Merchandise trade in Morocco
Morocco: Merchandise trade was 75.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Merchandise trade in Morocco, 1960–2025
Source: World Trade Organization (WTO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise trade in Morocco is 75.2%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 37.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise trade in Morocco peaked at 86.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 27.6%, in 1971.
Morocco ranks 56th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Merchandise trade in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 37.7% | — |
| 1961 | 39.2% | +4.1% |
| 1962 | 32.9% | -16.1% |
| 1963 | 31.3% | -4.7% |
| 1964 | 31.9% | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 29.9% | -6.3% |
| 1966 | 31.5% | +5.2% |
| 1967 | 30.9% | -1.8% |
| 1968 | 30.6% | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 28.7% | -6.4% |
| 1970 | 29.6% | +3.3% |
| 1971 | 27.6% | -6.8% |
| 1972 | 28.0% | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 32.9% | +17.4% |
| 1974 | 47.1% | +43.0% |
| 1975 | 45.8% | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 40.5% | -11.5% |
| 1977 | 40.7% | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 33.8% | -16.9% |
| 1979 | 35.4% | +4.7% |
| 1980 | 30.8% | -13.0% |
| 1981 | 38.1% | +23.8% |
| 1982 | 36.0% | -5.5% |
| 1983 | 34.4% | -4.4% |
| 1984 | 41.0% | +19.1% |
| 1985 | 40.1% | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 32.0% | -20.1% |
| 1987 | 32.3% | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 32.7% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 33.6% | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 37.1% | +10.5% |
| 1991 | 34.6% | -6.8% |
| 1992 | 33.6% | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 32.9% | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 38.8% | +17.9% |
| 1995 | 43.3% | +11.5% |
| 1996 | 38.4% | -11.3% |
| 1997 | 42.3% | +10.1% |
| 1998 | 37.5% | -11.3% |
| 1999 | 38.0% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 44.1% | +16.2% |
| 2001 | 41.5% | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 41.9% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 39.7% | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 42.0% | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 46.4% | +10.7% |
| 2006 | 48.4% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 54.5% | +12.5% |
| 2008 | 61.6% | +13.1% |
| 2009 | 46.4% | -24.7% |
| 2010 | 52.7% | +13.6% |
| 2011 | 59.9% | +13.6% |
| 2012 | 62.0% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 58.0% | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 58.9% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 54.7% | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 57.4% | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 58.9% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 62.5% | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 61.9% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 58.5% | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 66.1% | +13.0% |
| 2022 | 86.3% | +30.6% |
| 2023 | 75.5% | -12.5% |
| 2024 | 75.3% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 75.2% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 32.5% | 28.7% | 39.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 36.1% | 27.6% | 47.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 35.1% | 30.8% | 41.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 37.6% | 32.9% | 43.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.6% | 39.7% | 61.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.7% | 52.7% | 62.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.8% | 58.5% | 86.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
More private sector data for Morocco
- 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$), annual growth rate 10.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 2,274 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise trade in Morocco?
- Merchandise trade in Morocco was 75.2% in 2025, according to World Trade Organization (WTO).
- What is the highest merchandise trade recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 86.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest merchandise trade recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.6% in 1971.
- How does Morocco rank for merchandise trade?
- Morocco ranks 56th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise trade rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from World Trade Organization (WTO), published as part of Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes 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. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.