% | 1.4% | Morocco |
| 1980s | 5.0% | 2.7% | 2.2% | Morocco |
| 1990s | 4.1% | 1.8% | 2.2% | Morocco |
| 2000s | 3.2% | 1.7% | 1.5% | Morocco |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 1.6% | 1.6% | Morocco |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 1.7% | 2.0% | Morocco |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military expenditure, Morocco or Upper middle income?
- Morocco, at 3.5% against 1.9% in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in military expenditure between Morocco and Upper middle income?
- 1.6%, with Morocco ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Upper middle income?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Morocco and Upper middle income rank globally for military expenditure?
- Morocco ranks 22nd and Upper middle income ranks 25th of 167 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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Military expenditure by country as percentage of gross domestic product