Morocco curbs Turkish products, yet Ankara still sells it 11.7 % more

Between January and July 2026, Turkey exported $2.43 billion worth of goods to Morocco. The increase reached 11.7 % compared with the same period in 2025, according to data from the Turkish Exporters Assembly reported by Anadolu Agency.

Morocco thus retains its place among Turkey’s main African markets, ahead of Egypt, which purchased just over $2.3 billion worth of Turkish products during the same period. Across the continent, Ankara’s exports reached $13.3 billion, up 12.6 %.

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The Moroccan trend has nevertheless slowed recently. In July alone, Turkish sales to the Kingdom fell by 24.8 %, to $277.5 million. This one-off decline is not enough to erase the strong growth accumulated since the beginning of the year.

The sectors most prominent in Turkey’s commercial offensive in Africa are automobiles and equipment, chemicals, textiles, agri-food, machinery, electronics, steel and construction materials. Morocco is also attracting an increasing number of Turkish companies interested in its major construction projects, particularly those linked to the 2030 World Cup.

A revised agreement, but still unbalanced

This increase comes as Rabat had already tightened the rules of the free-trade agreement concluded with Ankara. Entering into force in 2021, its revision enabled Morocco to place 1,200 products on a negative list and reinstate, for certain goods, customs duties equivalent to 90 % of the common tariff.

The measure notably concerned textiles, clothing, leather, automobiles, wood, electricity and metallurgy. Its aim was to curb the widening trade deficit and protect Moroccan industries facing competition from Turkish products sold at highly competitive prices.

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For Moroccan textile professionals, the problem remains unresolved. The Moroccan Association of Textile and Clothing Industries believes that the agreement continues to weaken local production. It is calling for stricter checks on the origin of products, imported quantities and raw materials, as well as a more balanced trade framework.

The amount of $2.43 billion corresponds solely to exports declared by Turkey to Morocco. It therefore cannot, on its own, be used to calculate the current bilateral deficit, since data on Moroccan sales to Turkey are not available in the same series. It nevertheless confirms that the revision of the free-trade agreement has not halted the increase in Turkish goods on the Moroccan market.

Ankara now intends to go further. Turkish economic officials want to turn certain African countries into production and distribution bases, taking advantage of air links, maritime routes and the African Continental Free Trade Area. For Morocco, the challenge will be not to remain merely a consumer market, but to secure more industrial investment, local production and genuine access to the Turkish market.