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About

Morocco-South Africa Trade: In 2022, Morocco exported $106M to South Africa. The main products that Morocco exported to South Africa were Non-fillet Frozen Fish ($73.8M), Phosphatic Fertilizers ($3.63M), and Non-Knit Women's Suits ($2.91M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Morocco to South Africa have increased at an annualized rate of 14.6%, from $53.9M in 2017 to $106M in 2022.

In 2022, Morocco did not export any services to South Africa.

South Africa-Morocco Trade: In 2022, South Africa exported $418M to Morocco. The main products that South Africa exported to Morocco were Coal Briquettes ($372M), Float Glass ($11.6M), and Sulfate Chemical Woodpulp ($6.88M). Over the past 5 years the exports of South Africa to Morocco have increased at an annualized rate of 23.8%,  from $144M in 2017 to $418M in 2022.

In 2022, South Africa did not export any services to Morocco.

Comparison: In 2022,  Morocco ranked 80 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.29), and 63 in total exports ($46.7B). That same year, South Africa ranked 59 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.076), and 34 in total exports ($147B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Morocco exported $106M to South Africa. The main products exported from Morocco to South Africa were Non-fillet Frozen Fish ($73.8M), Phosphatic Fertilizers ($3.63M), and Non-Knit Women's Suits ($2.91M). During the last 5 years the exports of Morocco to South Africa have increased at an annualized rate of 14.6%, from $53.9M in 2017 to $106M in 2022.

In 2017, South Africa exported $418M to Morocco. The main products exported from South Africa to Morocco were Coal Briquettes ($372M), Float Glass ($11.6M), and Sulfate Chemical Woodpulp ($6.88M). During the last 5 years the exports of South Africa to Morocco have increased at an annualized rate of 23.8%, from $144M in 2022 to $418M in 2017.

Exports from Morocco (Flag) to South Africa (Flag) (2022)

Exports from South Africa (Flag) to Morocco (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Morocco (Flag) and South Africa (Flag)

Morocco Exports

South Africa Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Morocco
Top Destination
Spain$8.55B
South Africa
Top Destination
China$23.4B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Morocco than South Africa included Spain ($8.55B), France ($7.92B), and Brazil ($1.96B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from South Africa than Morocco included China ($23.4B), United States ($10.9B), and Japan ($8.85B).

Difference in imports from South Africa (Flag) and Morocco (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Morocco - South Africa

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Morocco had a large net trade with South Africa in the exports of Animal Products ($73.8M), Chemical Products ($9.12M), and Textiles ($7.76M).

During 2017, South Africa had a large net trade with Morocco in the exports of Mineral Products ($373M), Stone And Glass ($11.6M), and Paper Goods ($7.1M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Morocco South Africa+$4.28MInsulated Wire
Top Product Potential South Africa Morocco+$5.84MDelivery Trucks

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 Morocco and South Africa. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Morocco indicates it has a comparative advantage over South Africa. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of South Africa indicates it has a comparative advantage over Morocco.

Product Space of Morocco (Flag) and South Africa (Flag) (2022)

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