Namibia Statistics Agency
parastatal in Namibia
The Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA), formerly the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), is the national statistical authority of Namibia. It is an agency of the Namibian government, and headquartered in the capital Windhoek.
History
Before Namibian independence in 1990, there was no stand-alone statistical authority. Statistical data was managed through a department of the South African Statistical Services. After independence, the Central Statistical Office was launched as a division of the National Planning Commission. It was later renamed the Central Bureau of Statistics.
In 2011, the Namibia Statistics Agency was formalised on the basis of the Statistics Act, 20 (Act No 9 of 2011). It started operating in 2012.
Legal Basis
The statistical authority until 2011 operated on the basis of the Statistics Act, No 66 of 1976. A new Statistics Bill was discussed by the National Assembly during 2010 to 2011, including the formation of an entirely independent Namibia Statistics Agency.
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