On August 22, 2023, a press conference was held at the Agency for Information and Mass Communications under the Administration of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan on the topic “International information exchange and achievements in international ratings of the Agency for Statistics”.
The event was attended by the leadership of the Agency of Statistics under the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, heads of departments, media representatives and bloggers.
As noted at the press conference, in 2017, about 20 questionnaires were filled out for 6 international organizations, in 2023 the Agency of Statistics plans to provide data on indicators of the socio-economic development of our country based on 49 questionnaires for 17 international organizations.
The databases were integrated with the information systems of the United Nations “Comtrade” and UNICEF “TransMonEE“.
In 2021-2022, for the first time in the history of our country, the participation of Uzbekistan in the "International Comparison Program" was ensured to determine the purchasing power of the national currency.
In order to introduce international recommendations and standards adopted in the field of statistics into the National Statistical System, study international experience and continuously improve the system, active international cooperation has been established with more than 10 international organizations and statistical departments of 11 foreign countries.
A new and improved version of the Open Data Portal of the Republic of Uzbekistan was developed. To date, the portal hosts more than 8.5 thousand data sets in three languages, which are updated in a timely manner. The Portal is being integrated with websites and databases of other organizations.
Also, in order to further improve the activities of the Portal, the Agency for Statistics cooperates with Open Data Watch, the OSCE Project Coordinators in Uzbekistan, the World Bank and other major international organizations.
As a result, Uzbekistan scored 70 points and rose to 30th place in the world among 195 countries in the Open Data inventory (ODIN) rating and retained 1st place in Central Asia.
Open Data Inventory (ODIN) - evaluates the coverage and openness of data presented on websites maintained by national statistical authorities and official government websites.
It also aims to identify gaps in official statistics, promote open data policies, improve communication between national statistical offices and data users, and evaluate openness.
ODIN has been included among the indicators of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) since 2023. This, in turn, will increase the credibility of the ranking and the wider use of open data by countries in monitoring the achievement of SDG targets by 2030. As a result, the ODIN Open Data Rankings are conducted in a transparent and open manner, with the countries themselves also partly participating in these processes, expressing their opinion.
In the SDG ranking (SDG index) for 2023, published by the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) and international experts, Uzbekistan ranked 69th among 166 countries with an index of 71.1.
This result has improved by 8 positions compared to 2022. In 2022, Uzbekistan was in 77th place with an index of 69.9.
According to the 2023 SDG Index report, Uzbekistan has seen positive growth in the following 10 sustainable development goals:
— reducing the level of poverty in the country
- health and wellness
- quality education
- gender equality
– clean water and sanitation
– industrialization, innovation and infrastructure
— sustainable development of cities and towns
– fight against climate change
— peace, justice and effective institutions
— partnership for sustainable development
The website of the United Nations Statistics Office highlights the work of countries with best practices in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. At the end of 2022, the Republic of Uzbekistan was among the 87 countries with best practices, and information was made public on the ongoing work to monitor the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals and inform the public in our country.
Every year, the Agency of Statistics prepares and publishes "Compilations of statistical indicators for achieving the National SDGs in the Republic of Uzbekistan" in three languages (Russian, Uzbek and English).
The reliability of statistical data ensures transparency and accountability in the process of achieving the SDGs, suggests what changes and measures should be taken to improve the situation in various areas, what needs to be improved in the development strategy and public administration.
In general, official statistics are an important tool in achieving sustainable development and creating a prosperous future for our planet.
The improvement of the position of the Republic of Uzbekistan in international rankings is closely related to the systematic work carried out in our country on both.
Press Service