High Commission for Planning

Moroccan Women Face Increased Domestic Workload Amid COVID-19 Challenges, Study Finds

12 March 2021

As part of International Women’s Day celebrated on March 8th under the theme "Women’s Leadership: For an Equal Future in the World of Covid-19", the High Commission for (…)

Study: VAT Fears Drive Informal Sector Growth in Morocco

4 March 2021

Value Added Tax (VAT) represents "the main tax component" that informal sector players fear the most. This is the result of a study carried out by the High Commission for (…)

Morocco’s Informal Economy Surges, Hampering National Growth, Study Finds

4 March 2021

The worrying evolution of the informal sector in the Moroccan market is a concern for the High Commission for Planning (HCP), which presented on March 2 a study on the causes (…)

COVID-19 Lockdown Widens Health Care Gap for Female-Led Households in Morocco

25 February 2021

During the lockdown, households headed by women had more difficulty accessing health services than those headed by men. This is what the report of the High Commission for (…)

Morocco’s Construction Sector Slumps as Cement Sales Plummet 12%

22 February 2021

Cement sales are down. At the end of January, sales fell by 12.3% compared to last year, a loss of 1,037,005 tons. The construction sector seems to be bogged down, with a 10% (…)

Morocco’s Informal Labor Crisis: Over Half of Workers Lack Employment Contracts

19 February 2021

In Morocco, more than half of employees are without a contract, or 43.2% among women, compared to 58.2% among men. This is according to the information note published by the (…)

Morocco’s Unemployment Rate Jumps to 11.9%, Youth and Urban Areas Hit Hardest

4 February 2021

Between 2019 and 2020, the unemployment rate rose from 9.2% to 11.9%, an increase of 2.7 points. The announcement was made by the High Commission for Planning (HCP), which (…)

Survey: 40% of Moroccan Businesses Depleted Cash Reserves Amid COVID-19 Crisis

27 January 2021

According to the High Commission for Planning (HCP), in its third survey related to the impacts of Covid-19 on business activities, conducted from December 22 to 30, 40% of (…)

Moroccan Household Confidence Plummets in 2020, HCP Survey Reveals

22 January 2021

The year 2020 ended with a deterioration of the confidence of Moroccan households, although this confidence was stable in the fourth quarter of 2020. This is what the results (…)

Survey: Moroccan Households Report Improved Health Services in 2020

22 January 2021

The results of a survey published by the High Commission for Planning (HCP) revealed that Moroccan households have changed their opinion on the quality of health services in (…)