High Commission for Planning

Morocco’s Consumer Prices Rise 0.4% in May, Led by Non-Food Goods

22 June 2024

Slight increase in consumer prices in Morocco in May 2024. The consumer price index (CPI) recorded an increase of 0.4% compared to the same month last year, according to data (…)

Morocco’s Aging Population: Quarter of Citizens to be 60+ by 2050, HCP Reports

12 June 2024

By 2050, a quarter of the Moroccan population will be made up of people aged 60 and over, reveals the High Commission for Planning (HCP). A demographic trend that raises many (…)

Eid al-Adha Sacrificial Ritual Declines Among Moroccan Households, Survey Shows

11 June 2024

Just over 12% of Moroccan households do not perform the ritual of sacrifice during Eid al-Adha, reveals the High Commission for Planning (HCP) in the 30th issue of its "Les (…)

Morocco’s Job Market Shrinks as Drought Impacts Rural Employment

4 May 2024

The High Commission for Planning (HCP) sounds the alarm: the Moroccan labor market continues to deteriorate under the persistent effect of the drought.

Morocco Sees Sharp Rise in Divorces as Marriage Rates Plummet, Report Shows

20 April 2024

In Morocco, the number of marriages has dropped considerably, while divorce cases have recorded a sharp increase over the past fifteen years. This is what the High Commission (…)

Morocco’s Fertility Rate Rises: Study Projects Continued Upward Trend

4 April 2024

The fertility rate in Morocco, on the rise since 2019, should maintain this trend this year, reveals a recent study conducted by the Policy Center For The New South (PCNS).

Morocco’s Economy Surges: 4.1% Growth in Q4 2023, Agriculture and Industry Lead Expansion

2 April 2024

Morocco recorded economic growth of 4.1% in the fourth quarter of 2023, compared to 0.7% during the same period in 2022, reveals the High Commission for Planning (HCP).

Morocco’s Economy Grows 3.3% in Q4 Despite Inflation and Phosphate Export Decline

27 January 2024

The inflation rate in Morocco will continue its downward trend, but will not return to its pre-2022 level, the High Commission for Planning (HCP) said in a recent report, (…)

Morocco’s Inflation Hits 6.1% in 2023, Food Prices Surge 12.5%

23 January 2024

According to the latest economic note from the High Commission for Planning (HCP), the consumer price index (CPI) increased by 6.1% in 2023 compared to the year 2022.

Morocco Consumer Prices Dip 0.3% as Food Costs Fall, HCP Reports

21 December 2023

Consumer prices showed a slight decline of 0.3%, according to the latest figures released by the High Commission for Planning (HCP).