Trade between Morocco and Israel rose sharply in the first half of 2026, with goods traded between the two countries reaching $105.5m, according to Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). The figure was 69.6% higher than in the same period of 2025. The data, published on 20 July, is provisional and covers goods cleared through customs. It does not include services or trade with the Palestinian Authority.
Israeli exports to Morocco reached $94m, up 67.3%.
Moroccan exports to Israel stood at $11.5m, up 91.7%.
The figures left Morocco with a trade deficit of $82.5m, compared with $50.2m a year earlier.
A different way of counting gives a bigger total
The CBS uses another method to track trade. This one looks at where goods were made rather than where they were invoiced.
Under this method, Moroccan goods entering Israel were worth $44.6m in the first half of 2026.
Israeli exports to Morocco were worth $93.7m.
That brings total trade to $138.4m, up 34% from $103.2m in the first half of 2025.
The trade deficit under this method was $49.1m.
The large difference between the two figures for Moroccan exports suggests that some goods may have been invoiced through other countries before reaching Israel.
Cars, clothes and sugar lead Moroccan exports
Cars, clothing, sugar and confectionery made up most of the Moroccan goods recorded in the country-of-origin data.
Clothing was worth $11.9m, followed by vehicles at $11.8m and sugar and confectionery at $7.8m.
Together, these three groups made up 70.6% of Moroccan-origin goods entering Israel.
Israeli exports were led by chemical products, worth $34.4m.
Machinery and electrical equipment added $21.9m, while seeds were worth $10.7m.
Trade ties have grown since 2020
Trade between the two countries has grown since diplomatic relations were restored in 2020 under the Abraham Accords.
A bilateral economic and commercial co-operation agreement was signed in Rabat in February 2022. It set a target of $500m in annual trade.
The agreement covers areas such as industry, agriculture and technology.
The two countries have also worked on projects involving irrigation, aerospace, artificial intelligence, green hydrogen, solar energy, water desalination and smart cities.
The agreement includes industrial zones that can help products made in Morocco reach the US market without tariffs when they meet the required rules on Moroccan, Israeli and US inputs.
Despite the recent growth, trade remains below the $500m target set in 2022.
