Morocco’s overall spending on imported goods accelerated by 72.1% over a 5-year period starting from $44.5 billion in 2020.
Year over year, the total value of Moroccan imports grew by 8.4% compared to $70.7 billion for 2023.
Based on the average exchange rate for 2024, the Moroccan dirham depreciated by -1.9% against the US dollar from 2023 to 2024. Morocco’s weaker local currency makes its imports paid for in lower valued Moroccan dirhams relatively more expensive for importers in Morocco.
In addition, Morocco’s inflation rate in terms of average consumer prices was 0.935% in 2024 down from an average 6.137% for 2023.
Morocco’s Best International Trade Suppliers
The latest available country-specific data shows that 72% of products imported into Morocco was furnished by exporters in: Spain (15.7% of the Moroccan total), mainland China (10.62%), France (10.57%), United States of America (8.4%), Türkiye (5.1%), Germany (4.9%), Italy (4.8%), Saudi Arabia (3.3%), Portugal (2.3%), Brazil (2.2%), India (2.1%) and the United Arab Emirates (1.8%).
From a continental perspective, over half (51.4%) of Morocco’s total imports by value in 2024 was purchased from European countries. Trade partners based in Asia supplied 31.3% of imports purchased by Morocco while another 10.6% worth originated from sellers located in North America.
Smaller percentages came from Latin America (3.4%) excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean, fellow African countries (3.2%), then Oceania (0.1%) led by Australia and New Zealand.
Given Morocco’s population of 37.4 million people, its total US$76.6 billion in 2024 imports translates to roughly $2,050 in yearly product demand from every person in the northwest African nation. That per capita dollar amount exceeds the average $1,900 per person one year prior in 2023.
Morocco’s Top 10 Imports
The following product groups represent the highest dollar value in Morocco’s import purchases during 2024. Also shown is the percentage share each product category represents in terms of overall imports into Morocco.
- Mineral fuels including oil: US$11.5 billion (15% of total imports)
- Vehicles: $7.57 billion (9.9%)
- Electrical machinery, equipment: $7.54 billion (9.8%)
- Machinery including computers: $7.52 billion (9.8%)
- Plastics, plastic articles: $3.3 billion (4.4%)
- Cereals: $2.8 billion (3.6%)
- Iron, steel: $2.1 billion (2.7%)
- Aircraft, spacecraft: $1.8 billion (2.4%)
- Miscellaneous manufactured articles: $1.6 billion (2.1%)
- Articles of iron or steel: $1.56 billion (2%)
Morocco’s top 10 imported product categories generated over three-fifths (61.7%) of the overall value of its product purchases from other countries.
The fastest growers among top Moroccan imported product categories from 2023 to 2024 were international purchases of miscellaneous manufactured articles (up 56.5%), machinery including computers (up 18.5%) then vehicles (up 15.9%).
The two decliners among Morocco’s leading import categories were cereals (down -6.7%) and mineral fuels including oil (down -4.9%).
At the more detailed 4-digit Harmonized Tariff System code level, Morocco’s 10 most valuable imported products in 2024 were refined petroleum oils (9.9% of Moroccan imports), cars (3.8%), automobile parts or accessories (3.5%), petroleum gases (2.8%), insulated wire or cable (2.4%), wheat (2.3%), aircraft or spacecraft parts (1.9%), piston engines (1.5%), coal including solid fuels made from coal (1.4%) then copper wire (1.3%).
Collectively, the top 10 import products approached one-third (30.8%) of Moroccan spending on internationally sourced products.
Morocco’s Imported Mineral Fuels Including Oil
In 2024, Moroccan importers spent the most on the following 10 subcategories of mineral fuels-related products.
- Processed petroleum oils: US$7.6 billion (up 0.2% from 2023)
- Petroleum gases: $2.1 billion (down -9.5%)
- Coal, solid fuels made from coal: $1.1 billion (down -22.6%)
- Petroleum oil residues: $360.9 million (down -7.2%)
- Electrical energy: $173.1 million (down -22.5%)
- Peat: $61.9 million (up 29.5%)
- Coke, semi-coke: $17.7 million (down -27.1%)
- Petroleum jelly, mineral waxes: $9.5 million (up 23.2%)
- Coal tar oils (high temperature distillation): $1.5 million (down -33%)
- Asphalt/petroleum bitumen mixes: $872,000 (up 28.6%)
Among these import subcategories, Moroccan purchases of peat (up 29.5%), asphalt or petroleum bitumen mixes (up 28.6%) then petroleum jelly and mineral waxes (up 23.2%) grew at the fastest pace from 2023 to 2024.
These amounts clearly show where the strongest demand lies for different types of imported fossil fuels-related products among Moroccan businesses and consumers.
Morocco’s Imported Vehicles
In 2024, Moroccan importers spent the most on the following 10 subcategories of vehicles and related products.
- Cars: US$2.9 billion (up 16% from 2023)
- Automobile parts/accessories: $2.7 billion (up 10.9%)
- Automobile bodies: $730.4 million (up 11.7%)
- Trucks: $507.3 million (up 38%)
- Tractors: $267.8 million (up 9.8%)
- Motorcycles: $240.4 million (up 49.7%)
- Chassis fitted with engine: $78.1 million (up 89%)
- Trailers: $70.1 million (up 6.1%)
- Special purpose vehicles: $49.4 million (up 1.2%)
- Public-transport vehicles: $25 million (up 33.8%)
Among these import subcategories, Moroccan purchases of chassis fitted with engine (up 89%), motorcycles (up 49.7%) then trucks (up 38%) grew at the fastest pace from 2023 to 2024.
These amounts and percentages within parenthesis clearly show where the strongest demand lies for different types of imported vehicles among Moroccan businesses and consumers.
Morocco’s Imported Electrical Products
In 2024, Moroccan importers spent the most on the following subcategories of electrical products including consumer electronics.
- Insulated wire/cable: US$1.8 billion (up 2.6% from 2023)
- Lower-voltage switches, fuses: $959.4 million (up 20.8%)
- Solar power diodes/semi-conductors: $881.5 million (down -4%)
- Phone devices including smartphones: $859.7 million (down -13.9%)
- Electric circuit parts, fuses, switches: $417.8 million (up 8.5%)
- TV receivers/monitors/projectors: $280.1 million (up 9.4%)
- Electrical converters/power units: $234.7 million (up 51.4%)
- Electrical/optical circuit boards, panels: $196.9 million (up 12.8%)
- Electrical lighting/signaling equpment, defrosters: $186.1 million (up 38.8%)
- Electric motors, generators: $175.9 million (up 21.8%)
Among these import subcategories, Moroccan purchases of electrical converters and power units (up 51.4%), electrical lighting or signaling equipment and defrosters (up 38.8%) then electric motors and generators (up 21.8%) grew at the fastest pace from 2023 to 2024.
These amounts and the percentages within parenthesis clearly show where the strongest demand lies for different types of imported electronics among Moroccan businesses and consumers.
Morocco’s Imported Machinery Including Computers
In 2024, Moroccan importers spent the most on the following 10 subcategories of machinery-related products including computers.
- Piston engines: US$1.1 billion (up 20% from 2023)
- Miscellaneous machinery: $472.1 million (down -3.6%)
- Centrifuges, filters and purifiers: $424.5 million (up 55.9%)
- Turbo-jets: $419.6 million (up 21.1%)
- Liquid pumps and elevators: $397.4 million (up 27.1%)
- Computers, optical readers: $378.7 million (up 12%)
- Engines (diesel): $336.3 million (down -16.6%)
- Refrigerators, freezers: $318 million (up 35.9%)
- Rubber/plastic article making machines: $279.1 million (up 168.2%)
- Taps, valves, similar appliances: $274.3 million (up 23.6%)
Among these import subcategories, Moroccan purchases of rubber or plastic article-making machines (up 168.2%), centrifuges, filters and purifiers (up 55.9%) then refrigerators and freezers (up 35.9%) grew at the fastest pace from 2023 to 2024.
These amounts and the percentages within parenthesis clearly show where the strongest demand lies for different types of imported machinery among Moroccan businesses and consumers.
See also Morocco’s Top 10 Exports, Spain’s Top Trading Partners, China’s Top Trading Partners, France’s Top Trading Partners and America’s Top Trading Partners
Research Sources:
Central Intelligence Agency, The World Factbook Country Profiles. Accessed on November 7, 2025
International Monetary Fund, Exchange Rates selected indicators (National Currency per U.S. dollar, period average). Accessed on November 7, 2025
International Trade Centre, Trade Map. Accessed on November 7, 2025
Richest Country Reports, Key Statistics Powering Global Wealth. Accessed on November 7, 2025