Statistics and Information on statistical development and initiatives in the Trinidad and Tobago.
The Statistics in Focus series is a product of the Ministry of Planning and Development, the CSO and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).
The Economic Census in Tobago
Mr. Sean O’Brien, Director of Statistics, Central Statistical Office (CSO) – in a speech given at the commemoration of the 2019 Caribbean Statistics Day observed […]
Measuring Poverty in Trinidad and Tobago – A Statistical Approach
More than 700 million people across the world live in extreme poverty according to a United Nations (UN) report in 2015. The international poverty line […]
Towards a National Strategy for the Development of Statistics
In 1999, the Partnership in Statistics for Development in the 21st Century (PARIS21) was established through the combined efforts of the United Nations, the European […]
What is Merchandise Trade Statistics?
Trade statistics refer to information relating to all goods which add to, or subtract from the total material resources of a country by entering its […]
Monitoring and Evaluation of the Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs)
In September 2000, at the UN Headquarters in New York, countries of the world agreed to adopt eight (8) Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to reduce […]
Environmental Statistics in Trinidad and Tobago
Environmental statistics are an integrated collection of data which include the natural environment, biodiversity, and human settlements. It is the broad application of statistical methodology […]
What are Vital Statistics?
Vital statistics refer to the compilation of statistical information regarding major events in an individual’s life and the characteristics of those events. Vital statistics include […]
The Ethical Production of Official Statistics
Statistics provide the data to support the foundation for an informed society; it combines the capacity to observe with the ability to analyse and make […]
The Regional Statistics Work Programme in CARICOM
In 1989, the 10th Meeting of the Heads of Government of Caribbean Community culminated in the creation of the Caribbean Single Market Economy (CSME), a […]