Brief History:

In order for the organization to perform more independently the CSO was detached from the Planning Commission Secretariat and was given an autonomy status and was designated as the National Statistics Bureau (NSB).

Vision:

“Quality and timely statistics for evidence based policy and decision making”.

Mission:

“Provide timely, relevant, and reliable statistics, consistent with international principles and standards”.

Mandates:

1. Act as the central authority and custodian of the national statistics;

2. Streamline and strengthen the statistical system in the country;

3. Plan, coordinate and conduct national surveys and censuses;

4. Publish regular statistical reports;

5. Validate, authenticate and disseminate national statistics both nationally and internationally;

6. Maintain a Data Repository System;

7. Ensure uniformity in the concepts, definitions and classifications to enable comparison of data at the national and international level;

8. Provide statistical trainings and professional guidance in collecting, processing, analyzing and reporting statistical data;

9. Act as a clearing-house for collection and release of any official data;

10. Undertake tasks relating to international statistical cooperation; and

11. Serve as the parent agency for the statistical services in various government agencies.