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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 1967 |
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| Jurisdiction | Government of Botswana |
| Headquarters | FOUR THIRTY SQUARE Plot 54350 PG Matante Road CBD Gaborone, Botswana |
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| Parent department | Office of the President |
| Website | www.statsbots.org.bw |
Statistics Botswana (StatsBots) is the national statistical bureau of Botswana. The organization was previously under the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning as a department and was called Central Statistics Office. The organisation was initially set up in 1967 through an Act of Parliament – the Statistics Act (Cap 17) and thereafter transformed into a parastatal through the revised Statistics Act of 2009. [1] This act gives the Statistics Botswana the mandate and authority to collect, process, compile, analyse, publish, disseminate and archive official national statistics. It is also responsible for "coordinating, monitoring and supervising the National Statistical System" in Botswana. [2] [3] The office has its main offices in Gaborone and three satellite offices in Maun, Francistown and Ghanzi. The different areas in statistics that should be collected are covered under this Act and are clearly specified. The other statistics that are not specified can be collected as long as they are required by the Government, stakeholders and the users.
Statistics Botswana conducts the Population and Housing Census (PHC) within the jurisdiction of two key legal instruments, namely:
The legal instruments stipulates that the census population of Botswana should be carried out every 10 years and any other censuses and surveys as it is determined or necessary. The Statistics Act 2009 authorizes the Statistician General to have access to records (administrative data, financial, geographic information etc.) from other statistics producing agencies.
The Statistics Act 2009 provides for confidentiality and disclosure of information. All staff of Statistics Botswana, including any contractors of Statistics Botswana are sworn to secrecy to not disclose any information that they came across by virtue of their employment (Section 20) of the Act and penalties are also provided for in the Act. In addition, .
Data collection is the process of gathering data for purposes of measuring information on variables of interest in an established systematic fashion that enables one to answer stated research question, test hypothesis and evaluate outcomes. Data is collected through various methods. The primary methods used by Statistics Botswana include questionnaires, face to face interviews, online interviews and desktop data collection.
Survey and census data update the demographic, social and economic data to support national development activities. The data also is used for informed decision making in various government, private and individual activities such as:
The following censuses and surveys have been conducted by Statistics Botswana. [7]
SOCIAL SURVEYS and CENSUSES
| 2014 Botswana Literacy Survey (BLS) | 2013 Botswana AIDS Impact Survey IV (BAIS) | 2022 Botswana Population and Housing Census | 2015/16 Botswana Multi-Topic Household Survey | 2017 Botswana Demographic Survey | 2021 Quarterly Multi-Topic Survey (QMTS) | |
| Botswana AIDS Impact Survey IV | 2022 Population and Housing Census Preliminary Results [10] | Botswana Multi-Topic Household Survey 2015/16 Report :978-99968-2-040-3 | Botswana Demographic Survey Report 2017 [11] | Quarterly Multi-Topic Survey Report Quarter 4, 2021 | |
ECONOMIC SURVEYS
Economic surveys are conducted monthly, quarterly, and yearly. They cover selected sectors of the country’s economy and supplement the economic census with more-frequent information about the dynamic economy. These surveys produce publications that are shared in public domains for all to be informed.
| 2014 Botswana Household Access & Individual Use | 2015 Agricultural Census Survey | 2015 Census of Enterprises and Establishments |
| Botswana Household Access & individual use | Botswana Agricultural Census Report 2015 [12] | Census of Enterprises and Establishments 2016 Report: Phase 1 |
Statistics Botswana compiles and analyses economic statistics from administrative data and business surveys sources. The release of the key indicators varies in periodicity from monthly, quarterly or annually.
| [13] GDP Per Capita (Million Pula) | Nominal GDP per capita | Real GDP per capita | Growth |
| 2014 | 67 867.9 | 40 743.3 | 2.2 |
| 2015 | 62,921.08 | 70,272.61 | -7.3% |
| 2016 | 74,072.27 | 74,072.27 | 5.4% |
| 2017 | 73,856.92 | 75,865.40 | 2.4% |
| 2018 | 75,381.33 | 77,689.12 | 2.4% |
| 2019 | 76,815.33 | 78,815.76 | 1.5% |
| 2020 | 72,662.90 | 70,567.11 | -10.5% |
Annual Inflation Rate 2011 to 2021 [14]
| Year | Average Annual Inflation Rate % |
| 2011 | 8.5 |
| 2012 | 7.5 |
| 2013 | 5.9 |
| 2014 | 4.4 |
| 2015 | 3.1 |
| 2016 | 2.8 |
| 2017 | 3.3 |
| 2018 | 3.2 |
| 2019 | 2.8 |
| 2020 | 1.9 |
| 2021 | 6.7 |
| 2022 | 12.1 |
The statistical outputs released include microdata sets, survey reports, stats briefs and many others. The publications are available in the official digital channels of the organisation which are;
https://botswana.opendataforafrica.org/
https://microdata.statsbots.org.bw
Statistics Botswana produced a special publication on "Selected Statistical Indicators: 1966–2016" as part and contribution to Botswana's 50th anniversary of independence celebrations.
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