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| State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan | |
|---|---|
| Name | State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan |
| Native name | Статистикалық комитет |
| Formed | 1991 |
| Preceding1 | Goskomstat of the Kazakh SSR |
| Headquarters | Astana |
| Chief1 name | (position: Chairman) |
| Parent agency | Cabinet of Ministers of Kazakhstan |
State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan is the central executive body responsible for national statistical activities in the Republic of Kazakhstan. Established in the aftermath of the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the Committee coordinates population censuses, economic surveys, and social statistics to support policy decisions by the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Kazakhstan, legislative activity of the Mazhilis, and research by academic institutions such as the Al-Farabi Kazakh National University and the L. N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University. It functions within a framework influenced by international organizations including the United Nations Statistical Commission, the International Monetary Fund, and the World Bank.
The agency traces roots to the Goskomstat offices of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic and was reorganized following Kazakhstan's declaration of independence in 1991. Early activities involved transforming Soviet-era statistical classifications to align with the United Nations Statistical Division standards and the International Labour Organization norms. During the 1990s the Committee cooperated with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the Asian Development Bank to modernize statistical registers and to conduct the first post-Soviet population censuses alongside technical assistance from the United Nations Population Fund. Significant milestones include adoption of the International Standard Classification of Occupations and implementation of national accounts consistent with the System of National Accounts promulgated by the UN, IMF, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, and World Bank.
The Committee operates under the Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan and national legislation such as laws enacted by the Mazhilis and decrees of the President of Kazakhstan. Governance is influenced by regulatory acts from the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan and oversight by the Accountant General (Akimat) at regional levels. Its legal mandates reflect commitments under international treaties signed by Kazakhstan, including agreements with the Eurasian Economic Union and reporting obligations to the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. Leadership appointment procedures involve executive nomination subject to confirmation mechanisms embedded in the administrative law framework of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
The central office in Astana houses directorates for demographic statistics, national accounts, price statistics, and information technology. Regional statistical departments operate in oblast centers such as Almaty, Shymkent, Karaganda, Pavlodar, and Aktobe to collect territorial data and liaise with local authorities like the Akimat administrations. The Committee maintains specialized units for census operations, methodological development, and external relations which coordinate with institutions including the Central Asian Development Institute and national research centers. Administrative oversight interfaces with entities such as the Ministry of National Economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan and statistical agencies of neighboring states like the Statistical Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
Primary responsibilities include conducting national population censuses, compiling gross domestic product estimates, producing consumer price indices, and maintaining business registers. The Committee supplies statistics to ministries such as the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan, and the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan to inform policy on social protection, public health, and educational planning. It also supports economic forecasting used by the National Bank of Kazakhstan and fulfils reporting duties for multinational organizations like the International Labour Organization and the World Health Organization.
Methodological development aligns with standards from the Statistical Institute for Asia and the Pacific, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, and the European Statistical System. Sampling frameworks for household surveys and labor force statistics use adaptations of the Labour Force Survey model endorsed by the International Labour Organization. Business statistics draw on classification systems such as the International Standard Industrial Classification while price indices follow protocols developed by the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. Data collection employs censuses, administrative registers from agencies like the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kazakhstan, enterprise surveys in collaboration with trade associations, and remote sensing inputs coordinated with the National Space Agency of Kazakhstan.
The Committee issues regular publications including the Statistical Yearbook of Kazakhstan, monthly bulletins on inflation and industrial output, and thematic reports on demography, labor markets, and agriculture. Dissemination channels include official press releases to outlets such as Kazinform and the Khabar Agency, online databases used by research groups at the Institute for Strategic Studies of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, and data portals compliant with Open Data initiatives advocated by multilateral partners such as the World Bank. Archival releases support historical research in national libraries such as the National Academic Library of Kazakhstan.
International engagement includes partnerships with the United Nations Development Programme, technical cooperation with the European Union, and statistical harmonization within the Eurasian Economic Union framework. The Committee participates in international working groups hosted by the United Nations Statistical Commission, exchanges specialists with the Statistical Office of the Republic of Belarus, and contributes to capacity-building projects supported by the Asian Development Bank and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. These collaborations aim to improve comparability with data from countries like Russia, China, and Turkey and to implement standards such as the International Comparison Program.
Category:Government agencies of Kazakhstan