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Data StoryTelling: Data for Development

The primary organization in Zimbabwe that generates official statistics, the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZIMSTAT), is in charge of gathering and disseminating data to monitor Zimbabwe’s progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Together with stakeholders and other statisticians, ZIMSTAT is examining novel approaches and technologies that could be applied to close the gaps in SDG data.

For more information on our publications please contact us at: zim_sdgs@zimstat.co.zw; pr@zimstat.co.zw

Leaving no one behind - Monitoring COVID-19 Impact on Households

Household welfare monitoring statistics help monitor and mitigate the socio-economic impacts of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. The statistics are essential to inform policy formulation, implementation, and evaluation processes. Evidence on the impacts of coronavirus (COVID-19) on society, economy and the environmentin Zimbabwe and how this links to the global Sustainable Development Goals.

January 2023

National Strategy for the Development of Statistics II(NSDS2)

The Government of Zimbabwe has committed itself to implementing all the 17 SDGs as it considers them important for the country and will prioritise ten SDGs out of the agreed seventeen goals. This commitment and prioritisation implies that there will be a greater demand for data from the National Statistical System for benchmarking and tracking progress in these goals. The NSDS will therefore seek to improve the availability of these data through strengthening administrative data systems, surveys and census to address the needs of the Government.

2016 - 2020

Zimbabwe peer review of the national statistical system (NSS)

The peer review of the national statistical system (NSS) of Zimbabwe was carried out in March 2019 as part of the Pan-African Statistics (PAS) Programme. The review involved the study of documentation submitted by the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency, ZIMSTAT, and a visit by a peer review team to Harare where the team held meetings with ZIMSTAT and representatives of various NSS stakeholders. The peer review followed the Manual on Peer Reviews of National Statistical Systems in Africa, issued by the African Union Commission.

18-22 March 2019

Assessment of the National Statistics System Report

To further ensure systematic improvement of statistics and respond to the changing data requirements especially the National Development Strategy 1 (2021- 2025), the Government of Zimbabwe through ZIMSTAT and the stakeholders have embarked on a successor NSDS III aimed at consolidating the gains of NSDS II and develop statistical strategies to be implemented during the plan period of 2021 to 2025.

2022