The purpose of the project, implemented between UNDP and State Statistics Committee of Turkmenistan is to strengthen the institutional, statistical and information capacity of the State Statistics Committee of Turkmenistan (Turkmenstat).

In this regard the following project components were identified: 1) strengthening the information and technical capacity of the State Statistics Committee of Turkmenistan (hereinafter Turkmenstat), aimed at improving the quality of statistical data, 2) continuing work on the conceptual transition to the 2008 SNA and expanding the scope, degree, detail and quality of national accounts and complementary economic statistics; 3) increasing the capacity of Turkmenstat for statistical reporting to measure the progress of the SDGs.

Expected Results

The project is expected to achieve the following results, which contribute to strengthening the institutional, statistical and information technology capacities of statistics.

Result 1: The information and technical capacity of the State Statistics Committee of Turkmenistan (Turkmenstat) aimed at improving the quality of statistical data is strengthened.

Result 2: Methodological, informational and human resources of the national accounts of Turkmenistan strengthened.

Result 3: The capacity of the State Committee of Turkmenistan on Statistics to prepare statistical reports to measure progress on the SDGs is increased by assisting Turkmenstat in strengthening the capacity of employees to work with SDG data base  (to ensure the functioning of the SDG database and regulating the collection and processing of data from line ministries and departments). As well as training the relevant specialists to collect the relevant data.