Haut Commissariat au Plan

What Haut Commissariat au Plan does

Haut Commissariat au Plan (HCP) is Morocco's principal official statistical agency, established in September 2003 as an administrative mission under the authority of the High Commissioner appointed by King Mohammed VI. The agency produces official statistics across five domains — economy, labor market, income and living conditions, population and demographics, and sustainable development — and operates with statutory institutional and professional independence. Its outputs feed policy formulation at the central and regional government level and are aligned with international standards from the UN, Eurostat, and the ILO.

The core technology stack rests on the Generic Statistical Business Process Model (GSBPM) quality framework, applied across census operations (RGPH 2014 and 2024), labor force surveys, and economic data collection. HCP distributes its outputs through a portfolio of 15+ interactive web platforms, including the comprehensive Base de données statistiques (BDS), the Plateforme ODD for SDG monitoring, StatGenre Maroc for gender statistics, the RGPH 2024 census visualization platform, and specialized labor market tools. A CAWI digital data collection platform supports enterprise business cycle surveys, and an Open Data microdata repository serves research use cases. Recent product launches include the EMO2026 labor force survey (sample expanded to 135,000 households) and the Table Marocaine de Composition des Aliments (TMCA) developed with FAO.

HCP's business model is non-commercial: the agency is funded through the Moroccan state budget and provides all statistical data, reports, and platforms free of charge. Its customer base is concentrated in government ministries, regional authorities, academic researchers, and international organizations (UN agencies, World Bank). The agency operates under Royal-mandated restructuring to expand its role into strategic coordination of national development policies, with its subsidiary INSEA (Institut National de Statistique et d'Économie Appliquée) positioned centrally in that transformation. Leadership comprises Chakib Benmoussa as Haut-Commissaire, Ayache Khellaf as Secrétaire Général, and Othmane Kettani as Director of INSEA (appointed April 2026).

Name

Haut Commissariat au Plan

Legal name

Haut Commissariat au Plan du Royaume du Maroc

Website

https://hcp.ma

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Haut Commissariat au Plan (HCP) is Morocco's principal official statistical agency, producing national statistics on economy, labor, population, and sustainable development. Operating under royal decree since 2003, it serves the Moroccan government, regional authorities, researchers, and UN bodies via free interactive data platforms.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Rabat

HQ country

Morocco

HQ region

Africa

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Government Budget Allocation: As a government administrative entity (administration de mission) under the authority of the King of Morocco, HCP operates under government funding and does not generate commercial revenue. The agency produces official statistics for public policy purposes.

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Core offering

HCP is Morocco's principal official statistics producer, generating economic indicators (GDP, inflation, trade indices), labor market statistics, demographic census data (RGPH), and SDG indicators. It distributes data through interactive web-based platforms including the Base de données statistiques (BDS), the ODD platform for SDG monitoring, StatGenre Maroc for gender statistics, and the RGPH 2024 census results platform.

Product overview

Haut Commissariat au Plan operates as Morocco's principal official statistics producer, offering a portfolio of interactive web-based statistical platforms and data tools. The core offering consists of the Base de données statistiques (BDS) - a comprehensive statistical database - complemented by specialized thematic platforms including the Plateforme ODD for SDG monitoring, StatGenre Maroc for gender statistics, and dedicated labor market visualization tools. Additional products include Open Data microdata repositories, census visualization platforms (RGPH 2024 and historical RGPH 2014), consumption price index simulators, and time-use simulators. A significant recent development is the CAWI digital data collection platform for business surveys, and the EMO2026 labor force survey marking a methodological overhaul. The organization also produces downloadable statistical publications, methodological documentation, and operates YouTube video content for statistical communication.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• StatGenre Maroc: Interactive platform for gender statistics in Morocco
• Le marché du travail en chiffres
• Plateforme ODD

Products and services

• Base de données statistiques (BDS) Comprehensive statistical database providing access to a wide range of indicators across economic, demographic, and social domains with data interaction features, cross-dimensional analysis, and Excel download capabilities for open data reuse.
• Plateforme ODD (Indicateurs des Objectifs de Développement Durable) Platform for monitoring Sustainable Development Goal indicators, enabling users to track Morocco's progress on SDG targets with interactive data visualization.
• BDS régionales Regional statistical databases providing indicators at the regional and provincial levels across Morocco's territorial divisions.
• Plateforme StatGenre Maroc Interactive platform providing gender statistics and indicators on gender equality in Morocco, enabling analysis of gender disparities across social and economic dimensions.
• Le marché du travail en chiffres (Interagissez) Interactive platform for exploring labor market statistics with dynamic data visualization tools enabling user-driven analysis of employment and unemployment indicators.
• Enquête sur la main-d'œuvre (EMO2026) New generation labor market survey replacing the Enquête Nationale sur l'Emploi (ENE). Features updated conceptual framework, expanded sample size from 90,000 to 135,000 households annually, and includes new dimensions: labor underutilization measurement, informal employment, and lifelong learning.
• Plateforme interactive du RGPH 2024 Interactive platform for publishing and accessing 2024 General Population and Housing Census results. Provides legal population figures for Morocco: 36,828,330 inhabitants as of September 1, 2024.
• Comptes Nationaux National accounts data platform providing comprehensive economic statistics including GDP, sectoral value added, and macroeconomic aggregates with historical series.
• Micro données - Open Data Anonymized microdata repository providing access to individual-level data from surveys and censuses including RGPH 2014, household consumption surveys, and time use surveys for research purposes.
• Table Marocaine de Composition des Aliments (TMCA) National food composition database developed with FAO, documenting nutritional composition of 1,001 foods consumed in Morocco with 43 nutritional components. Serves as a national reference for analyzing dietary habits and informing public policies on nutrition, health, and food security.
• HCP Digital Transformation Platform (Plateforme digitale CAWI) Web-based platform implemented in Q3 2021 for remote statistical data collection through business cycle surveys, enabling electronic data exchange with enterprises.
• Enquête de conjoncture auprès des ménages Permanent household business cycle survey measuring consumer confidence through the Indice de Confiance des Ménages (ICM) based on seven indicators regarding general and household-specific situations.

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 June 2026Collaborative partnership for the Table Marocaine de Composition des Aliments (TMCA), a national food composition database documenting nutritional composition of 1001 foods consumed in Morocco with 43 nutritional components. The TMCA serves as a national reference for analyzing dietary habits and informing public policies on nutrition, health, and food security.
• UNFPA (United Nations Population Fund)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 July 2025Joint event organization for World Population Day to present reports on population and demographic issues. Collaboration on fertility and demographic studies.
• International Labour Organization (BIT)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 July 2022Partnership for the National Action Plan to establish an Integrated and Harmonized Information System on International Migration in Morocco. Round table organized by HCP in collaboration with BIT.
• ILO (International Labour Organization)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on labor market statistics and surveys. HCP conducts the Enquête sur la main-d'œuvre (EMO) following ILO standards adopted at the 19th, 20th, and 21st International Conferences of Labour Statisticians.
• UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint training workshops for government officials on SDG implementation and Agenda 2063. UNECA presented a capacity strengthening project for African countries on SDG statistics.
• High-Level Group for Partnership, Coordination and Capacity-Building for Statistics for SDGs (HLG-PCCB)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHCP co-organized the 11th meeting of the UN HLG-PCCB with the UN Statistics Division, focusing on statistical capacity building for the 2030 Agenda.
• European UnioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership on youth NEET profiling study, with EU support for statistical analysis to improve public policies targeting young people not in education, employment, or training.
• CGEM (Confederation General of Enterprises of Morocco)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on youth employment and NEET issues, bringing together public and private sector perspectives on labor market challenges and training needs.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Destatis (Statistisches Bundesamt): Germany's federal statistical office producing comprehensive official statistics across economic, demographic, and social domains. Comparable institutional scale, multi-platform data dissemination, and alignment with European statistical standards.
• INSEE (Institut National de la Statistique et des Études Économiques): France's national statistical institute, structurally the closest international analogue to HCP, producing GDP, labor force, demographic, and census statistics under a similar public-administration mandate with Eurostat-aligned methodology.
• Statistics Canada: Canada's national statistical agency producing official economic, demographic, social, and environmental statistics under a similar institutional mandate to HCP, with comparable census ( quinquennial), labor force survey, and digital data dissemination platforms.
• U.S. Census Bureau: U.S. federal statistical agency, particularly comparable for HCP's census operations (RGPH 2024 mirrors the decennial census program) and population/economic indicator production, though with substantially larger scale and budget.
• Office for National Statistics (UK ONS): UK's national statistical agency producing official economic, population, and labor statistics. Operates a comparable digital data platform strategy and census program that mirrors HCP's RGPH and BDS-style offerings.

Broad incumbents

• OECD Statistics Directorate: International statistical coordination body that standardizes and aggregates economic and social indicators from national agencies including peers of HCP; comparable in international standards-setting role, though not a primary producer.
• Eurostat: EU supranational statistical agency that sets and harmonizes methodology HCP adopts (ESS quality standards, GSBPM). Acts both as a methodological peer and as a coordinating body that consumes data from national statistical offices including Morocco-adjacent ones.

Others

• UN Statistics Division: United Nations central statistical body co-organizing initiatives like the HLG-PCCB in which HCP actively participates. Comparable in standards-setting and global SDG indicator coordination rather than direct data production.

Emerging players

• Statista: Private-sector data aggregator and statistics platform that competes with national statistical agencies in providing accessible, structured economic and demographic data to businesses and researchers, representing a commercial alternative model that HCP's free-access approach indirectly constrains.

Regional players

• IBGE (Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística): Brazilian institute for geography and statistics, comparable emerging-market national statistical agency producing PNAD labor surveys, census (similar to RGPH), and economic indicators. Similar institutional context of large, diverse national population.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/marochcp
• Facebookfacebook.com/HCPMaroc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/haut-commissariat-au-plan
• Instagraminstagram.com/hcp.maroc
• Xx.com/hcpmaroc

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries1 record

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