Announcements

The Annual Performance Agreement (APA) for FY 2026–2027 was signed today between the Prime Minister and the Director General of the National Statistics Bureau (NSB). The Prime Minister emphasised that while planning and adaptation are important for development, results remain the most important measure. He highlighted three key purposes of the APA: clarity of results,

The National Statistics Bureau (NSB), through the Economic and Environmental Statistics Division (EESD) with technical support from experts from the Natural Capital Project (NatCap), Stanford University, is currently conducting the Gross Ecosystem Product (GEP) Workshop from 25th –28th August 2026 in Paro. The workshop aims to discuss Bhutan’s GEP estimates, ecosystem service valuation, carbon sequestration,

The NSB, with support from the UNFPA, successfully concluded a Technical Review Workshop on the questionnaire for the 2027 PHCB. The workshop was facilitated by Mr. Christophe Lefranc, Regional Technical Adviser on Population and Development (Data and Census), UNFPA Asia and the Pacific Regional Office, the workshop provided an opportunity for the PHCB Technical Team

Following the successful publication of Bhutan’s first Food Balance Sheet (FBS) Report 2021–2024, developed by the National Statistics Bureau with technical support from the 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐎𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 (𝐅𝐀𝐎), a three-day technical workshop is currently underway to collect, review, and validate data for the 2025 Food Balance Sheet. The 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠