Mali vs Morocco: Military spending as a share of GDP
Mali
3.2%
in 2019
Morocco
3.1%
in 2019
Mali rank
21st
Morocco rank
22nd
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Mali
- Morocco
How they compare
Mali currently reports 3.2% against 3.1% in Morocco, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Morocco ahead.
Mali ranks 21st and Morocco ranks 22nd of 172 countries.
Morocco has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Morocco | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.6% | 1.8% | 0.1% | Morocco |
| 1970s | 1.6% | 2.9% | 1.3% | Morocco |
| 1980s | 1.9% | 3.5% | 1.6% | Morocco |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 2.6% | 1.6% | Morocco |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 2.6% | 1.5% | Morocco |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 2.7% | 0.5% | Morocco |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Mali or Morocco?
- Mali, at 3.2% against 3.1% in Morocco as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Mali and Morocco?
- 0.1%, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Morocco?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2019.
- How do Mali and Morocco rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Mali ranks 21st 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).