The mission of the department is to provide the general public with timely, accurate and comprehensive statistics in a manner consistent with international guidelines and standards.

Vision

• That the statistics we publish are of the highest quality possible.
• That the general public will be confident that the information that they provide us with are secure.
• That the importance of the department  will be recognised.

Functons

The primary funcion of the department is to collect, compile, analyze and disseminate statistics including statistics on the following:

• Population, household and families
• Immigration and Emigration
• Vital occurrences and civil registration
• Imports and Exports
• Education
• Wages
• Labour
• Wholesale and retail prices
• Banking and Finance
• Health
• Crime
• Poverty
• Balance of Payment
• National Accounts
• Gross Domestic Product
• Consumer Price Index