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24.8%CURRENT US$
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About

South Korea-Morocco Trade: In 2023, South Korea exported $663M to Morocco. The main products that South Korea exported to Morocco were Cars ($93.7M), Refined Petroleum ($87.5M), and Coated Flat-Rolled Iron ($44.6M). Over the past 5 years the exports of South Korea to Morocco have increased at an annualized rate of 7.07%, from $471M in 2018 to $663M in 2023.

In 2023, South Korea did not export any services to Morocco.

Morocco-South Korea Trade: In 2023, Morocco exported $42.8M to South Korea. The main products that Morocco exported to South Korea were Non-fillet Frozen Fish ($11.7M), Lead Ore ($7.75M), and Calcium Phosphates ($4.24M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Morocco to South Korea have decreased at an annualized rate of 25.4%,  from $185M in 2018 to $42.8M in 2023.

In 2023, Morocco did not export any services to South Korea.

Comparison: In 2023,  South Korea ranked 4 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.85), and 5 in total exports ($645B). That same year, Morocco ranked 79 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.36), and 60 in total exports ($49.2B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, South Korea exported $663M to Morocco. The main products exported from South Korea to Morocco were Cars ($93.7M), Refined Petroleum ($87.5M), and Coated Flat-Rolled Iron ($44.6M). During the last 5 years the exports of South Korea to Morocco have increased at an annualized rate of 7.07%, from $471M in 2018 to $663M in 2023.

In 2018, Morocco exported $42.8M to South Korea. The main products exported from Morocco to South Korea were Non-fillet Frozen Fish ($11.7M), Lead Ore ($7.75M), and Calcium Phosphates ($4.24M). During the last 5 years the exports of Morocco to South Korea have decreased at an annualized rate of 25.4%, from $185M in 2023 to $42.8M in 2018.

Exports from South Korea (Flag) to Morocco (Flag) (2023)

Exports from Morocco (Flag) to South Korea (Flag) (2023)

Market Competitiveness

Color
South Korea
Top Destination
China$162B
Morocco
Top Destination
Spain$9.8B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from South Korea than Morocco included China ($162B), United States ($118B), and Hong Kong ($28.8B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Morocco than South Korea included Spain ($9.8B), Djibouti ($539M), and Ethiopia ($677M).

Difference in imports from Morocco (Flag) and South Korea (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage South Korea - Morocco

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between South Korea and Morocco by product, considering products traded by both, South Korea and Morocco.

During 2023, South Korea had a large net trade with Morocco in the exports of Machines ($159M), Transportation ($141M), and Textiles ($89.3M).

During 2018, Morocco had a large net trade with South Korea in the exports of Mineral Products ($13.4M), Animal Products ($13.2M), and Metals ($7.65M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential South Korea Morocco+$48.6MCars
Top Product Potential Morocco South Korea+$27.9MIntegrated Circuits

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

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

Product Space of South Korea (Flag) and Morocco (Flag) (2023)

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