Value of imported goods as a share of GDP in Morocco
Morocco: Value of imported goods as a share of GDP was 47.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
47.4%
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
53rd
of 201 countries
All-time high
55.2%
in 2022
All-time low
13.0%
in 1969
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP in Morocco, 1960–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund (2025); 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 47.4% for value of imported goods as a share of gdp in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Morocco peaked at 55.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 1969.
Morocco ranks 53rd of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP 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 | 47.4% | -1.8% |
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 | 45.8% | 36.8% | 55.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 50 Tunisia 48.6% compare
- 51 Timor-Leste 47.7% compare
- 52 Brunei Darussalam 47.5% compare
- 54 Serbia 46.9% compare
- 55 Bulgaria 46.7% compare
- 56 Mozambique 46.4% compare
More economy & growth data for Morocco
- 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)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 2,919 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 14.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.09 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 5,180 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 7.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 10.21 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 48,438 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 7.84 % 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 47.4% in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund (2025); 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 55.2% in 2022.
- 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 53rd out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is value of imported goods as a share of gdp rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2025); 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).