Food imports in Morocco

Morocco: Food imports was 4.43 billion current US$ in 2011. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2011)
4.43 billion current US$
Change on year
up 28.3%
World rank
2nd
of 47 countries
All-time high
4.43 billion current US$
in 2011
All-time low
115.21 million current US$
in 1970
Years of data
42
1970–2011

Food imports in Morocco, 1970–2011

01.0B2.0B3.0B4.0B1970199020111970: 115.2M current US$1971: 138.8M current US$1972: 136.0M current US$1973: 262.5M current US$1974: 419.7M current US$1975: 640.1M current US$1976: 447.1M current US$1977: 431.7M current US$1978: 481.2M current US$1979: 549.6M current US$1980: 719.7M current US$1981: 891.9M current US$1982: 580.4M current US$1983: 533.8M current US$1984: 660.2M current US$1985: 507.4M current US$1986: 475.5M current US$1987: 476.1M current US$1988: 508.6M current US$1989: 588.1M current US$1990: 583.7M current US$1991: 593.5M current US$1992: 895.1M current US$1993: 977.9M current US$1994: 817.2M current US$1995: 1.4B current US$1996: 1.3B current US$1997: 1.1B current US$1998: 1.2B current US$1999: 1.2B current US$2000: 1.3B current US$2001: 1.4B current US$2002: 1.4B current US$2003: 1.2B current US$2004: 1.5B current US$2005: 1.8B current US$2006: 1.8B current US$2007: 3.3B current US$2008: 4.1B current US$2009: 3.0B current US$2010: 3.5B current US$2011: 4.4B current US$

Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current US$.

Analysis

Morocco recorded 4.43 billion current US$ for food imports in 2011. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.

The figure is up 28.3% on the previous year and up 225.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food imports in Morocco peaked at 4.43 billion current US$ in 2011 and was at its lowest, 115.21 million current US$, in 1970.

That places Morocco 2nd out of 47 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 362.20 million current US$ 115.21 million current US$ 640.10 million current US$ 10
1980s 594.19 million current US$ 475.53 million current US$ 891.92 million current US$ 10
1990s 997.78 million current US$ 583.69 million current US$ 1.37 billion current US$ 10
2000s 2.07 billion current US$ 1.19 billion current US$ 4.11 billion current US$ 10
2010s 3.94 billion current US$ 3.45 billion current US$ 4.43 billion current US$ 2

Countries ranked near Morocco

  1. 1 Egypt 4.64 billion current US$ compare
  2. 3 Nigeria 3.59 billion current US$ compare
  3. 4 Algeria 3.57 billion current US$ compare
  4. 5 South Africa 3.02 billion current US$ compare

See the full ranking of 53 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food imports in Morocco?
Food imports in Morocco was 4.43 billion current US$ in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
What is the highest food imports recorded in Morocco?
The highest recorded value was 4.43 billion current US$ in 2011.
What is the lowest food imports recorded in Morocco?
The lowest recorded value was 115.21 million current US$ in 1970.
How does Morocco rank for food imports?
Morocco ranks 2nd out of 47 countries with data for 2011.
Is food imports rising or falling in Morocco?
Over the last ten years it is up 225.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Morocco data come from?
The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of Food imports (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Food imports (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
53 places, 1,518 data points, 1965–2011
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Food imports, cif (includes freight and insurance costs) in current US dollars.