Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Morocco
Morocco: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within was 2.2% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Morocco, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 2.2% for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in 2023.
The figure is down 10.2% on the previous year and down 71.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Morocco peaked at 10.6% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 1962.
Morocco ranks 175th of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.5% | — |
| 1961 | 1.8% | +18.7% |
| 1962 | 1.2% | -33.2% |
| 1963 | 2.4% | +97.8% |
| 1964 | 3.1% | +26.3% |
| 1965 | 1.7% | -45.0% |
| 1966 | 1.5% | -9.3% |
| 1967 | 1.6% | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 2.0% | +24.9% |
| 1969 | 2.8% | +42.9% |
| 1970 | 2.5% | -10.6% |
| 1971 | 2.9% | +15.7% |
| 1972 | 3.4% | +17.6% |
| 1973 | 3.5% | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 7.4% | +114.5% |
| 1975 | 6.3% | -15.0% |
| 1976 | 6.5% | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 5.7% | -12.2% |
| 1978 | 7.4% | +29.3% |
| 1979 | 10.6% | +43.3% |
| 1980 | 10.5% | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 2.2% | -79.4% |
| 1982 | 4.7% | +115.2% |
| 1983 | 5.4% | +15.0% |
| 1984 | 9.1% | +70.0% |
| 1985 | 5.2% | -42.8% |
| 1986 | 5.8% | +10.7% |
| 1987 | 8.9% | +54.2% |
| 1988 | 6.2% | -30.4% |
| 1989 | 9.0% | +44.1% |
| 1990 | 6.8% | -24.5% |
| 1991 | 4.6% | -31.8% |
| 1992 | 6.1% | +32.8% |
| 1993 | 5.5% | -10.8% |
| 1994 | 6.7% | +22.5% |
| 1995 | 6.1% | -8.4% |
| 1996 | 4.4% | -28.4% |
| 1997 | 4.6% | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 2.9% | -38.2% |
| 1999 | 1.9% | -34.3% |
| 2000 | 10.4% | +454.5% |
| 2001 | 9.8% | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 8.1% | -17.9% |
| 2003 | 3.6% | -55.4% |
| 2004 | 4.4% | +22.8% |
| 2005 | 6.7% | +52.0% |
| 2006 | 8.1% | +21.3% |
| 2007 | 7.4% | -9.6% |
| 2008 | 7.7% | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 6.5% | -16.4% |
| 2010 | 7.1% | +10.2% |
| 2011 | 7.1% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 6.4% | -10.0% |
| 2013 | 7.6% | +18.6% |
| 2014 | 6.6% | -13.5% |
| 2015 | 4.9% | -25.2% |
| 2016 | 3.1% | -36.7% |
| 2017 | 2.9% | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 3.3% | +15.7% |
| 2019 | 3.0% | -10.7% |
| 2020 | 2.9% | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 3.2% | +9.6% |
| 2022 | 2.4% | -23.5% |
| 2023 | 2.2% | -10.2% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 2.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 19.5%, 11% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 2.2% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.3%, 66% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +454.5% | 1.9% | 10.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.0% | 1.2% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.6% | 2.5% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.7% | 2.2% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.0% | 1.9% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.3% | 3.6% | 10.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 2.9% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 2.2% | 3.2% | 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 imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Morocco?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Morocco was 2.2% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 10.6% in 1979.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 1962.
- How does Morocco rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within?
- Morocco ranks 175th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.