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| PNG National Statistics Office | |
|---|---|
| Agency name | PNG National Statistics Office |
| Native name | National Statistical Office of Papua New Guinea |
| Formed | 1975 |
| Jurisdiction | Papua New Guinea |
| Headquarters | Port Moresby |
| Chief1 name | Statistician General |
| Parent agency | Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea |
PNG National Statistics Office The PNG National Statistics Office is the central statistical agency of Papua New Guinea responsible for production, coordination and dissemination of official statistics. The office conducts national censuses, household surveys and administrative data compilation in support of policymaking by institutions such as the National Parliament (Papua New Guinea), the Department of Treasury (Papua New Guinea), the Department of Health (Papua New Guinea), and the Bank of Papua New Guinea. It provides statistical inputs used by international organizations including the United Nations, the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, the International Monetary Fund, and the Pacific Islands Forum.
The statistical service that evolved into the PNG National Statistics Office traces roots to colonial-era enumerations under Australian administration of Papua and New Guinea and post-World War II surveys connected to the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration. Following independence in 1975, the office was established to replace legacy structures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics operations in the region. Early major exercises included population counts aligned with international initiatives like the United Nations Statistical Commission recommendations and regional efforts convened by the Secretariat of the Pacific Community and the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat. The office’s historical development intersected with national milestones such as the adoption of the Constitution of Papua New Guinea and the establishment of the Independent State of Papua New Guinea institutions, and with regional epidemiological responses involving the World Health Organization and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.
The office operates under legislation enacted after independence and under policy instruments influenced by the United Nations Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics and protocols encouraged by the Pacific Statistics Steering Committee. Its legal remit is defined in statutes administered by the Department of Personnel Management (Papua New Guinea) and oversight involving the Office of the Prime Minister (Papua New Guinea), aligning data confidentiality provisions with standards promoted by the International Statistical Institute and the International Association for Official Statistics. Data-sharing agreements have been concluded with entities such as the Transparency International initiatives in the Pacific and bilateral arrangements with agencies including the Australian Government’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
The agency is headed by a Statistician General accountable to the Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea and interacts with parliamentary committees such as the Public Accounts Committee (Papua New Guinea). Internal divisions mirror international models with units for demography, labor statistics, national accounts, price statistics, agriculture statistics, health statistics and geospatial information. Senior managers liaise with counterpart bodies including the Australian Bureau of Statistics, the Statistics New Zealand, the Fiji Bureau of Statistics, the Solomon Islands National Statistics Office, and the Vanuatu National Statistics Office. Technical advisory committees have included experts from the United Nations Development Programme, the United Nations Population Fund, and the International Labour Organization.
Core outputs include decennial population censuses, household income and expenditure surveys, labor force surveys, agricultural censuses, health facility data, price indices and national accounts. The office produces statistical series used by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development when engaging with Pacific economies, by the World Health Organization for health metrics, and by the Food and Agriculture Organization for agricultural statistics. Key publications include statistical yearbooks, census reports and thematic analyses used by the Department of Education (Papua New Guinea), the Department of Commerce and Industry (Papua New Guinea), and nongovernmental stakeholders like Oxfam and World Vision. Data feeds support monitoring frameworks for the Sustainable Development Goals, the Paris Agreement, and regional strategies developed by the Pacific Islands Forum.
Methodological frameworks adopt international standards such as the System of National Accounts, the International Standard Industrial Classification, the International Classification of Diseases, the United Nations Framework for the Development of Environment Statistics, and labor definitions promoted by the International Labour Organization. Sampling designs frequently reference manuals published by the United Nations Statistics Division and technical guidance from the Asian Development Bank and the World Bank. Quality assurance processes are informed by practices endorsed by the Committee for the Coordination of Statistical Activities and peer reviews involving the Statistical Institute for Asia and the Pacific and the Pacific Community (SPC).
The office disseminates summaries, microdata and metadata to stakeholders and researchers, with access arrangements comparable to protocols advocated by the International Household Survey Network and data repositories such as the World Bank Microdata Library. Outputs are used by academia including scholars at the University of Papua New Guinea, the University of the South Pacific, and international centers like the Australian National University and the London School of Economics. Release calendars coordinate with international events such as the World Statistics Day and reporting cycles for the United Nations Statistical Commission. Confidentiality safeguards reference best practices discussed at forums like the International Statistical Institute conferences.
The office engages with multilateral partners including the United Nations Development Programme, the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, the International Monetary Fund, and regional bodies like the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme. Bilateral technical cooperation has involved the Australian Government, New Zealand Government, and development partners including the European Union and Japan International Cooperation Agency. Collaboration extends to civil society organizations such as Amnesty International and research networks involving the Lowy Institute, Crawford School of Public Policy, Development Policy Centre, and statistical capacity programs run by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific.
Category:Government agencies of Papua New Guinea Category:National statistical services