Morocco vs United Arab Emirates
Morocco vs United Arab Emirates: Government debt
Government debt in 2025: 66.6% of GDP in Morocco and 33.9% of GDP in United Arab Emirates, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Morocco, by 32.7 percentage points, or 1.97 times that in United Arab Emirates.
% of GDP · IMF
What the numbers say
- Morocco has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1999.
- In 2025, Morocco ranked 43 and United Arab Emirates ranked 120 of 149 countries, counting from the highest.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Morocco at 61.6% of GDP and United Arab Emirates at 26.1% of GDP in 2031.
Every year
% of GDP · IMF
| Year | Morocco | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 66.6 | 33.9 |
| 2024 | 67 | 33.2 |
| 2023 | 68.4 | 31.9 |
| 2022 | 71.4 | 31.5 |
| 2021 | 69.4 | 35.7 |
| 2020 | 72.3 | 30.1 |
| 2019 | 60.3 | 25.8 |
| 2018 | 60.5 | 20.7 |
| 2017 | 60.3 | 21.2 |
| 2016 | 60.1 | 18.6 |
| 2015 | 58.4 | 15.6 |
| 2014 | 58.6 | 13.5 |
| 2013 | 57.1 | 15.3 |
| 2012 | 52.3 | 20.2 |
| 2011 | 48.6 | 20.4 |
| 2010 | 45.3 | 18.3 |
| 2009 | 42.6 | 21.1 |
| 2008 | 42 | 8.9 |
| 2007 | 47.1 | 8.9 |
| 2006 | 50.6 | 5.1 |
| 2005 | 54.8 | 4.5 |
| 2004 | 54.4 | 4.1 |
| 2003 | 56.9 | 3.3 |
| 2002 | 59.4 | 3.4 |
| 2001 | 60.4 | 2.7 |
| 2000 | 64.9 | 3.1 |
| 1999 | 63.4 | 4.7 |
| 1998 | 64.5 | – |
| 1997 | 68 | – |
| 1996 | 65.3 | – |
| 1995 | 72.2 | – |
| 1994 | 69.3 | – |
| 1993 | 74.7 | – |
| 1992 | 67 | – |
| 1991 | 59.1 | – |
| 1990 | 70.5 | – |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Morocco | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 66.6 | 32.8 |
| 2027 | 66.2 | 30.8 |
| 2028 | 65.3 | 29 |
| 2029 | 63.9 | 27.4 |
| 2030 | 62.6 | 27 |
| 2031 | 61.6 | 26.1 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the government owes, as a share of the economy’s yearly output.
- Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
- The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 149 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 United Arab Emirates
Health
- Life expectancyMorocco: 75.3 years in 2023United Arab Emirates: 82.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityMorocco: 1.6 per 100 live births in 2024United Arab Emirates: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMorocco: 14.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023United Arab Emirates: 4.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionMorocco: 5.41% in 2017United Arab Emirates: 2.88% in 2017
- Suicide rateMorocco: 7.1 per 100,000 people in 2017United Arab Emirates: 5.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationMorocco: 37.7 million people in 2023United Arab Emirates: 10.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthMorocco: 1% a year in 2023United Arab Emirates: 3.7% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMorocco: 2.23 births per woman in 2023United Arab Emirates: 1.2 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationMorocco: 63.1% in 2025United Arab Emirates: 86% in 2025
- Median ageMorocco: 29.2 years in 2023United Arab Emirates: 31.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMorocco: 7.8% in 2023United Arab Emirates: 1.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateMorocco: -1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023United Arab Emirates: 28.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMorocco: 3.54% of GDP in 2025United Arab Emirates: 5.64% of GDP in 2014
- Military spending in US dollarsMorocco: $5.88B in 2025United Arab Emirates: $27.8B in 2014
- Military spending per personMorocco: $166 in 2025United Arab Emirates: $2,840 in 2014
- Military share of state spendingMorocco: 10.3% of government spending in 2025United Arab Emirates: 17% of government spending in 2014
- Armed forces personnelMorocco: 246,000 people in 2020United Arab Emirates: 63,000 people in 2020
- National powerMorocco: 0.4% of world capability in 2022United Arab Emirates: 0.47% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersMorocco: 2.07% of the labour force in 2020United Arab Emirates: 1.02% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMorocco: 392 million TIV in 2025United Arab Emirates: 868 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsMorocco: 26 million TIV in 2024United Arab Emirates: 33 million TIV in 2025