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Payment methods in Morocco

Here are the top takeaways you need to know about the Moroccan e-commerce market:

  • Moroccans pay for only 17% of all online purchases using cards. They pay for the remainder with cash or local digital payment methods.
  • The Moroccan e-commerce market is worth US$2billion. By 2027, it will be worth US$3 billion.
  • Moroccans complete exactly 60% of their online purchases using a mobile device such as a tablet or smartphone.
  • The average Moroccan online shopper spends US$67 a year with e-commerce merchants, rising to US$87 by 2027.
  • Between 2020 and 2022, the online population of Morocco grew by more than 2 million and the proportion of Moroccans with a bank account rose from 29% to 45%.
Population
Online Population
B2C E-commerce
Banked Population
Credit Card Population
E-commerce of Total Retail

Payment Method Breakdown

  • Card 17%
  • Cash 58%
  • Bank Transfer 3%
  • E-Wallet 20%
  • Other 2%
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Card Scheme Breakdown

  • Visa 59%
  • Mastercard 33%
  • American Express 0%
  • Local schemes 8%
  • Other 0%
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Cross-Border E-Commerce

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Online shoppers who have shopped cross-border

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Cross-border proportion of total e-commerce

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Value of cross-border e-commerce

Top cross-border shopping origin markets