Egypt vs Morocco
Egypt vs Morocco: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $2.26B in Egypt and $5.88B in Morocco, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Morocco, by $3.62B, or 2.6 times that in Egypt.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Morocco has been higher since 2010, when it overtook Egypt.
- In 2025, Egypt ranked 62 and Morocco ranked 44 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Egypt | Morocco |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2.26B | $5.88B |
| 2024 | $2.4B | $5.52B |
| 2023 | $2.75B | $5.34B |
| 2022 | $3.38B | $5.47B |
| 2021 | $3.5B | $5.5B |
| 2020 | $3.24B | $5.35B |
| 2019 | $3B | $4.17B |
| 2018 | $2.89B | $4.08B |
| 2017 | $2.94B | $4.06B |
| 2016 | $3.49B | $3.94B |
| 2015 | $3.7B | $3.92B |
| 2014 | $3.49B | $4.24B |
| 2013 | $3.2B | $4.28B |
| 2012 | $3.22B | $3.75B |
| 2011 | $3.31B | $3.49B |
| 2010 | $3.41B | $3.47B |
| 2009 | $3.41B | $3.24B |
| 2008 | $3.52B | $3.03B |
| 2007 | $3.78B | $2.72B |
| 2006 | $3.75B | $2.64B |
| 2005 | $3.66B | $2.62B |
| 2004 | $3.67B | $2.52B |
| 2003 | $3.88B | $2.59B |
| 2002 | $3.8B | $2.45B |
| 2001 | $3.36B | $2.57B |
| 2000 | $2.79B | $1.42B |
| 1999 | $2.61B | $1.88B |
| 1998 | $2.6B | $2.22B |
| 1997 | $2.58B | $2.19B |
| 1996 | $2.52B | $2.09B |
| 1995 | $2.49B | $2.1B |
| 1994 | $2.53B | $2.28B |
| 1993 | $2.41B | $2.22B |
| 1992 | $2.49B | $2.1B |
| 1991 | $2.54B | $2.12B |
| 1990 | $2.52B | $2.02B |
| 1989 | $2.56B | $2.06B |
| 1988 | $3.18B | $1.9B |
| 1987 | $4.03B | $1.76B |
| 1986 | $4.75B | $1.76B |
| 1985 | $5.23B | $2.01B |
| 1984 | $5.22B | $1.4B |
| 1983 | $4.9B | $1.56B |
| 1982 | $4.37B | $2.15B |
| 1981 | $3.95B | $2.07B |
| 1980 | $3.27B | $2.03B |
| 1979 | $3.34B | $1.77B |
| 1978 | $4.43B | $1.76B |
| 1977 | $5.44B | $1.98B |
| 1976 | $4.91B | $1.73B |
| 1975 | $4.74B | $1.23B |
| 1974 | $5B | $837M |
| 1973 | $3.76B | $710M |
| 1972 | $3.7B | $625M |
| 1971 | $4.48B | $565M |
| 1970 | $3.99B | $471M |
| 1969 | $3.37B | $456M |
| 1968 | $2.54B | $502M |
| 1967 | $1.96B | $390M |
| 1966 | $1.87B | $374M |
| 1965 | $2.18B | $344M |
| 1964 | $2.18B | $395M |
| 1963 | $1.69B | $440M |
| 1962 | $1.18B | $334M |
| 1961 | – | $315M |
| 1960 | – | $276M |
| 1959 | – | $277M |
| 1958 | – | $237M |
| 1957 | – | $178M |
| 1956 | – | $122M |
- Estimate
Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the country spends on its armed forces and defence, in constant 2024 US dollars so that years compare, by SIPRI’s count.
- Source: Information from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Military Expenditure Database, https://doi.org/10.55163/CQGC9685.
- Marked points are SIPRI’s own: a dot where it gives the figure as its estimate, a ring where it calls the figure highly uncertain.
- Ranks count the 151 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Egypt vs Morocco
Health
- Life expectancyEgypt: 71.6 years in 2023Morocco: 75.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityEgypt: 2.2 per 100 live births in 2024Morocco: 1.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityEgypt: 14.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Morocco: 14.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionEgypt: 3.24% in 2017Morocco: 5.41% in 2017
- Suicide rateEgypt: 5.5 per 100,000 people in 2017Morocco: 7.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationEgypt: 115 million people in 2023Morocco: 37.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthEgypt: 1.82% a year in 2023Morocco: 1% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateEgypt: 2.75 births per woman in 2023Morocco: 2.23 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationEgypt: 42.9% in 2025Morocco: 63.1% in 2025
- Median ageEgypt: 24 years in 2023Morocco: 29.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overEgypt: 5% in 2023Morocco: 7.8% in 2023
- Net migration rateEgypt: 2.7 per 1,000 people in 2023Morocco: -1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingEgypt: 0.61% of GDP in 2025Morocco: 3.54% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personEgypt: $21 in 2025Morocco: $166 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingEgypt: 2.5% of government spending in 2025Morocco: 10.3% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelEgypt: 836,000 people in 2020Morocco: 246,000 people in 2020
- National powerEgypt: 1.18% of world capability in 2022Morocco: 0.4% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersEgypt: 2.76% of the labour force in 2020Morocco: 2.07% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsEgypt: 697 million TIV in 2025Morocco: 392 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsEgypt: 2 million TIV in 2024Morocco: 26 million TIV in 2024