Morocco vs Tunisia
Morocco vs Tunisia: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $5.88B in Morocco and $1.35B in Tunisia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Morocco, by $4.53B, or 4.35 times that in Tunisia.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Morocco has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1961.
- In 2025, Morocco ranked 44 and Tunisia ranked 74 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Morocco | Tunisia |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5.88B | $1.35B |
| 2024 | $5.52B | $1.32B |
| 2023 | $5.34B | $1.29B |
| 2022 | $5.47B | $1.34B |
| 2021 | $5.5B | $1.41B |
| 2020 | $5.35B | $1.4B |
| 2019 | $4.17B | $1.34B |
| 2018 | $4.08B | $1.09B |
| 2017 | $4.06B | $1.08B |
| 2016 | $3.94B | $1.17B |
| 2015 | $3.92B | $1.1B |
| 2014 | $4.24B | $918M |
| 2013 | $4.28B | $769M |
| 2012 | $3.75B | $698M |
| 2011 | $3.49B | $691M |
| 2010 | $3.47B | $579M |
| 2009 | $3.24B | $558M |
| 2008 | $3.03B | $541M |
| 2007 | $2.72B | $498M |
| 2006 | $2.64B | $540M |
| 2005 | $2.62B | $512M |
| 2004 | $2.52B | $476M |
| 2003 | $2.59B | $467M |
| 2002 | $2.45B | $449M |
| 2001 | $2.57B | $453M |
| 2000 | $1.42B | $436M |
| 1999 | $1.88B | $418M |
| 1998 | $2.22B | $422M |
| 1997 | $2.19B | $414M |
| 1996 | $2.09B | $419M |
| 1995 | $2.1B | $364M |
| 1994 | $2.28B | $358M |
| 1993 | $2.22B | $346M |
| 1992 | $2.1B | $333M |
| 1991 | $2.12B | $331M |
| 1990 | $2.02B | $324M |
| 1989 | $2.06B | $352M |
| 1988 | $1.9B | $341M |
| 1987 | $1.76B | $295M |
| 1986 | $1.76B | $325M |
| 1985 | $2.01B | $379M |
| 1984 | $1.4B | $437M |
| 1983 | $1.56B | $639M |
| 1982 | $2.15B | $519M |
| 1981 | $2.07B | $344M |
| 1980 | $2.03B | $260M |
| 1979 | $1.77B | $244M |
| 1978 | $1.76B | $255M |
| 1977 | $1.98B | $229M |
| 1976 | $1.73B | $173M |
| 1975 | $1.23B | $150M |
| 1974 | $837M | $106M |
| 1973 | $710M | $104M |
| 1972 | $625M | $106M |
| 1971 | $565M | $94M |
| 1970 | $471M | $90.5M |
| 1969 | $456M | $70.8M |
| 1968 | $502M | $74.3M |
| 1967 | $390M | $66.2M |
| 1966 | $374M | $61.8M |
| 1965 | $344M | $58.9M |
| 1964 | $395M | $75M |
| 1963 | $440M | $62.2M |
| 1962 | $334M | $62M |
| 1961 | $315M | $81.3M |
| 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
Morocco vs Tunisia
Health
- Life expectancyMorocco: 75.3 years in 2023Tunisia: 76.5 years in 2023
- Child mortalityMorocco: 1.6 per 100 live births in 2024Tunisia: 1.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMorocco: 14.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Tunisia: 9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterMorocco: 74.8% in 2022Tunisia: 74.3% in 2022
- DepressionMorocco: 5.41% in 2017Tunisia: 3.92% in 2017
- Suicide rateMorocco: 7.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Tunisia: 3.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationMorocco: 37.7 million people in 2023Tunisia: 12.2 million people in 2023
- Population growthMorocco: 1% a year in 2023Tunisia: 0.65% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMorocco: 2.23 births per woman in 2023Tunisia: 1.83 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationMorocco: 63.1% in 2025Tunisia: 70.7% in 2025
- Median ageMorocco: 29.2 years in 2023Tunisia: 32.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMorocco: 7.8% in 2023Tunisia: 9.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateMorocco: -1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Tunisia: -1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMorocco: 3.54% of GDP in 2025Tunisia: 2.5% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personMorocco: $166 in 2025Tunisia: $121 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingMorocco: 10.3% of government spending in 2025Tunisia: 7.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelMorocco: 246,000 people in 2020Tunisia: 48,000 people in 2020
- National powerMorocco: 0.4% of world capability in 2022Tunisia: 0.1% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersMorocco: 2.07% of the labour force in 2020Tunisia: 1.18% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMorocco: 392 million TIV in 2025Tunisia: 7 million TIV in 2025