Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports) in Morocco
Morocco: Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports) was 7.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Ores and metals imports in Morocco, 1962–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 7.1% for ores and metals imports in 2025.
The figure is up 21.5% on the previous year and up 61.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ores and metals imports in Morocco peaked at 8.0% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 1962.
That places Morocco 11th out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports) in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 1.6% | — |
| 1963 | 1.8% | +16.4% |
| 1964 | 1.7% | -6.0% |
| 1965 | 1.9% | +8.8% |
| 1966 | 1.7% | -9.1% |
| 1967 | 1.7% | -1.8% |
| 1968 | 1.9% | +11.6% |
| 1969 | 2.3% | +23.5% |
| 1970 | 2.1% | -10.3% |
| 1971 | 1.9% | -7.3% |
| 1972 | 2.3% | +19.0% |
| 1973 | 2.0% | -11.3% |
| 1974 | 2.2% | +8.7% |
| 1975 | 1.6% | -28.2% |
| 1976 | 1.8% | +15.8% |
| 1977 | 2.2% | +20.0% |
| 1978 | 2.0% | -7.5% |
| 1979 | 2.7% | +34.9% |
| 1980 | 3.6% | +32.3% |
| 1981 | 3.8% | +6.7% |
| 1982 | 4.5% | +17.2% |
| 1983 | 5.5% | +23.0% |
| 1984 | 5.5% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 7.2% | +29.6% |
| 1986 | 8.0% | +10.7% |
| 1987 | 7.5% | -5.5% |
| 1993 | 3.6% | -52.5% |
| 1994 | 3.4% | -4.1% |
| 1995 | 4.0% | +17.3% |
| 1996 | 3.5% | -12.0% |
| 1997 | 3.6% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 2.5% | -30.9% |
| 1999 | 2.3% | -7.4% |
| 2000 | 2.5% | +10.2% |
| 2001 | 2.4% | -6.9% |
| 2002 | 2.5% | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 2.8% | +12.7% |
| 2004 | 2.9% | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 3.2% | +13.1% |
| 2006 | 3.5% | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 3.6% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 5.9% | +65.1% |
| 2009 | 2.6% | -56.5% |
| 2010 | 3.3% | +27.5% |
| 2011 | 4.5% | +37.0% |
| 2012 | 4.2% | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 3.3% | -21.3% |
| 2014 | 3.8% | +14.4% |
| 2015 | 4.4% | +14.9% |
| 2016 | 3.3% | -24.7% |
| 2017 | 3.5% | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 4.2% | +20.2% |
| 2019 | 3.9% | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 3.8% | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 4.8% | +28.3% |
| 2022 | 5.6% | +16.4% |
| 2023 | 4.4% | -22.3% |
| 2024 | 5.8% | +32.9% |
| 2025 | 7.1% | +21.5% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 7.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.2%, 6.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 7.1% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.2%, 3.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.8% | 1.6% | 2.3% | 8 |
| 1970s | 2.1% | 1.6% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.7% | 3.6% | 8.0% | 8 |
| 1990s | 3.3% | 2.3% | 4.0% | 7 |
| 2000s | 3.2% | 2.4% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 3.3% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 3.8% | 7.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 8 India 7.7% compare
- 9 South Korea 7.2% compare
- 10 Turkey 7.1% compare
- 12 Japan 7.0% compare
- 13 Democratic Republic of Congo 6.9% compare
- 14 Trinidad and Tobago 6.8% compare
More energy & mining data for Morocco
- Primary energy from fossil nuclear renewables, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fuel imports 10.4% (2025)
- Fuel exports 0.7% (2025)
- Ores and metals exports 3.8% (2025)
- Gas production 0.4605 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 12.09 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0.4605 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 12.09 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ores and metals imports in Morocco?
- Ores and metals imports in Morocco was 7.1% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest ores and metals imports recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 8.0% in 1986.
- What is the lowest ores and metals imports recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 1962.
- How does Morocco rank for ores and metals imports?
- Morocco ranks 11th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ores and metals imports rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ores and metals comprise the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 27 (crude fertilizer, minerals nes); 28 (metalliferous ores, scrap); and 68 (non-ferrous metals). Imports of services are services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.