Morocco
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Trade in Morocco
| Morocco was the world’s 61st largest exporter of goods and 49th largest exporter of commercial services in 2021. Export values were $35.8 and $14.9 billion USD respectively. Morocco’s top export category was manufactures, followed by agricultural products, and fuels and mining products. In 2020, Morocco’s main export destination markets for goods and services trade were to Spain, France and Italy, with trade representing 68.85 per cent of GDP. In terms of imports, Morocco’s import values were $58.0 and $7.6 billion USD respectively in 2021. Morocco’s top import category was manufactures, followed by fuels and mining products and agricultural products. Leading import partners were Spain, China and France. Morocco is part of 9 different Regional Trade Agreements, such as Agadir Agreement, EFTA – Morocco and EU – Morocco. |
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General InformationThis section includes general information on the economy, legal system, official languages and links to additional demographic information. |
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Official Name |
Kingdom of Morocco |
Abbreviation |
MA |
Capital |
Rabat |
WTO Membership Date |
1 January 1995 |
Legal System |
mixed legal system of civil law based on French civil law and Islamic (sharia) law; judicial review of legislative acts by Constitutional Court |
Language |
Arabic |
Number of Time Zone(s) |
1 |
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Financial InformationThis section includes financial information such as the currency, exchange rate lookup and local banks issuing trade finance. |
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Currency |
Moroccan dirham |
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Exchange Rate |
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GTFP Confirming Banks Through the IFC's Global Trade Finance Program (GTFP) bank network, local financial institutions can establish working partnerships with a vast number of major international banks in the Program that can broaden access to finance and reduce cash collateral requirements. This extends and complements the capacity of banks to deliver trade finance by providing risk mitigation on a per-transaction basis in challenging markets where trade lines may be limited. |
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Contact InformationThis section includes contact information for business support organizations and national resources. |
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Business Support Organizations |
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Government MSME Agency |
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Copyright Offices |
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Industrial Property Offices |
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SPS Enquiry Points Sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) enquiry points are government agencies designated to answer questions about trade requirements. |
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TBT Enquiry Points Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) enquiry points are government agencies designated to answer questions about trade requirements. |
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Additional Information |
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Last Reviewed: June, 2023
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