Afghanistan vs Morocco: Military spending as a share of GDP
Afghanistan
3.3%
in 2019
Morocco
3.1%
in 2019
Afghanistan rank
19th
Morocco rank
22nd
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Afghanistan
- Morocco
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 3.3% against 3.1% in Morocco, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Morocco's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1956 it was Morocco ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 19th and Morocco ranks 22nd of 172 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Morocco in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Morocco | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.8% | 1.5% | 0.6% | Morocco |
| 1960s | 1.1% | 1.8% | 0.7% | Morocco |
| 1970s | 1.2% | 2.9% | 1.7% | Morocco |
| 1980s | 5.3% | 3.5% | 1.8% | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 7.7% | 2.6% | 5.0% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 2.6% | 0.2% | Morocco |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 2.7% | 2.1% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Afghanistan or Morocco?
- Afghanistan, at 3.3% against 3.1% in Morocco as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Afghanistan and Morocco?
- 0.2%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Morocco?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1956 to 2019.
- How do Afghanistan and Morocco rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Afghanistan ranks 19th and Morocco ranks 22nd of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Barnum et al. - Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Military spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Military spending measured as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP).