Overview

The National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (NISR) was created in October 2005 by the Organic Law No. 09/2005 of 14/07/2005 as an independent institution to replace the former Department of Statistics in the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning (MINECOFIN) and the National Bureau of Census.
 

As the primary data producer, NISR produces mandatory statistics such as the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), Consumer Price Index (CPI), Producers Price Index (PPI), External Trade figures, Population Statistics and other special purpose-statistics from surveys such as the Demographic and Health Survey (DHS), Household Living Conditions Survey (Enquete Integrale sur les Condition de vie des ménages or EICV in French), Census and others. It also conducts specific joint surveys such as Agriculture Survey, Service Provision Assessment Survey in partnership with the relevant institutions.
 

Through the Organic Law No. 01/2005 of 14/02/2005, NISR is also designated as the coordinator of the National Statistical System (NSS) - a combination of institutions that provide statistical information and services to the public and government for planning and decision making. As the coordinator of NSS, NISR continuously develops capacity for the members of NSS and coordinates interagency cooperation to improve administrative-based statistics such as vital statistics from the civil registration system, ICT indicators, education, and health statistics.