Morocco will Review the Trade Agreement with Turkey in Light of the Growing Imbalance
Due in significant part to Moroccan imports of Turkish textiles, the deficit has grown to around $3 billion. In the first four months of 2025, Morocco’s trade imbalance increased by 22.8% to $12 billion, continuing a pattern that saw the deficit reach 306 billion dirhams the previous year.
Omar Hjira, the Moroccan trade minister, will travel to Turkey to discuss ways to improve the relationship, maybe by boosting Turkish investment in Morocco.
Turkish goods’ competitive advantages—lower prices, superior quality, and dependable delivery—as well as Turkish government backing are cited by Moroccan producers as the reasons why Turkish exports continue to pour into Morocco.
In response, Malaysia has created a “negative list” of more than 1,200 items, including textiles, to protect important businesses, while Moroccan authorities have already imposed emergency tariffs of up to 90% on Turkish textiles.
According to experts, Morocco has to diversify its exports, increase the competitiveness of its own industrial production, and even reevaluate a number of free trade agreements in order to find long-term solutions.
Both countries will look for an agreement that reduces Morocco’s deficit without hurting its domestic sector or creating trade problems when Hjira travels to Ankara.
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