1. EN/AGNA/2014/Pres/01
USE OF ADMINISTRATIVE DATA SOURCES NATIONAL ACCOUNTS COMPILATION – BOTSWANA’S EXPRIENCE
PRESENTATION TO THE AGNA MEETING ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE 2008 SNA IN ABABA, ETHOPIA BY
KETSO K. MAKHUMALO
3-6 FEBRUARY 2014

2. Administrative data currently used to compiling national accounts
OUTLINE
Introduction
Administrative data currently used to compiling national accounts
Advantages of using administrative data
Challenges
Wayforward
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3. What is administrative data Who compiles Administration data
Introduction
What is administrative data
Who compiles Administration data
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4. Admin data currently used in the compiling National of accounts
Tax returns
VAT
Government Accounts
Financial statistics
Mineral production, etc.
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5. Advantages of using Admin data
Cheaper
Reduce response burden
Used to update and maintain business register
Used for quality assurance
Used to improve non response rate.
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6. Different definitions and concepts
Challenges
Different format
Different definitions and concepts
Not comply to international standards and classifications
Not coded
Accessing data is a problem sometimes
Problem of timeliness
manual.
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7. Making Statistics Botswana a semi autonomous body Strengthening NSS
Way forward
Making Statistics Botswana a semi autonomous body
Strengthening NSS
Development of NSDS
Formation of sector committees
Signing of MoUs
Public education on statistics
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8. THANK YOU
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