The global military power index for the year 2025 ranked Morocco 59th out of 145 countries. Thus, the Royal Armed Forces are seventh in Africa and sixth in the Arab world. In the 2023 edition, the kingdom was 61st in the world.
This ranking from the American Global Firepower Foundation is based on 60 indicators, including the number of military units, financial resources, logistical capabilities, geography, number of army personnel and reserves, as well as naval vessels. war.
Morocco received 1.1273 points, with the score closest to zero being the best. The report states that the country has 15,254,135 people ready to serve in the army, while the number of Moroccan soldiers reached 395,000 in service and 150,000 in reserves.
The total number of military aircraft available to Morocco is 260, including 78 helicopters, while that of combat tanks is 903, in addition to 7,877 vehicles, 396 self-propelled guns and 111 warships. The report states that the country allocates approximately $13.4 billion to the military budget.
-At the Arab level, Morocco is ranked sixth behind Egypt (19th in the world), Saudi Arabia (24th), Algeria (26th), Iraq (43rd) and the United Arab Emirates (54th). In the Maghreb region, Algeria remains in the lead, followed by Morocco, Libya (76th), Tunisia (90th) and Mauritania (123rd).
At the African level, Egypt dominates the ranking, followed by the Algerian army in second place, Nigeria, South Africa, Ethiopia and Angola. The Moroccan army is seventh.
The world ranking places the United States in first place. Russia follows, then China, India. South Korea is in fifth place, followed by England and France, then Japan, Turkey and Italy.
