Morocco vs Saudi Arabia
Morocco vs Saudi Arabia: Military share of state spending
Military share of state spending in 2025: 10.3% of government spending in Morocco and 23.5% of government spending in Saudi Arabia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Saudi Arabia, by 13.3 percentage points, or 2.29 times that in Morocco.
% of government spending · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Saudi Arabia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2025, Morocco ranked 27 and Saudi Arabia ranked 3 of 150 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of government spending · SIPRI
| Year | Morocco | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10.3 | 23.5 |
| 2024 | 10.4 | 21.9 |
| 2023 | 11.1 | 22.6 |
| 2022 | 11.3 | 22.7 |
| 2021 | 12.1 | 22.8 |
| 2020 | 11.7 | 22.5 |
| 2019 | 10.5 | 23.2 |
| 2018 | 10.5 | 25.9 |
| 2017 | 10.6 | 30.7 |
| 2016 | 10.4 | 27.8 |
| 2015 | 10.4 | 32.7 |
| 2014 | 11.1 | 26.6 |
| 2013 | 11.6 | 25.3 |
| 2012 | 9.8 | 23.1 |
| 2011 | 9.8 | 22 |
| 2010 | 10.9 | 26 |
| 2009 | 10.8 | 26 |
| 2008 | 10.4 | 27.6 |
| 2007 | 10.7 | 29 |
| 2006 | 11.1 | 28.8 |
| 2005 | 10.5 | 27.5 |
| 2004 | 12.3 | 26 |
| 2003 | 13.4 | 26.2 |
| 2002 | 12.5 | 27.2 |
| 2001 | 14.5 | 30.9 |
| 2000 | 9 | 31.8 |
| 1999 | 14.5 | 37.4 |
| 1998 | 17 | 41.2 |
| 1997 | 17.8 | 30.7 |
| 1996 | 17.6 | 25.3 |
| 1995 | 16 | 28.5 |
| 1994 | 16.3 | 31.3 |
| 1993 | 15.8 | 32.8 |
| 1992 | 15.1 | 27.3 |
| 1991 | 15.8 | 35.4 |
| 1990 | 14.5 | 35.4 |
- Estimate
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The part of everything the government spends that goes on its armed forces and defence, 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 150 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
Morocco vs Saudi Arabia
Health
- Life expectancyMorocco: 75.3 years in 2023Saudi Arabia: 78.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityMorocco: 1.6 per 100 live births in 2024Saudi Arabia: 0.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMorocco: 14.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Saudi Arabia: 5.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionMorocco: 5.41% in 2017Saudi Arabia: 3.54% in 2017
- Suicide rateMorocco: 7.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Saudi Arabia: 2.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationMorocco: 37.7 million people in 2023Saudi Arabia: 33.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthMorocco: 1% a year in 2023Saudi Arabia: 2.39% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMorocco: 2.23 births per woman in 2023Saudi Arabia: 2.28 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationMorocco: 63.1% in 2025Saudi Arabia: 84.6% in 2025
- Median ageMorocco: 29.2 years in 2023Saudi Arabia: 29.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMorocco: 7.8% in 2023Saudi Arabia: 2.8% in 2023
- Net migration rateMorocco: -1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Saudi Arabia: 9.8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMorocco: 3.54% of GDP in 2025Saudi Arabia: 6.48% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsMorocco: $5.88B in 2025Saudi Arabia: $81.5B in 2025
- Military spending per personMorocco: $166 in 2025Saudi Arabia: $2,428 in 2025
- Armed forces personnelMorocco: 246,000 people in 2020Saudi Arabia: 282,000 people in 2020
- National powerMorocco: 0.4% of world capability in 2022Saudi Arabia: 1.34% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersMorocco: 2.07% of the labour force in 2020Saudi Arabia: 1.92% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMorocco: 392 million TIV in 2025Saudi Arabia: 3.04 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsMorocco: 26 million TIV in 2024Saudi Arabia: 3 million TIV in 2023