Military expenditure in Morocco
Morocco: Military expenditure was 10.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Military expenditure in Morocco, 1990–2024
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). Measured in % of general government expenditure.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 10.7% for military expenditure in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military expenditure in Morocco peaked at 17.8% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 9.8%, in 2011.
Morocco ranks 31st of 161 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Military expenditure in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % of general government expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 14.5% | — |
| 1991 | 15.8% | +9.0% |
| 1992 | 15.1% | -4.4% |
| 1993 | 15.8% | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 16.3% | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 16.0% | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 17.6% | +10.1% |
| 1997 | 17.8% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 17.0% | -4.2% |
| 1999 | 12.1% | -28.8% |
| 2000 | 10.9% | -10.1% |
| 2001 | 14.5% | +33.2% |
| 2002 | 12.5% | -14.0% |
| 2003 | 13.4% | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 12.3% | -8.4% |
| 2005 | 10.5% | -14.3% |
| 2006 | 11.1% | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 10.7% | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 10.4% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 10.8% | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 10.9% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 9.8% | -10.6% |
| 2012 | 9.8% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 11.6% | +17.5% |
| 2014 | 11.1% | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 10.4% | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 10.4% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 10.6% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 10.5% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 10.5% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 11.7% | +11.3% |
| 2021 | 12.0% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 11.2% | -6.8% |
| 2023 | 11.0% | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 10.7% | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.8% | 12.1% | 17.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.7% | 10.4% | 14.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.6% | 9.8% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.3% | 10.7% | 12.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 28 Brunei Darussalam 12.1% compare
- 29 Republic of Korea 11.3% compare
- 30 Uzbekistan 11.1% compare
- 32 Afghanistan 10.3% compare
- 33 Bahrain 10.2% compare
- 34 Colombia 10.1% compare
More public sector data for Morocco
- Arms imports 23.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.604 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -95.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 23.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 144.9 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0344 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 6.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 5.52 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 1,058 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military expenditure in Morocco?
- Military expenditure in Morocco was 10.7% in 2024, according to SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
- What is the highest military expenditure recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 17.8% in 1997.
- What is the lowest military expenditure recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.8% in 2011.
- How does Morocco rank for military expenditure?
- Morocco ranks 31st out of 161 countries with data for 2024.
- Is military expenditure rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as part of Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Military expenditure expressed as a percentage of general government expenditure