Armed forces personnel percent in Morocco

Morocco: Armed forces personnel percent was 0.6724 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.6724
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
40th
of 173 countries
All-time high
0.8996
in 1995
All-time low
0.6724
in 2020
Years of data
33
1985–2020

Armed forces personnel percent in Morocco, 1985–2020

00.20.40.60.81985200220201985: 0.6741989: 0.8151990: 0.81991: 0.7861992: 0.7731993: 0.7611994: 0.751995: 0.91996: 0.881997: 0.8761998: 0.8631999: 0.852000: 0.8462001: 0.8552002: 0.8442003: 0.8332004: 0.8352005: 0.8272006: 0.7992007: 0.7892008: 0.7782009: 0.7672010: 0.7572011: 0.7472012: 0.7372013: 0.7272014: 0.7192015: 0.712016: 0.7022017: 0.6942018: 0.6862019: 0.6792020: 0.672

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Morocco recorded 0.6724 for armed forces personnel percent in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, armed forces personnel percent in Morocco peaked at 0.8996 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.6724, in 2020.

Morocco ranks 40th of 173 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.

Armed forces personnel percent in Morocco, year by year

Annual values for Armed forces personnel percent in Morocco, 1985 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1985 0.6738 —
1989 0.8146 +20.9%
1990 0.8 -1.8%
1991 0.7863 -1.7%
1992 0.7734 -1.6%
1993 0.7613 -1.6%
1994 0.75 -1.5%
1995 0.8996 +20.0%
1996 0.8803 -2.1%
1997 0.8757 -0.5%
1998 0.8627 -1.5%
1999 0.8502 -1.4%
2000 0.8461 -0.5%
2001 0.8555 +1.1%
2002 0.8435 -1.4%
2003 0.8329 -1.3%
2004 0.8346 +0.2%
2005 0.8268 -0.9%
2006 0.7994 -3.3%
2007 0.7888 -1.3%
2008 0.7783 -1.3%
2009 0.7674 -1.4%
2010 0.7571 -1.3%
2011 0.7468 -1.4%
2012 0.7369 -1.3%
2013 0.7275 -1.3%
2014 0.7186 -1.2%
2015 0.7102 -1.2%
2016 0.7018 -1.2%
2017 0.694 -1.1%
2018 0.6858 -1.2%
2019 0.6794 -0.9%
2020 0.6724 -1.0%

Morocco compared with similar countries

  • Morocco's 0.6724 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2187, 3.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
  • Morocco's 0.6724 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.741, 91% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.7442 0.6738 0.8146 2
1990s 0.824 0.75 0.8996 10
2000s 0.8173 0.7674 0.8555 10
2010s 0.7158 0.6794 0.7571 10
2020s 0.6724 0.6724 0.6724 1

Countries ranked near Morocco

  1. 37 Georgia 0.685 compare
  2. 38 Cuba 0.68 compare
  3. 39 El Salvador 0.6737 compare
  4. 41 Ukraine 0.667 compare
  5. 42 United Arab Emirates 0.6668 compare
  6. 43 Romania 0.6601 compare

See the full ranking of 173 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is armed forces personnel percent in Morocco?
Armed forces personnel percent in Morocco was 0.6724 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Morocco?
The highest recorded value was 0.8996 in 1995.
What is the lowest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Morocco?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6724 in 2020.
How does Morocco rank for armed forces personnel percent?
Morocco ranks 40th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
Is armed forces personnel percent rising or falling in Morocco?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Morocco data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Armed forces personnel percent. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Armed forces personnel percent
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
173 places, 5,352 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed