of Morocco's goods trade conducted with the EU
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Country file
Morocco
The EU–Morocco relationship is dense, and exporting digital services occupies a measurable place within it. The file distinguishes this economic context from the requirements specific to each client.
Relationship with the European Union
EU–Morocco Association Agreement in force
It structures the business relationship, but reduces neither the contractual audit rights nor the security evidence expected.
Sources reviewed on 1 November 2026
of EU–Morocco goods trade
2025European Commission, EU–Morocco tradeof EU–Morocco services trade
2024European Commission, EU–Morocco trade01
Economy and sectors
MAD 26.2bn
of digital export and outsourcing revenue
2024, preliminary dataDigital economy and outsourcing
Office des Changes, digital exports and outsourcing40.3%
of sector revenue attributed to ITO services
2024IT and technology services
Office des Changes, digital exports and outsourcing37.4%
of revenue attributed to customer relations services
2024CRM and contact centres
Office des Changes, digital exports and outsourcingNo country regime
European Union restrictive measures targeting the country
EU Sanctions Map, as at 26 September 2026No EU restrictive measures regime targets this country. Thematic regimes — terrorism, human rights, cyberattacks, chemical weapons — nonetheless target individuals of any nationality: screening against the consolidated list applies here as elsewhere.
EU Sanctions Map — European Commission02
Incidents, fraud and impersonation
38.9%
of internet users report having experienced a virus or another computer infection
2023 surveyIndividuals aged 5 and over
ANRT, 2023–2024 ICT usage survey18.9%
report exposure to phishing
2023 surveyInternet users, not audited companies
ANRT, 2023–2024 ICT usage survey14.2%
report an account intrusion or the sending of fraudulent messages from their account
2023 surveyDigital identity signal
ANRT, 2023–2024 ICT usage survey03
Points to check within your organisation
Technology delivery
Link the people, execution sites, subcontractors, privileged access and controls actually applied to the service sold.
European data and access
The commercial agreement does not replace the transfer mechanism, the access mapping or the expected technical measures.
Identity of the contacts
Provide for an out-of-channel check for any new contact, change of details, sensitive sharing or payment instruction.
Developments to be aware of
The topics that may change your answers
EU restrictive measures
No EU restrictive measures regime targets this country. Thematic regimes — terrorism, human rights, cyberattacks, chemical weapons — nonetheless target individuals of any nationality: screening against the consolidated list applies here as elsewhere.
EU–Morocco agreement and trade
Volumes indicate the intensity of the relationship; no cyber allowance is inferred from this.
Export-oriented digital economy
The breakdown by ITO, CRM and other ecosystems helps place the supplier's activity in context.
Incidents, phishing and impersonation
The DGSSI explicitly addresses phishing, spear-phishing and email impersonation in its framework.
Data transfers
No general EU adequacy decision is assumed for Morocco.
The weight of digital operations and commercial proximity to the EU make client assurance particularly relevant. Threat figures justify identity and evidence checks, not an alarmist conclusion about any given company.
Official sources
- European Commission, EU–Morocco trade
- Office des Changes, digital exports and outsourcing
- ANRT, 2023–2024 ICT usage survey
- DGSSI, incident management framework
- Adequacy decisions — European Commission
- EU Sanctions Map — European Commission
- EU Consolidated Financial Sanctions List — European Commission
Confidential exchange
Describe your European relationship and the request received.
The Morocco file positions a country and its relationship with the Union. What remains is to examine what your client expects of you, what your contract provides for, and what your evidence can establish today.