About us

To educate the public on the importance of statistics and maintain a professional, competent, well-equipped staff emphasizing modernization through training and the utilization of science and technology.

Our mission is to provide Government, the public and private sectors, regional and international organizations and other users with timely, accurate and reliable data.

The Dominica CSO operates within the Census and Statistics Act with the mandate to “collect, compile, analyse, abstract and publish statistics portraying various aspects of the social, demographic and economic conditions of the people of the State”. The Statistics Authority for the State is also “responsible for taking, from time to time, appropriate measures to organize and develop a national statistical system capable of meeting effectively the statistical needs of social and economic planning”