Food imports (% of merchandise imports) in Morocco
Morocco: Food imports (% of merchandise imports) was 11.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Food imports in Morocco, 1962–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 11.0% for food imports in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food imports in Morocco peaked at 36.5% in 1965 and was at its lowest, 9.3%, in 2006.
That places Morocco 151st out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 59 years of available data.
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 29.4% | — |
| 1963 | 25.5% | -13.1% |
| 1964 | 30.8% | +20.8% |
| 1965 | 36.5% | +18.3% |
| 1966 | 32.4% | -11.2% |
| 1967 | 31.5% | -2.7% |
| 1968 | 26.7% | -15.3% |
| 1969 | 18.6% | -30.4% |
| 1970 | 20.7% | +11.3% |
| 1971 | 24.8% | +20.2% |
| 1972 | 21.6% | -13.1% |
| 1973 | 27.8% | +28.8% |
| 1974 | 28.2% | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 29.6% | +5.0% |
| 1976 | 20.0% | -32.6% |
| 1977 | 17.0% | -14.9% |
| 1978 | 19.8% | +16.6% |
| 1979 | 19.2% | -3.1% |
| 1980 | 19.8% | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 23.4% | +18.3% |
| 1982 | 16.3% | -30.4% |
| 1983 | 17.6% | +8.2% |
| 1984 | 20.5% | +16.5% |
| 1985 | 17.5% | -14.8% |
| 1986 | 15.9% | -9.2% |
| 1987 | 13.5% | -15.4% |
| 1993 | 17.1% | +27.3% |
| 1994 | 14.5% | -15.4% |
| 1995 | 19.5% | +34.8% |
| 1996 | 18.9% | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 16.6% | -12.0% |
| 1998 | 14.2% | -14.6% |
| 1999 | 13.3% | -6.5% |
| 2000 | 13.7% | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 14.4% | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 14.0% | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 11.0% | -21.4% |
| 2004 | 10.9% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 10.6% | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 9.3% | -11.8% |
| 2007 | 12.2% | +31.2% |
| 2008 | 11.8% | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 11.2% | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 11.5% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 12.6% | +10.2% |
| 2012 | 12.5% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 10.8% | -13.5% |
| 2014 | 12.2% | +13.3% |
| 2015 | 11.0% | -9.8% |
| 2016 | 12.3% | +11.8% |
| 2017 | 11.3% | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 10.8% | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 10.9% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 14.6% | +33.6% |
| 2021 | 13.0% | -11.0% |
| 2022 | 13.4% | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 14.0% | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 11.2% | -20.0% |
| 2025 | 11.0% | -2.0% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 11.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 18.5%, 59% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 11.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 16.0%, 68% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28.9% | 18.6% | 36.5% | 8 |
| 1970s | 22.9% | 17.0% | 29.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.1% | 13.5% | 23.4% | 8 |
| 1990s | 16.3% | 13.3% | 19.5% | 7 |
| 2000s | 11.9% | 9.3% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.6% | 10.8% | 12.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.8% | 11.0% | 14.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
More private sector data for Morocco
- Merchandise trade 75.2% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 68.8% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 87.39 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 15.08 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 12.1% (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 imports in Morocco?
- Food imports in Morocco was 11.0% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food imports recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 36.5% in 1965.
- What is the lowest food imports recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.3% in 2006.
- How does Morocco rank for food imports?
- Morocco ranks 151st out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is food imports rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. 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 imports (% of merchandise imports). 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 imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a 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.