
Textile, 1st INDUSTRIAL EMPLOYER IN MOROCCO
The Moroccan textile industry has reached resilience and maturity, and contributes to the recognition of « Made in Morocco » worldwide. Textile is one of the flagships of the country and the figures show that very clearly. The potential market for upstream capacities is estimated at 2.5 billion dollars (~24.2 billion dirhams),and the sector has a total production capacity of over 1 billion garments per year.
Morocco continues to attract investors to put their money in textile as over 420 million dollars (~4.13 billion dirhams) have been invested so far. Consequently, there is no doubt that Morocco has its own fingerprint in the global textile market.
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Country’s security and safety in
Africa 28th worldwide (WEF)
Africa 28th worldwide (WEF)
53rd
Doing Business 2020
(RBM)
(RBM)
1st
Financial center in Africa
(GFCI- 2019)
(GFCI- 2019)

AN INDUSTRY STRONGLY SUPPORTED BY MOROCCO
With 3.6 billion dollars (~35 billion dirhams) of annual exportations, the textile industry offers a huge production capacity, which represents an unprecedented opportunity for investors.
The whole value chain of textile is covered by experienced ecosystems, namely:
- Denim
- Fast fashion
- Home textile
- Technical textile
- Mesh fabric
- Industrial distributers of national brands
The sector benefits from qualified human resources who graduated from renowned Moroccan and international universities and schools.
- Dedicated graduate schools including l’Ecole Supérieure des Industries du Textile et de l’Habillement (ESITH), and l’Ecole Supérieure de Création de Mode
- Vocational training courses at the Vocational Training and Occupational Promotion Bureau, l’Office de la Formation Professionnelle et de la Promotion du Travail (OFPPT), such as Maintenance and Textile Production, Textile Quality Assurance, Cutting and Sewing, Industrialized Clothing, Clothing Industrial Production, Industrial Fashion Design, and many other courses.
Morocco is a connected platform located only 14 km from Europe with the best maritime connectivity in Africa
- 19 international airports throughout the Kingdom
- 14 ports with cutting-edge infrastructures dedicated to trade and export
- Motorway network of over 1800 kilometers
- 1st High Speed Train in Africa.

Ecosystems
Morocco’s Investment and Export Development Agency services