Rabat – Trade between the United Kingdom and Morocco reached £5.3 billion (MAD 66.42 billion) in the 12 months ending in the first quarter of 2026, according to a new factsheet published by the UK Department for Business and Trade.
The total marked a 16.7% increase, equivalent to £756 million (MAD 9.47 billion), compared with the same period a year earlier.
UK exports to Morocco totaled £2.6 billion (MAD 32.59 billion) during the same period, rising 29.8% year on year. Imports from Morocco reached £2.7 billion (MAD 33.84 billion), up 6.3% compared to the four quarters to the end of Q1 2025.
Morocco ranked as the UK’s 47th largest trading partner, accounting for 0.3% of total UK trade.
Goods continued to account for most of bilateral trade. Total goods trade reached £3.8 billion (MAD 47.63 billion), or 71.3% of the overall total, while services accounted for £1.5 billion (MAD 18.80 billion), representing 28.7%.
UK goods exports to Morocco stood at £2 billion (MAD 25.07 billion), while services exports reached £625 million (MAD 7.83 billion). On the import side, the UK bought £1.8 billion (MAD 22.56 billion) worth of goods and £897 million (MAD 11.24 billion) in services from Morocco.
The figures show the UK’s trade deficit with Morocco narrowed to £112 million (MAD 1.40 billion) over the period, compared with a deficit of £546 million (MAD 6.84 billion) a year earlier. The UK recorded a £160 million (MAD 2.01 billion) surplus in goods trade but a £272 million (MAD 3.41 billion) deficit in services.
Crude oil became the UK’s largest goods export to Morocco, valued at £630.6 million (MAD 7.90 billion). Other leading exports included metal ores and scrap worth £315.7 million (MAD 3.96 billion), mechanical power generators at £219.4 million (MAD 2.75 billion), refined oil at £197.3 million (MAD 2.47 billion), and cars at £112.5 million (MAD 1.41 billion).
Morocco’s biggest goods exports to the UK were vegetables and fruit worth £644.4 million (MAD 8.08 billion), followed by miscellaneous electrical goods at £386.9 million (MAD 4.85 billion), cars at £153.2 million (MAD 1.92 billion), furniture at £141.8 million (MAD 1.78 billion), and clothing at £112.8 million (MAD 1.41 billion).
The report also includes the International Monetary Fund (IMF) projections forecasting Morocco’s real GDP growth at 4.9% in both 2025 and 2026 before easing to 4.5% in 2027. GDP is projected to reach $194.3 billion (MAD 1.8 trillion) in 2026, with GDP per capita rising to $5,100 (MAD 47,463).
