Morocco
Kingdom of Morocco
- Region
- Africa · Northern Africa
- Capital
- Rabat
- Population
- 38,430,770 (2025)
- Government
- parliamentary constitutional monarchy
- Currency
- Moroccan dirham (MAD)
- Official languages
- Arabic, Berber
- Spoken languages
- Arabic (official), Tamazight languages (Tamazight (official), Tachelhit, Tarifit), French (often the language of business, government, and diplomacy)
- Written scripts
- Arabic, Tifinagh and Latin
- Area
- 446,550 km²
- Coastline
- Coastal
- UN member
- Yes
- Affiliations
- African Union, IMF, Arab League, OIC, WCO, WTO
- Borders
- Algeria , Western Sahara , Spain
Political stability
58 / 100
Economic stability
57 / 100
Population stability
80 / 100
0–100, higher is more stable. Political: World Bank governance score. Economic: government effectiveness, regulatory quality, and inflation proximity to 2% (World Bank). Population: stability of growth and net migration rates (World Bank).
Trade profile
- Key exports
- fertilizers, cars, garments, insulated wire, tomatoes (2023)
- Key imports
- refined petroleum, cars, vehicle parts/accessories, natural gas, coal (2023)
- Natural resources
- phosphates, iron ore, manganese, lead, zinc, fish, salt
- Critical minerals
- Holds ~70% of world phosphate rock reserves.
- Luxury goods
- argan oil, carpets
- Primary route
- Mediterranean services to Europe
- Secondary route
- Suez Canal corridor to Asia and the Gulf
The xin.bz view
- Morocco’s harvest recovered to ~6.3M t of cereals (16% above the five-year average), trimming wheat imports toward 5M t — while OCP’s phosphate grows more strategic, including a planned Louisiana fertilizer plant with CHS (up to $450M, 1M+ t/year) feeding the 2027 U.S. crop.
xin.bz coverage
El Niño Is Splitting Africa's Water Map — Just as the World Turns to the Continent for Food, Fertilizer, Fuel and Critical Minerals
A wetter Horn and a drier south, Southern Africa's grain and Kariba buffers, cocoa's port squeeze, Moroccan phosphate and Nigerian fuel as global substitutes, and the corridors that turn African resources into accessible supply.
Africa Is Building a Continental Trade System in Real Time: AfCFTA Moves From Treaty to Customs Gates, Payment Rails and Freight Corridors
AfCFTA's implementation era in 2026 — customs modernization, PAPSS payment expansion, the Abidjan-Lagos and Lobito corridors, and the regional manufacturing buildout reshaping intra-African trade.
Commodity Deep Dive ·
Fertilizer Converts Energy and Mined Minerals Into Crop Yield — and Its Supply Chain Has Become a Strategic Chokepoint
Fertilizer deep dive — 216M t of nutrients produced against 197M t used, nitrogen tied to natural gas, Hormuz choking a third of urea trade, and why N, P, and K are irreplaceable in plant nutrition.
Commodity Deep Dive ·
Fish Meal Is the High-Protein Feed Commodity Whose Global Supply Can Turn on One Peruvian Fishery
Fish meal deep dive — Peru's anchovy fishery supplies ~20% of a 5.1M t market, the 2026 season stopped at 25% of quota under a 120-day national emergency, China takes 78% of exports, and prices hit $2,105/mt.
Trade research
- WTO trade profile — tariffs, trade in goods and services, top partners
- World Bank country data — GDP, trade share of GDP, logistics indicators
- OEC trade profile — export/import composition and partners, visualized
- ITC Trade Map — detailed trade statistics by product (ITC/UN Comtrade)
- CIA World Factbook — geography, economy, transportation infrastructure
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Sources: mledoze/countries (ODbL), CIA World Factbook (public domain), World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), flag-icons (MIT). Stability scores are xin.bz composites of the cited World Bank indicators; routes and commodity notes are xin.bz assessments. Informational only — verify with official sources.