Morocco emerges as a leading contributor to African foreign trade by 2025
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Morocco has solidified its position among Africa's top trading nations in 2025, demonstrating significant growth in its exports, imports, and intra-African trade participation. According to the "African Trade Report 2026" by Afreximbank, Morocco's share in continental trade is expanding amidst the general resilience of African trade despite global geopolitical tensions. Moroccan merchandise exports reached $86.83 billion in 2025, a 19.84% increase from $72.45 billion in 2024. This follows a 70.76% surge the previous year, marking a departure from the $42.00 billion in 2022 and $42.43 billion in 2023. Morocco's share of total African merchandise exports rose from 6.50% in 2021 to 12.67% in 2025. The report highlights that Morocco's export performance, combined with Egypt and South Africa, accounted for approximately 37% of the continent's total exports in 2025. Moroccan imports also saw sustained growth, reaching $122.08 billion in 2025, up from $97.98 billion in 2024 a 24.59% increase and $58.63 billion in 2021. Its share of total African merchandise imports increased from 9.69% in 2021 to 15.62% in 2025. This faster growth in imports compared to exports led to an expanded Moroccan trade deficit of -$35.25 billion in 2025, compared to -$25.53 billion in 2024 and -$22.10 billion in 2021. Overall, Morocco's merchandise trade exports and imports combined reached $208.91 billion in 2025, up from $170.43 billion in 2024. Its share of total African merchandise trade grew from 8.16%
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