Statistical capacity is defined by the World Bank as the nation’s ability to collect, analyze, and disseminate high-quality data about its population and economy. A strong statistical capacity is indicative of the country’s ability to generate quality statistics that are essential for all stages of evidence-based decision-making, including (i) monitoring social and economic indicators; (ii) allocating political representation and government resources; (iii) guiding private sector investment; and (iv) informing the international donor community for program design and policy formulation. From a scale of 0 to 100, the overall average statistical capacity score of the Philippines in 2019 was reported at 81.1.
