Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Morocco
Morocco: Food exports (% of merchandise exports) was 12.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Food exports in Morocco, 1962–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2025, food exports in Morocco stood at 12.1%. That is the lowest value across all 59 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and down 40.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in Morocco peaked at 52.6% in 1969 and was at its lowest, 12.1%, in 2025.
That places Morocco 123rd out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 59 years of available data.
Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 46.9% | — |
| 1963 | 50.8% | +8.3% |
| 1964 | 49.9% | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 48.8% | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 51.0% | +4.4% |
| 1967 | 50.1% | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 52.0% | +3.7% |
| 1969 | 52.6% | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 51.8% | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 48.9% | -5.5% |
| 1972 | 51.1% | +4.5% |
| 1973 | 52.3% | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 24.5% | -53.1% |
| 1975 | 25.1% | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 33.8% | +35.0% |
| 1977 | 30.6% | -9.5% |
| 1978 | 32.6% | +6.4% |
| 1979 | 30.5% | -6.5% |
| 1980 | 28.5% | -6.6% |
| 1981 | 25.8% | -9.4% |
| 1982 | 24.6% | -4.5% |
| 1983 | 25.9% | +5.2% |
| 1984 | 22.7% | -12.2% |
| 1985 | 25.9% | +13.8% |
| 1986 | 29.9% | +15.7% |
| 1987 | 27.6% | -7.8% |
| 1993 | 26.7% | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 28.4% | +6.3% |
| 1995 | 31.4% | +10.6% |
| 1996 | 32.9% | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 30.9% | -6.0% |
| 1998 | 21.2% | -31.3% |
| 1999 | 20.9% | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 21.5% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 21.0% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 21.4% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 21.5% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 19.0% | -11.4% |
| 2005 | 21.2% | +11.4% |
| 2006 | 19.3% | -9.1% |
| 2007 | 19.9% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 17.4% | -12.5% |
| 2009 | 23.0% | +31.7% |
| 2010 | 18.8% | -18.0% |
| 2011 | 17.3% | -8.0% |
| 2012 | 17.2% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 18.9% | +9.4% |
| 2014 | 18.8% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 20.3% | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 20.9% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 21.1% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 20.6% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 21.2% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 23.1% | +9.1% |
| 2021 | 20.7% | -10.3% |
| 2022 | 19.0% | -8.3% |
| 2023 | 18.9% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 12.5% | -33.8% |
| 2025 | 12.1% | -3.6% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 12.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21.6%, 56% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 12.1% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 9.9%, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Morocco changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | -53.1% | 52.3% | 24.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.2% | 46.9% | 52.6% | 8 |
| 1970s | 38.1% | 24.5% | 52.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 26.4% | 22.7% | 29.9% | 8 |
| 1990s | 27.5% | 20.9% | 32.9% | 7 |
| 2000s | 20.5% | 17.4% | 23.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.5% | 17.2% | 21.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.7% | 12.1% | 23.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 120 Luxembourg 12.7% compare
- 121 Estonia 12.5% compare
- 122 Mozambique 12.4% compare
- 124 India 11.9% compare
- 125 North Macedonia 11.8% compare
- 126 Turkey 11.8% compare
More private sector data for Morocco
- Merchandise trade 75.2% (2025)
- Food imports 11.0% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 68.8% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 87.39 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 15.08 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 82.7% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 49.78 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 32.92 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,295 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2729 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in Morocco?
- Food exports in Morocco was 12.1% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 52.6% in 1969.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.1% in 2025.
- How does Morocco rank for food exports?
- Morocco ranks 123rd out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is food exports rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Food exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.