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Two-way investment brief

Australia–Morocco

Morocco was Australia’s 56th-largest two-way trading partner in 2025 (goods and services, A$822 m; 0.1% of Australia’s trade). Globally, Morocco was the world’s 56th-largest source of FDI outflows in 2024 ($679 m, World Bank).

Morocco direct investment in Australia

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Total Morocco investment in Australia

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FDI + portfolio + other

Australian direct investment in Morocco

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Total Australian investment in Morocco

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Levels at 31 Dec 2025

Trend

Direct investment in both directions

Direct investment levels, Australia–Morocco
  • Morocco in Australia
  • Australia in Morocco

Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).

Morocco’s investment in Australia by type
  • Direct investment
  • Portfolio investment
  • Other investment

Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).

Annual direct investment flows

Net transactions during the year; negative = net disinvestment

  • Morocco → Australia
  • Australia → Morocco

Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).

Trade relationship

Australia–Morocco trade

Investment and trade move together: the partners that invest most in Australia are usually major trading partners too. Goods trade is recorded monthly (latest: July 2026); services annually.

Two-way trade, 2025

A$822 m

56th largest partner · 0.1%

Goods exports to Morocco, 2025

A$42 m

12 months to July 2026: A$37 m

Goods imports from Morocco, 2025

A$780 m

12 months to July 2026: A$579 m

Services trade, 2025

A$0 k

Exports — · imports —
Goods trade

Calendar years, A$ (ABS merchandise trade)

  • Exports to Morocco
  • Imports from Morocco

Source: ABS, International Merchandise Trade (MERCH_EXP / MERCH_IMP), summed to calendar years.

Services trade

Calendar years, A$ (ABS international trade in services by country)

  • Exports to Morocco
  • Imports from Morocco

Source: ABS, International Trade in Services by Country, calendar years.

Economic outlook

Morocco’s economy

IMF World Economic Outlook202420252026forecast2027forecast2028forecast
Real GDP growth3.8%4.9%4.9%4.5%4.5%
Inflation0.9%0.8%1.3%1.6%2.0%
Unemployment rate13.3%13.0%12.2%11.3%11.0%
Current account, % GDP−1.2%−2.1%−3.1%−2.9%−3.1%
Fiscal balance, % GDP−3.9%−3.5%−3.5%−3.4%−3.3%
Government gross debt, % GDP67.7%67.1%65.8%64.9%63.9%

Source: IMF World Economic Outlook via the IMF DataMapper API. Years from 2026 are IMF projections; recent years may be estimates and are revised in each WEO round (April and October).

2025 at a glance

New FDI from Morocco
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New Australian FDI in Morocco
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Direct investment income paid to investors
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Direct investment income earned by Australians
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Morocco globally (World Bank)

FDI outflows, 2024
$679 m · 56th
FDI inflows, 2025
$3.3 bn
GDP, 2025
$182 bn
Region · income
Middle East & North Africa · Lower-middle income

Regulatory openness (OECD FDIRRI)

OECD index data loading — see FDI openness

Sources: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (cat. 5352.0), 2025 release, released 2026-05-06 — levels at 31 December and calendar-year flows and income, A$ millions, immediate counterparty basis (investment routed via third economies is attributed to the intermediate economy). World Bank WDI (US$). OECD FDI Regulatory Restrictiveness Index. np = not published for confidentiality; included in totalsPrepared independently by FDIstats from public statistics; not an Australian Government publication and not investment advice. For foreign investment rules, see the Treasury and FIRB.