Published on 21.02.2022 at 22:18 by APA
Moroccan exports, driven by the continuous improvement and the rise of “made in Morocco”, have been a hit, despite the constraints and challenges imposed by the Covid-19 pandemic. According to statistics from the Office des Changes, Moroccan exports peaked at nearly 30.1 billion euros (327 billion dirhams) in 2021, showing a growth of 24.3% compared to 2020 and 14.9% compared to 2019 .
Unsurprisingly, the phosphates and derivatives sector was the driving force behind these exports with an increase of 57.1%, while aeronautics returned to performance, posting an increase of 21.9%.
For its part, the automobile saw its exports increase by 15.9% to more than 83.78 billion DH in 2021, thanks to external demand addressed to construction (+35.2%).
With regard to textile and leather exports, they amounted to more than 36.38 billion DH (+ 21.6%) while exports in agriculture and agri-food (+ 9.2%) exceeded 68, 37 billion dirhams.
