Europe buys almost as much from Morocco as from Algeria, but not at all the same things
In 2025, the European Union bought €25.5 billion worth of goods from Morocco and €26.5 billion from Algeria. With a difference of only one billion euros, the amounts are almost identical. But the composition of exports is radically different.
According to the European Commission, 50.6% of European imports from Morocco consist of machinery and transport equipment, amounting to €12.9 billion.
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Agriculture accounts for €3.7 billion, or 14.6% of the total, while textiles account for €2.9 billion, or 11.4%. This structure notably reflects the importance gained by the Moroccan automotive industry in exports to Europe.
In Algeria, 93% of sales are based on mineral products
The situation is very different in Algeria. Of the €26.5 billion worth of goods purchased by the EU from Algeria in 2025, €24.7 billion consisted of mineral products, or 93.2% of the total, according to the European Commission data.
Algerian exports to Europe therefore remain overwhelmingly dominated by oil and gas, whereas Moroccan sales are much more diversified and strongly driven by industrial activities.
The difference is also apparent in the opposite direction: the EU exported €36.7 billion worth of goods to Morocco in 2025, compared with €16.9 billion to Algeria. Total trade in goods thus reached €62.2 billion with Morocco, compared with €43.4 billion with Algeria.
The conclusion is therefore clear: Europe spends almost the same amount purchasing goods from the two countries, but Morocco mainly sells it diversified industrial products, while Algeria remains heavily dependent on its exports of mineral products.