Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Morocco
Morocco: Merchandise exports to high-income economies was 78.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Morocco, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise exports to high-income economies in Morocco is 78.1%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.1% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to high-income economies in Morocco peaked at 91.0% in 1967 and was at its lowest, 69.7%, in 2022.
Morocco ranks 62nd of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 82.7% | — |
| 1961 | 84.5% | +2.2% |
| 1962 | 85.0% | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 86.6% | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 87.0% | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 89.2% | +2.5% |
| 1966 | 90.5% | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 91.0% | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 90.5% | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 89.8% | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 89.0% | -1.0% |
| 1971 | 84.1% | -5.4% |
| 1972 | 85.9% | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 86.4% | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 84.7% | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 86.4% | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 86.7% | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 84.5% | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 86.1% | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 86.2% | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 82.5% | -4.4% |
| 1981 | 77.4% | -6.2% |
| 1982 | 80.5% | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 78.4% | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 74.1% | -5.5% |
| 1985 | 76.7% | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 76.6% | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 76.4% | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 77.0% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 79.9% | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 79.4% | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 76.3% | -3.9% |
| 1992 | 79.0% | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 78.0% | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 79.1% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 78.6% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 77.7% | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 77.2% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 80.3% | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 87.5% | +9.0% |
| 2000 | 87.1% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 86.6% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 85.9% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 86.4% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 85.1% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 83.6% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 82.6% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 82.9% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 74.2% | -10.4% |
| 2009 | 77.8% | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 74.4% | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 72.0% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 71.0% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 73.6% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 75.1% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 72.8% | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 75.6% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 76.1% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 76.5% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 78.5% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 75.5% | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 72.1% | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 69.7% | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 78.1% | +12.1% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 78.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 51.0%, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 78.1% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 55.1%, 1.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 87.7% | 82.7% | 91.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 86.0% | 84.1% | 89.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 78.0% | 74.1% | 82.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 79.3% | 76.3% | 87.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.2% | 74.2% | 87.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.6% | 71.0% | 78.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.9% | 69.7% | 78.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 59 Kiribati 79.7% compare
- 60 Israel 79.5% compare
- 61 Saint Lucia 78.8% compare
- 63 Bosnia and Herzegovina 78.1% compare
- 64 Albania 77.7% compare
- 65 San Marino 76.9% compare
More private sector data for Morocco
- Merchandise trade 75.2% (2025)
- Food imports 11.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 68.7% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 87.39 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 12.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 82.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 49.78 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)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 10.06 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to high-income economies in Morocco?
- Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Morocco was 78.1% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 91.0% in 1967.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.7% in 2022.
- How does Morocco rank for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Morocco ranks 62nd out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to high-income economies rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.