Value of imported goods as a share of GDP (International Monetary) in Morocco
Morocco: Value of imported goods as a share of GDP (International Monetary) was 61.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP in Morocco, 1960–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund (2026); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 61.3% for value of imported goods as a share of gdp in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 83.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Morocco peaked at 61.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 1969.
Morocco ranks 30th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP (International Monetary) in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 18.7% | — |
| 1961 | 20.0% | +7.1% |
| 1962 | 16.4% | -18.0% |
| 1963 | 15.1% | -8.2% |
| 1964 | 15.0% | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 13.9% | -7.1% |
| 1966 | 15.3% | +9.7% |
| 1967 | 15.1% | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 15.0% | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 13.0% | -13.1% |
| 1970 | 15.3% | +17.3% |
| 1971 | 14.4% | -5.5% |
| 1972 | 13.8% | -4.3% |
| 1973 | 16.2% | +17.4% |
| 1974 | 21.5% | +32.7% |
| 1975 | 25.6% | +18.9% |
| 1976 | 22.7% | -11.4% |
| 1977 | 26.2% | +15.7% |
| 1978 | 20.4% | -22.4% |
| 1979 | 21.0% | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 17.9% | -14.6% |
| 1981 | 22.9% | +28.0% |
| 1982 | 22.6% | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 20.4% | -9.7% |
| 1984 | 24.6% | +20.6% |
| 1985 | 23.6% | -3.8% |
| 1986 | 17.7% | -25.1% |
| 1987 | 17.4% | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 16.4% | -5.4% |
| 1989 | 19.0% | +15.6% |
| 1990 | 22.3% | +17.7% |
| 1991 | 20.6% | -7.6% |
| 1992 | 21.4% | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 21.0% | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 19.5% | -7.5% |
| 1995 | 20.5% | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 18.2% | -10.9% |
| 1997 | 19.7% | +7.9% |
| 1998 | 15.2% | -22.6% |
| 1999 | 23.2% | +52.0% |
| 2000 | 26.4% | +13.9% |
| 2001 | 24.8% | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 24.6% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 24.0% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 26.4% | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 29.1% | +10.5% |
| 2006 | 29.9% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 35.2% | +17.7% |
| 2008 | 39.9% | +13.2% |
| 2009 | 32.0% | -19.9% |
| 2010 | 34.8% | +8.8% |
| 2011 | 39.6% | +13.8% |
| 2012 | 40.1% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 38.7% | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 38.1% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 33.4% | -12.3% |
| 2016 | 37.2% | +11.4% |
| 2017 | 37.5% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 39.7% | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 39.5% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 36.8% | -6.8% |
| 2021 | 41.2% | +12.1% |
| 2022 | 55.2% | +33.9% |
| 2023 | 48.2% | -12.7% |
| 2024 | 60.8% | +26.2% |
| 2025 | 61.3% | +0.7% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 61.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 28.5%, 2.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 61.3% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 27.2%, 2.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.8% | 13.0% | 20.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 19.7% | 13.8% | 26.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.2% | 16.4% | 24.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.2% | 15.2% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.2% | 24.0% | 39.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.8% | 33.4% | 40.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.6% | 36.8% | 61.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
More economy & growth data for Morocco
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 3.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.57 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.41 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 1.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0112 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 53.3 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -3.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0082 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 38.92 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -39.02 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Morocco?
- Value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Morocco was 61.3% in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund (2026); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest value of imported goods as a share of gdp recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 61.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest value of imported goods as a share of gdp recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 1969.
- How does Morocco rank for value of imported goods as a share of gdp?
- Morocco ranks 30th out of 201 countries with data for 2025.
- Is value of imported goods as a share of gdp rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2026); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Value of imported goods as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Value of a country’s total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, as a percentage of a country’s gross domestic product (GDP).