Jordan vs Morocco
Jordan vs Morocco: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $2.5B in Jordan and $5.88B in Morocco, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Morocco, by $3.38B, or 2.35 times that in Jordan.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Morocco has been higher since 1975, when it overtook Jordan.
- In 2025, Jordan ranked 59 and Morocco ranked 44 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Jordan | Morocco |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2.5B | $5.88B |
| 2024 | $2.53B | $5.52B |
| 2023 | $2.5B | $5.34B |
| 2022 | $2.42B | $5.47B |
| 2021 | $2.35B | $5.5B |
| 2020 | $2.25B | $5.35B |
| 2019 | $2.23B | $4.17B |
| 2018 | $2.17B | $4.08B |
| 2017 | $2.24B | $4.06B |
| 2016 | $2.11B | $3.94B |
| 2015 | $1.92B | $3.92B |
| 2014 | $1.82B | $4.24B |
| 2013 | $1.75B | $4.28B |
| 2012 | $1.87B | $3.75B |
| 2011 | $2.11B | $3.49B |
| 2010 | $2.15B | $3.47B |
| 2009 | $2.27B | $3.24B |
| 2008 | $1.95B | $3.03B |
| 2007 | $1.69B | $2.72B |
| 2006 | $1.2B | $2.64B |
| 2005 | $1.1B | $2.62B |
| 2004 | $1.11B | $2.52B |
| 2003 | $1.19B | $2.59B |
| 2002 | $1.03B | $2.45B |
| 2001 | $1.07B | $2.57B |
| 2000 | $1.09B | $1.42B |
| 1999 | $1.06B | $1.88B |
| 1998 | $1.03B | $2.22B |
| 1997 | $951M | $2.19B |
| 1996 | $921M | $2.09B |
| 1995 | $696M | $2.1B |
| 1994 | $966M | $2.28B |
| 1993 | $951M | $2.22B |
| 1992 | $907M | $2.1B |
| 1991 | $1.11B | $2.12B |
| 1990 | $873M | $2.02B |
| 1989 | $1.04B | $2.06B |
| 1988 | $1.31B | $1.9B |
| 1987 | $1.39B | $1.76B |
| 1986 | $1.39B | $1.76B |
| 1985 | $1.26B | $2.01B |
| 1984 | $1.15B | $1.4B |
| 1983 | $1.19B | $1.56B |
| 1982 | $1.17B | $2.15B |
| 1981 | $1.11B | $2.07B |
| 1980 | $1.02B | $2.03B |
| 1979 | $1.1B | $1.77B |
| 1978 | $975M | $1.76B |
| 1977 | $967M | $1.98B |
| 1976 | $1.25B | $1.73B |
| 1975 | $826M | $1.23B |
| 1974 | $841M | $837M |
| 1973 | $945M | $710M |
| 1972 | $981M | $625M |
| 1971 | $887M | $565M |
| 1970 | $939M | $471M |
| 1969 | $1.14B | $456M |
| 1968 | $1.25B | $502M |
| 1967 | $1.03B | $390M |
| 1966 | – | $374M |
| 1965 | – | $344M |
| 1964 | – | $395M |
| 1963 | – | $440M |
| 1962 | – | $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
Jordan vs Morocco
Health
- Life expectancyJordan: 77.8 years in 2023Morocco: 75.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityJordan: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024Morocco: 1.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityJordan: 11.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Morocco: 14.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterJordan: 85.7% in 2022Morocco: 74.8% in 2022
- DepressionJordan: 3.56% in 2017Morocco: 5.41% in 2017
- Suicide rateJordan: 3.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Morocco: 7.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationJordan: 11.4 million people in 2023Morocco: 37.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthJordan: 1.6% a year in 2023Morocco: 1% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateJordan: 2.64 births per woman in 2023Morocco: 2.23 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationJordan: 93.2% in 2025Morocco: 63.1% in 2025
- Median ageJordan: 24.3 years in 2023Morocco: 29.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overJordan: 4.3% in 2023Morocco: 7.8% in 2023
- Net migration rateJordan: -1.5 per 1,000 people in 2023Morocco: -1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingJordan: 4.56% of GDP in 2025Morocco: 3.54% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personJordan: $221 in 2025Morocco: $166 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingJordan: 13.5% of government spending in 2025Morocco: 10.3% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelJordan: 116,000 people in 2020Morocco: 246,000 people in 2020
- National powerJordan: 0.17% of world capability in 2022Morocco: 0.4% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersJordan: 3.98% of the labour force in 2020Morocco: 2.07% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsJordan: 34 million TIV in 2024Morocco: 392 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsJordan: 226 million TIV in 2024Morocco: 26 million TIV in 2024