Morocco vs Sudan: Military spending as a share of government spending
Morocco
10.3%
in 2025
Sudan
9.5%
in 2021
Morocco rank
35th
Sudan rank
38th
Military spending as a share of government spending over time
- Morocco
- Sudan
How they compare
Morocco currently reports 10.3% against 9.5% in Sudan, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Morocco's figure about 1.1 times Sudan's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sudan ahead.
Morocco ranks 35th and Sudan ranks 38th of 162 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Morocco averaged higher in 1 and Sudan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Morocco | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.0% | 20.2% | 4.1% | Sudan |
| 2000s | 11.5% | 24.8% | 13.3% | Sudan |
| 2010s | 10.5% | 18.0% | 7.5% | Sudan |
| 2020s | 11.9% | 9.3% | 2.6% | Morocco |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of government spending, Morocco or Sudan?
- Morocco, at 10.3% against 9.5% in Sudan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of government spending between Morocco and Sudan?
- 0.8%, with Morocco ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Sudan?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
- How do Morocco and Sudan rank globally for military spending as a share of government spending?
- Morocco ranks 35th and Sudan ranks 38th of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Military spending as a share of government spending. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total military expenditure divided by government spending.