18 October, 2017

INTRA AFRICAN TRADE: West Africa, Morocco's first trading partner

Morocco's trade with sub-Saharan Africa recorded an average annual growth of 9.1% over the period 2008-2016.

These trades generate an excess trade balance for Morocco of 11.9 MDH in 2016 instead of 1.3 MDH in 2008 and their share amounts to 3% of total trade in 2016 compared to 2% in 2008.

The geographical distribution of trade between Morocco and Sub-Saharan Africa appearsWest Africa as Morocco's leading trading partner in the region, with a share of 58.2% in 2016 and an average annual growth rate of 13.8% between 2008-2016.

It is followed by East Africa (15.5%), Central Africa (12.4%) and Southern Africa (13.4%).

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