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| Haut-Commissariat au Plan | |
|---|---|
| Name | Haut-Commissariat au Plan |
| Formation | 2003 (as renamed) |
| Headquarters | Rabat, Morocco |
| Leader title | Haut-Commissaire |
Haut-Commissariat au Plan is Morocco's central public institution responsible for national statistics, strategic planning, and socio-economic monitoring. It conducts censuses, produces indicators, and supports national plans, interacting with ministries, regional authorities, international organizations, and research centers. The agency’s work informs policy debates in parliament and guides implementation of programs linked to development strategies.
The agency traces roots to colonial-era cadastral and census offices linked to the French Protectorate in Morocco and evolved alongside institutions such as the Ministry of Interior during the twentieth century. Post-independence reforms connected the body to initiatives like the Five-Year Plans and collaborations with the World Bank, United Nations Development Programme, and Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. In the 1990s and early 2000s it was reorganized amid influences from the Structural Adjustment era, the Millennium Development Goals, and Moroccan constitutional reforms culminating in administrative changes under King Mohammed VI. The institution’s modern name and mandate reflect trends seen in comparable bodies such as Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques and Instituto Nacional de Estatística.
Statutory basis derives from Moroccan organic laws, decrees issued by the Government of Morocco, and mandates aligning with frameworks promoted by the United Nations Statistical Commission and the African Union. Its legal status positions it as an autonomous public administration working with the Ministry of Economy and Finance (Morocco), the Ministry of Interior (Morocco), and parliamentarians in the House of Representatives (Morocco). The mandate covers national censuses, demographic surveys, economic accounts consistent with System of National Accounts, and monitoring goals linked to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and regional initiatives like the African Continental Free Trade Area.
Leadership includes a Haut-Commissaire supported by directorates similar to those in comparative agencies like National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (France), with departments for demographic statistics, economic statistics, social indicators, cartography, and IT. Regional delegations coordinate with governorates such as those in Rabat-Salé-Kénitra, Casablanca-Settat, and Marrakesh-Safi, and liaise with municipal councils and provincial administrations. Administrative links exist with research institutions including Université Mohammed V, Institut Agronomique et Vétérinaire Hassan II, and policy centers like Royal Institute for Strategic Studies.
Core functions include censuses of population and housing, household surveys, labor market statistics, national accounts compilation, price indices and consumer price statistics, and geospatial mapping. Activities range from polling and sample design to data processing and dissemination platforms comparable to those used by Eurostat, the International Monetary Fund, and the Food and Agriculture Organization. The office supports public policy instruments such as national poverty reduction strategies, regional development plans, sectoral strategies in partnership with the Ministry of Health (Morocco), the Ministry of Education, Vocational Training, Higher Education and Scientific Research (Morocco), and projects by the European Union and African Development Bank.
The institution publishes censuses, annual statistical yearbooks, employment reports, and thematic studies on demographics, migration, agriculture, and industry. Major serial outputs mirror formats used by United Nations Statistics Division and World Bank datasets and contribute to global indicators such as those tracked by the United Nations Development Programme and the International Labour Organization. Publications support analyses by universities including Université Cadi Ayyad and think tanks like Moroccan Center for Economic Studies and serve media outlets including MAP (Maghreb Arabe Presse), national broadcasters, and international research groups.
Major projects include national censuses, household budget and consumption surveys, and integration of administrative records into statistical registers similar to projects undertaken in Canada and Spain. The institution plays a central role in Morocco’s national plans such as the Green Morocco Plan, the Industrial Acceleration Plan, and infrastructure strategies linked to ports like Tanger-Med and transport corridors connecting to the European Union. It also provides monitoring frameworks for social protection measures connected to policies under the National Initiative for Human Development.
The agency maintains partnerships with the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, the Statistical Commission for Asia and the Pacific, bilateral partners such as France and Spain, and multilateral lenders including the European Investment Bank and the International Monetary Fund. It collaborates with UN agencies—UNICEF, WHO, UNESCO—on survey design and capacity building, and with regional networks like the African Development Bank statistical programs and the Pan-African Statistical Training Centre.
Category:Government agencies of Morocco Category:Statistics organizations