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Exports to EU: industry overtakes agriculture

22 September 2026·2 min read

In 2025, the EU imported €25.5 billion of Moroccan goods. Industry surpasses agriculture: machinery and transport equipment account for 50.6% (€12.9 billion), versus €3.7 billion for agriculture (14.5%). Morocco becomes an industrial platform integrated into European chains, with automotive, aerospace and electronics.

Exportations vers l’UE : l’industrie passe devant l’agriculture

The European Union imported €25.5 billion worth of Moroccan goods in 2025. The structure of this trade shows that Morocco no longer sells mainly agricultural products or raw materials to Europe. Industry now accounts for more than half of European purchases from Morocco, pushing agriculture and raw materials into second place.

Machinery and transport equipment account for 50.6 % of EU imports from Morocco, amounting to over €12.9 billion. That is more than one euro in every two. By contrast, Moroccan agricultural exports to the EU totalled €3.7 billion, roughly 14.5 % of EU imports from the kingdom. The combined value of agricultural exports, tomatoes, citrus fruit, berries and vegetables, is less than a third of that of machinery and transport equipment.

With €12.9 billion purchased in the single category of machinery and transport equipment, the EU confirms that Morocco’s leading export to its market is no longer agricultural: it now comes from its factories. These figures confirm Morocco’s transformation into a production platform directly integrated into European industrial supply chains. The kingdom exports cars, components, wiring and industrial equipment.

The automotive sector illustrates this shift particularly clearly. Around the Tangier and Kenitra sites, Morocco has built an ecosystem bringing together manufacturers, equipment makers, seat, cable and electronic component producers. Aeronautics and electronics also contribute to this move up the value chain.

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