Moroccan diaspora remittances rise to 40 billion dirhams by April

Remittances sent by Moroccans living abroad (MREs) reached nearly 39.98 billion dirhams by the end of April 2026, up from 36.42 billion dirhams during the same period a year earlier, according to the Foreign Exchange Office. In its latest monthly foreign trade indicators bulletin, the office reported a year-on-year increase of 9.8%.

The report also highlighted a travel balance surplus of more than 34.55 billion dirhams, up 26.7% compared with the same period in 2025. The increase was driven by stronger growth in travel receipts, which rose by 21.2% to 44.39 billion dirhams, while travel expenditure increased by 5.4% to 9.84 billion dirhams.

Meanwhile, net foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows declined by 10.1% to 11.65 billion dirhams, as both revenues (-19.6%) and expenditures (-37.2%) fell.

Net Moroccan direct investment abroad (MDIA), however, increased by 41.9%, reaching more than 3.46 billion dirhams.