The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has been established as an autonomous public office
VISION
To become a one-stop centre for official statistics in Tanzania.
MISSION
To produce quality official statistics and services that meet needs of national and international stakeholders for evidence based planning and decision making.
Services
The NBS which is the central depository for all official statistics produced in Tanzania, is responsible for the collection, compilation, analysis and dissemination of official statistics. Specifically, the services offered by NBS, include:
- To collect data from various sources, analyze, publish, and distribute to stakeholders,
- To conduct surveys and provide technical advice on sampling, statistical data collection, processing, analysis and dissemination of collected data whenever requested by a user/stakeholder,
- To develop standards, methods and provide interpretation of concepts and definitions,
- To provide raw data for researchers and other stakeholders,
- To prepare maps needed for various surveys and censuses, and
- To provide professional advice and instructions on how to use Statistical information according to specific customer requirement.