Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Morocco
Morocco: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region was 19.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Morocco, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 19.4% for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in 2023.
The figure is down 30.6% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Morocco peaked at 28.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 1969.
That places Morocco 74th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 8.2% | — |
| 1961 | 8.5% | +2.6% |
| 1962 | 9.4% | +10.8% |
| 1963 | 9.3% | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 10.4% | +11.5% |
| 1965 | 7.5% | -28.2% |
| 1966 | 7.5% | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 6.9% | -8.3% |
| 1968 | 6.6% | -4.1% |
| 1969 | 6.0% | -8.9% |
| 1970 | 6.4% | +6.3% |
| 1971 | 10.2% | +59.5% |
| 1972 | 8.8% | -13.3% |
| 1973 | 8.6% | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 11.0% | +27.0% |
| 1975 | 9.8% | -10.6% |
| 1976 | 11.0% | +12.3% |
| 1977 | 12.9% | +17.2% |
| 1978 | 11.5% | -11.0% |
| 1979 | 11.3% | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 14.6% | +29.0% |
| 1981 | 18.4% | +25.5% |
| 1982 | 16.7% | -8.9% |
| 1983 | 18.3% | +9.6% |
| 1984 | 21.3% | +16.2% |
| 1985 | 17.6% | -17.3% |
| 1986 | 19.1% | +8.5% |
| 1987 | 18.9% | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 17.9% | -5.2% |
| 1989 | 12.5% | -30.5% |
| 1990 | 12.1% | -3.3% |
| 1991 | 14.5% | +20.1% |
| 1992 | 13.2% | -9.0% |
| 1993 | 12.7% | -3.5% |
| 1994 | 11.7% | -8.2% |
| 1995 | 13.9% | +18.8% |
| 1996 | 15.1% | +9.0% |
| 1997 | 16.5% | +8.7% |
| 1998 | 15.2% | -7.6% |
| 1999 | 9.9% | -34.7% |
| 2000 | 9.8% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 9.8% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 10.9% | +11.1% |
| 2003 | 10.9% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 12.1% | +11.2% |
| 2005 | 13.8% | +14.4% |
| 2006 | 14.6% | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 14.4% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 22.8% | +58.2% |
| 2009 | 17.9% | -21.3% |
| 2010 | 21.6% | +20.5% |
| 2011 | 24.9% | +15.2% |
| 2012 | 24.7% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 23.0% | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 21.9% | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 23.4% | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 20.2% | -13.7% |
| 2017 | 21.3% | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 21.1% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 18.5% | -11.9% |
| 2020 | 21.7% | +17.1% |
| 2021 | 25.7% | +18.4% |
| 2022 | 28.0% | +9.0% |
| 2023 | 19.4% | -30.6% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 19.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 19.4%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 19.4% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 25.5%, 76% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.0% | 6.0% | 10.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 10.2% | 6.4% | 12.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.5% | 12.5% | 21.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.5% | 9.9% | 16.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.7% | 9.8% | 22.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.1% | 18.5% | 24.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.7% | 19.4% | 28.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
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 low- and middle-income economies outside region in Morocco?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Morocco was 19.4% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 28.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 1969.
- How does Morocco rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region?
- Morocco ranks 74th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions 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.