Manufacturing output in Morocco increased by 4% in the fourth quarter of 2025 compared to the same period in 2024, according to data from the High Commission for Planning.
The Commission, in a news release regarding the industrial, energy, and mining production indices, attributed this increase primarily to improvements in several industrial sectors. Notably, food processing rose by 9.9%, pharmaceuticals by 28.9%, and the production of metal products excluding machinery and equipment saw an increase of 14.5%.
Other improvements included non-metallic products, which increased by 4.8%, and other transport equipment, which rose by 37.1%. Additionally, tobacco product manufacturing grew by 4.7%.
Conversely, certain industrial activities experienced declines during the same period, including automotive production, which fell by 6.2%, apparel manufacturing, which decreased by 4.7%, and the production of computer and electronic optical equipment, which dropped by 12.6%, along with electrical equipment production, which fell by 2.3%, and other manufacturing, which declined by 15.4%.
In the extractive industries, the production index decreased by 4.4%, attributed to a 4.6% decline in other extractive industries, contrasted with a slight increase of 0.7% in ferrous metals.
Furthermore, electricity production recorded an increase of 2.8% in the fourth quarter of last year.
Year-on-year, the data from the High Commission for Planning indicated that production indices for 2025 compared to 2024 reflected a 7% increase in extractive industries, a 4.1% increase in manufacturing excluding oil refining, and a 6.3% increase in electricity production.
