Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Morocco
Morocco: Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) was 82.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Manufactures exports in Morocco, 1962–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2025, manufactures exports in Morocco stood at 82.7%.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures exports in Morocco peaked at 82.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 1965.
That places Morocco 17th out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 8.0% | — |
| 1963 | 6.5% | -19.3% |
| 1964 | 6.0% | -6.6% |
| 1965 | 5.3% | -11.7% |
| 1966 | 6.6% | +23.0% |
| 1967 | 7.5% | +14.3% |
| 1968 | 8.6% | +14.2% |
| 1969 | 9.4% | +9.5% |
| 1970 | 9.7% | +3.1% |
| 1971 | 14.7% | +52.3% |
| 1972 | 14.3% | -3.3% |
| 1973 | 14.8% | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 11.3% | -23.8% |
| 1975 | 12.5% | +10.3% |
| 1976 | 16.0% | +28.6% |
| 1977 | 20.9% | +30.6% |
| 1978 | 22.8% | +9.0% |
| 1979 | 23.5% | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 23.5% | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 28.2% | +19.9% |
| 1982 | 34.3% | +21.7% |
| 1983 | 38.7% | +12.8% |
| 1984 | 40.7% | +5.3% |
| 1985 | 40.5% | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 43.5% | +7.6% |
| 1987 | 48.7% | +12.0% |
| 1993 | 56.8% | +16.5% |
| 1994 | 53.5% | -5.7% |
| 1995 | 51.4% | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 50.3% | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 49.4% | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 65.5% | +32.5% |
| 1999 | 65.3% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 64.1% | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 64.7% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 64.8% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 66.8% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 66.5% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 63.0% | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 65.8% | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 64.5% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 61.8% | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 63.2% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 63.4% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 63.8% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 63.6% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 63.8% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 67.0% | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 68.2% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 70.4% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 69.8% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 70.9% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 70.9% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 69.9% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 71.9% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 73.4% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 74.7% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 82.9% | +10.9% |
| 2025 | 82.7% | -0.2% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 82.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 22.3%, 3.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 82.7% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 24.7%, 3.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Manufactures 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +52.3% | 9.7% | 14.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.2% | 5.3% | 9.4% | 8 |
| 1970s | 16.0% | 9.7% | 23.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 37.3% | 23.5% | 48.7% | 8 |
| 1990s | 56.0% | 49.4% | 65.5% | 7 |
| 2000s | 64.5% | 61.8% | 66.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.2% | 63.4% | 70.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.9% | 69.9% | 82.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
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)
- Food exports 12.1% (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 manufactures exports in Morocco?
- Manufactures exports in Morocco was 82.7% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures exports recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 82.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest manufactures exports recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 1965.
- How does Morocco rank for manufactures exports?
- Morocco ranks 17th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufactures exports rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufactures comprise commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (non-ferrous metals). 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.