Morocco’s trade surplus with the UK widens as exports top imports by more than two to one
Morocco sold more than twice as many goods to the United Kingdom as it bought from the country in September 2026. The latest British statistics show £156 million in imports from Morocco, compared with £73 million in exports to the kingdom.
The data published Thursday, November 12, by the UK’s Office for National Statistics (ONS) show an increase in purchases of Moroccan products. They reached £156 million in September, up from £141 million in August and £133 million in September 2025, an annual increase of 17.3%.
At the same time, British exports to Morocco fell to £73 million in September, down from £105 million in August and £95 million a year earlier. Morocco thus recorded a trade surplus of £83 million for that month alone, compared with £38 million in September 2025.
In the first nine months of 2026, Moroccan sales to the United Kingdom totaled £1.389 billion, up 9% year on year. British exports in the other direction reached £1.148 billion, up 3.5%. The trade balance favored Morocco by £241 million, compared with £165 million over the same period in 2025.
Fruit and vegetables account for a significant share of this trade. According to the latest UK government trade data, they represented £640 million in imports in the 12 months to June 2026, ahead of electrical equipment (£388 million) and cars (£176 million).
Morocco is further consolidating its position in the UK market for tomatoes and soft fruit. In the latest growing season, it supplied nearly 123 million kilos of tomatoes to the United Kingdom, almost double Spain’s volume. Moroccan raspberries also account for nearly 63% of British imports of the fruit.
