Electronic sector in Morocco counts about 20 enterprises, $ 89.8 million in sales
Morocco, Economics, 4/6/2001

The electronic sector in Morocco is represented by some 20 enterprises employing 5,192 persons and yielding a turnover of 988 million DH ($ 89.8 million).

Exports of electronic products were worth 739 million DH ($67,1 million) in 1999, yielding 484 million DH ($ 44 million) in added value. Investments in the sector reached 112 million DH in 1999 ($ 10.1 million).

69% of electronic firms are settled in the region of Casablanca, and 15 % in the northern region (Tangiers and Tetuan).

The sector offers promising perspectives, mainly as regards sub-contracting and partnership opportunities, due to good production costs and other advantages granted by the Hassan II Fund for economic and social development which pays 50% of the price of plots of land and 30 % of the price of offices. Thanks to these perks, Morocco was chosen by several international firms, such as STMicroelectronics, Aerospatiale, Valtronis, Delphi, Yazaki and Wolkswagen. Likewise, Boeing has recently decided to set up with Moroccan air carrier (RAM) a plant for the production of electronic components for Boeing planes.

The sector production and exports grew by 58% between 1995 and 1999.

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