Morocco is among the countries most exposed to a possible tightening of European pesticide rules. A European Commission study identifies approximately $2.8 billion in Moroccan agricultural exports that could potentially be affected, placing the Kingdom just behind Turkey.
A study by the European Commission puts a figure on the potential impact of tighter pesticide rules. In its intermediate scenario, Moroccan tomato exports to the European Union could fall by around 195,000 tonnes, or nearly 60%.
South Korean sales to Morocco accelerated sharply in June 2026. Korean trade statistics notably show an unusual figure: nearly 40% of the value exported that month consisted of weapons and ammunition.
Two declarations submitted to the same United Nations database give radically different figures for 2025: $380.75 million in Israeli imports on the Moroccan side, compared with $115.75 million in exports to Morocco on the Israeli side. A gap of $265 million remains to be explained.
The hourly labor cost in the manufacturing industry is approximately 2.8 dollars in Morocco, compared with only 0.7 dollars in Egypt. Despite this one-to-four gap, the World Bank considers that Moroccan textiles retain several advantages over their competitors.
British exports of goods to Morocco reached £2.153 billion in the first half of 2026. That is already 45% more than the £1.486 billion recorded during the twelve months of 2025.
Morocco has a near-global monopoly on argan oil, but still captures too little of its value. According to the World Bank, 93% of Moroccan exports leave in bulk before being processed and marketed abroad as finished products.
The White House has just classified Morocco among around forty countries that could serve as conduits for Chinese exports to the United States. The kingdom even appears, alongside Kenya, among the only “African peripheral hubs” identified by Washington.
Morocco is among the clients highlighted in the new review of French arms exports. In 2025, France secured €21.2 billion in orders, including H225M Caracal helicopters purchased by the Kingdom.
The European Union has just maintained a hefty tariff on certain technical fabrics shipped from Morocco. The particularity: the 30.7% duty applies even when these products are declared to be of Moroccan origin.
Moroccans residing abroad transferred 61.5 billion dirhams to Morocco in the first half of 2026. Over the same period, the country’s energy bill reached 68.6 billion. A gap that did not yet exist a year earlier.
Moroccan automotive exports declined in 2025. The World Bank attributes this to less dynamic European demand, but also to the growing competition from Chinese electric vehicles in the kingdom’s main markets.