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Saudi Arabia-Morocco Trade: In 2023, Saudi Arabia exported $2.43B to Morocco. The main products that Saudi Arabia exported to Morocco were Refined Petroleum ($1.53B), Ammonia ($243M), and Ethylene Polymers ($130M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Saudi Arabia to Morocco have increased at an annualized rate of 15.4%, from $1.19B in 2018 to $2.43B in 2023.

In 2023, Saudi Arabia did not export any services to Morocco.

Morocco-Saudi Arabia Trade: In 2023, Morocco exported $193M to Saudi Arabia. The main products that Morocco exported to Saudi Arabia were Cars ($80.6M), Non-Knit Women's Suits ($14.1M), and Citrus ($8.85M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Morocco to Saudi Arabia have decreased at an annualized rate of 2.08%, from $215M in 2018 to $193M in 2023.

In 2023, Morocco did not export any services to Saudi Arabia.

Comparison: In 2023, Saudi Arabia ranked 36 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.76), and 26 in total exports ($300B). That same year, Morocco ranked 79 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.36), and 60 in total exports ($49.2B).

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Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2023, Saudi Arabia exported $2.43B to Morocco. The main products exported from Saudi Arabia to Morocco were Refined Petroleum ($1.53B), Ammonia ($243M), and Ethylene Polymers ($130M). During the last 5 years the exports of Saudi Arabia to Morocco have increased at an annualized rate of 15.4%, from $1.19B in 2018 to $2.43B in 2023.

In 2018, Morocco exported $193M to Saudi Arabia. The main products exported from Morocco to Saudi Arabia were Cars ($80.6M), Non-Knit Women's Suits ($14.1M), and Citrus ($8.85M). During the last 5 years the exports of Morocco to Saudi Arabia have decreased at an annualized rate of 2.08%, from $215M in 2023 to $193M in 2018.

Exports from Saudi Arabia () to Morocco () (2023)

Exports from Morocco () to Saudi Arabia () (2023)

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Trade between Saudi Arabia () and Morocco ()

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Saudi Arabia
Top DestinationChina$64.4B

Morocco
Top DestinationSpain$9.8B

This map shows whether countries import more from Saudi Arabia or Morocco. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from Saudi Arabia and Morocco or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2023, countries that imported more from Saudi Arabia than Morocco included China ($64.4B), Japan ($34.7B), and India ($34.8B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Morocco than Saudi Arabia included Spain ($9.8B), France ($8.23B), and Mexico ($483M).

Difference in imports from Morocco () and Saudi Arabia () (2023)

Comparative Advantage Saudi Arabia - Morocco

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This chart compares trade between Saudi Arabia and Morocco by product, considering products traded by both, Saudi Arabia and Morocco.

During 2023, Saudi Arabia had a large net trade with Morocco in the exports of Mineral Products ($1.6B), Chemical Products ($348M), and Plastics and Rubbers ($332M).

During 2018, Morocco had a large net trade with Saudi Arabia in the exports of Transportation ($81M), Textiles ($49.4M), and Vegetable Products ($19.3M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Saudi Arabia Morocco+$24.8MPetroleum Gas

Top Product Potential Morocco Saudi Arabia+$26.5MCars

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Saudi Arabia and Morocco. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Saudi Arabia indicates it has a comparative advantage over Morocco. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Morocco indicates it has a comparative advantage over Saudi Arabia.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Saudi Arabia () to Morocco () (2023)

Exports from Morocco () to Saudi Arabia () (2023)

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Trade between Saudi Arabia () and Morocco ()

Saudi Arabia Exports

Morocco Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Morocco () and Saudi Arabia () (2023)

Comparative Advantage Saudi Arabia - Morocco

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Saudi Arabia () and Morocco () (2023)

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