The Central Statistical Agency (CSA; Amharic: ማዕከላዊ ስታቲስቲክስ ኤጀንሲ) is an agency of the government of Ethiopia designated to provide all surveys and censuses for that country used to monitor economic and social growth, as well as to act as an official training center in that field. It is part of the Ethiopian Ministry of Finance and Economic Development. The Director General of the CSA is Samia Zekaria. Before 9 March 1989 the CSA was known as the Central Statistical Office (CSO).
National censuses of the population and housing have been taken in 1984, 1994, and 2007. Information from the 1994 and 2007 censuses are available online.
While the practice of keeping statistical information in Ethiopia has been traced back as far as the sixteenth century, the need for systematic statistical information that could be used for economic management was recognized as a priority in 1957. In 1960 compiling statistical information became a regular government activity as a result of the Addis Ababa conference of the African Statisticians from UNECA member countries in 1960.
At first the collection of statistics was the responsibility of the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism, then in 1963, this activity became the function of the CSO, which was an autonomous unit under the Ministry of Planning and Development. In 1972 the CSO was reorganized in Proclamation 303/1972, and was responsible for the Planning Commission. The CSO was once again restructured on 9 March 1989, when it was renamed as the CSA and was directly responsible to the Council of Ministers. It was once again placed under a Ministry, the Ministry of Economic Development and Cooperation in October 1996, and transferred to its present position in September 2001, under the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development.[2]
On November 21, 2006 the CSA announced that it had been recognized by the World Bank's Information Development team for being the best government agency in statistical information development in Sub-Saharan Africa.[3]
^"Ethiopia: Ethiopia Said in Better Position in Statistical Information Dev't" AllAfrica.com (last accessed 30 November 2006)
External links
Official website
(Amharic and English)
January 08, 2023
central, statistical, agency, amharic, ማዕከላዊ, ስታቲስቲክስ, ኤጀንሲ, agency, government, ethiopia, designated, provide, surveys, censuses, that, country, used, monitor, economic, social, growth, well, official, training, center, that, field, part, ethiopian, ministry,. The Central Statistical Agency CSA Amharic ማዕከላዊ ስታቲስቲክስ ኤጀንሲ is an agency of the government of Ethiopia designated to provide all surveys and censuses for that country used to monitor economic and social growth as well as to act as an official training center in that field It is part of the Ethiopian Ministry of Finance and Economic Development The Director General of the CSA is Samia Zekaria Before 9 March 1989 the CSA was known as the Central Statistical Office CSO Central Statistical Agencyማእከላዊ ስታትስቲክስ ኤጀንሲCentral Statistic Agency Of Ethiopia CSA Agency overviewFormed1963HeadquartersAddis Ababa EthiopiaAgency executiveSamia Zekaria AdministratorWebsitewww wbr statsethiopia wbr gov wbr etThe CSA has 25 branch offices Besides the capital city of Addis Ababa the cities and towns with offices are Ambo Arba Minch chiro Asayita Assosa Awasa Bahir Dar Debre Berhan Dessie Dire Dawa Gambela Goba Gondar Harar Hosaena Inda Selassie Jijiga Jimma Mek ele Mizan Teferi Adama Negele Borana Nekemte and Sodo 1 National censuses of the population and housing have been taken in 1984 1994 and 2007 Information from the 1994 and 2007 censuses are available online Contents 1 History of statistical reporting in Ethiopia 2 See also 3 Notes 4 External linksHistory of statistical reporting in Ethiopia EditWhile the practice of keeping statistical information in Ethiopia has been traced back as far as the sixteenth century the need for systematic statistical information that could be used for economic management was recognized as a priority in 1957 In 1960 compiling statistical information became a regular government activity as a result of the Addis Ababa conference of the African Statisticians from UNECA member countries in 1960 At first the collection of statistics was the responsibility of the Ministry of Commerce Industry and Tourism then in 1963 this activity became the function of the CSO which was an autonomous unit under the Ministry of Planning and Development In 1972 the CSO was reorganized in Proclamation 303 1972 and was responsible for the Planning Commission The CSO was once again restructured on 9 March 1989 when it was renamed as the CSA and was directly responsible to the Council of Ministers It was once again placed under a Ministry the Ministry of Economic Development and Cooperation in October 1996 and transferred to its present position in September 2001 under the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development 2 On November 21 2006 the CSA announced that it had been recognized by the World Bank s Information Development team for being the best government agency in statistical information development in Sub Saharan Africa 3 See also EditList of national and international statistical servicesNotes Edit Branch offices Archived 2013 11 05 at the Wayback Machine Central Statistical Agency website accessed 26 December 2009 This history is based on Araya Lakew Website analysis Ethiopian Central Statistical Agency CSA p 3 Ethiopia Ethiopia Said in Better Position in Statistical Information Dev t AllAfrica com last accessed 30 November 2006 External links EditOfficial website Census Commission Establishment Proclamation No 180 1999 Amharic and English Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Central Statistical Agency amp oldid 1100302926, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
