Dimension 5.2: Standards and Methods by country
Average score for Standards and Methods indicators. Internationally accepted and recommended methodology, classifications and standards provide the basis for national statistical offices (NSOs) on data integration, facilitating data exchange and providing the foundation for the preparation of relevant statistical...
Countries reporting
191
Highest
1
Australia
Lowest
0.1
Eritrea
Median
0.6
Years covered
8
2016–2023
Data points
1,522
What the numbers show
Dimension 5.2: Standards and Methods is currently reported for 191 countries. The highest value is 1 in Australia; the lowest is 0.1 in Eritrea.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.6, and the mean is 0.661.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 10.
Over the past decade 153 countries rose and 5 fell. The largest increase was in Djibouti (up 1,000.0%), and the largest decrease in Tajikistan (down 40.0%).
Dimension 5.2: Standards and Methods: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Austria | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Belgium | 1 | 2023 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 1 | Canada | 1 | 2023 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 1 | Denmark | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Spain | 1 | 2023 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 1 | Estonia | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Finland | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | France | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Greece | 1 | 2023 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 1 | Hungary | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 1 | Ireland | 1 | 2023 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 1 | Iceland | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Israel | 1 | 2023 | up 5.3% | flat |
| 1 | Italy | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Lithuania | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Luxembourg | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Latvia | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Netherlands | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Norway | 1 | 2023 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 1 | New Zealand | 1 | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 1 | Poland | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Portugal | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Slovakia | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Slovenia | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Sweden | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Turkey | 1 | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 1 | United States | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 29 | Albania | 0.95 | 2023 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 29 | Belarus | 0.95 | 2023 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 29 | Chile | 0.95 | 2023 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 29 | Cyprus | 0.95 | 2023 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 29 | Czechia | 0.95 | 2023 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 29 | Germany | 0.95 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 29 | Croatia | 0.95 | 2023 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 29 | Japan | 0.95 | 2023 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 29 | South Korea | 0.95 | 2023 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 29 | Saudi Arabia | 0.95 | 2023 | up 216.7% | rising |
| 29 | Ukraine | 0.95 | 2023 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 29 | Uzbekistan | 0.95 | 2023 | up 137.5% | rising |
| 41 | Armenia | 0.9 | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 41 | Bulgaria | 0.9 | 2023 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 41 | Switzerland | 0.9 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 41 | United Kingdom | 0.9 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 41 | Georgia | 0.9 | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 41 | Moldova | 0.9 | 2023 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 41 | Russia | 0.9 | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 48 | United Arab Emirates | 0.85 | 2023 | up 54.5% | rising |
| 48 | Colombia | 0.85 | 2023 | up 70.0% | rising |
| 48 | Costa Rica | 0.85 | 2023 | up 70.0% | rising |
| 48 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.85 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 48 | Mexico | 0.85 | 2023 | up 70.0% | rising |
| 48 | Malta | 0.85 | 2023 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 48 | Palestine | 0.85 | 2023 | up 54.5% | rising |
| 48 | Romania | 0.85 | 2023 | up 41.7% | rising |
| 48 | Serbia | 0.85 | 2023 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 48 | Thailand | 0.85 | 2023 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 48 | Kosovo | 0.85 | 2023 | up 54.5% | rising |
| 48 | South Africa | 0.85 | 2023 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 48 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 0.85 | 2023 | up 54.5% | rising |
| 61 | Azerbaijan | 0.8 | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 61 | Burkina Faso | 0.8 | 2023 | up 220.0% | rising |
| 61 | Guatemala | 0.8 | 2023 | up 220.0% | rising |
| 61 | North Macedonia | 0.8 | 2023 | up 77.8% | rising |
| 61 | Montenegro | 0.8 | 2023 | up 166.7% | rising |
| 61 | Singapore | 0.8 | 2023 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 67 | Bahamas | 0.75 | 2023 | up 114.3% | rising |
| 67 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.75 | 2023 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 67 | Dominican Republic | 0.75 | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 67 | Egypt | 0.75 | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 67 | Mauritius | 0.75 | 2023 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 67 | Malaysia | 0.75 | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 67 | Paraguay | 0.75 | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 67 | Senegal | 0.75 | 2023 | up 150.0% | rising |
| 67 | Uganda | 0.75 | 2023 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 67 | Uruguay | 0.75 | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 77 | Argentina | 0.7 | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 77 | Bangladesh | 0.7 | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 77 | Brazil | 0.7 | 2023 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 77 | Barbados | 0.7 | 2023 | up 180.0% | rising |
| 77 | Indonesia | 0.7 | 2023 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 77 | Jordan | 0.7 | 2023 | up 250.0% | volatile |
| 77 | Kenya | 0.7 | 2023 | up 55.6% | rising |
| 77 | Rwanda | 0.7 | 2023 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 77 | El Salvador | 0.7 | 2023 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 77 | Seychelles | 0.7 | 2023 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 87 | Benin | 0.65 | 2023 | up 225.0% | rising |
| 87 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.65 | 2023 | up 333.3% | rising |
| 87 | Kazakhstan | 0.65 | 2023 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 87 | Mongolia | 0.65 | 2023 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 87 | Niger | 0.65 | 2023 | up 160.0% | rising |
| 87 | Philippines | 0.65 | 2023 | up 85.7% | rising |
| 87 | Qatar | 0.65 | 2023 | up 116.7% | rising |
| 87 | East Timor | 0.65 | 2023 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 95 | Botswana | 0.6 | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 95 | China | 0.6 | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 95 | Ecuador | 0.6 | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 95 | Fiji | 0.6 | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 95 | Ghana | 0.6 | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 95 | Kuwait | 0.6 | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 95 | Liberia | 0.6 | 2023 | up 140.0% | rising |
| 95 | Sri Lanka | 0.6 | 2023 | up 71.4% | rising |
| 95 | Lesotho | 0.6 | 2023 | up 71.4% | rising |
| 95 | Maldives | 0.6 | 2023 | up 71.4% | rising |
| 95 | Myanmar | 0.6 | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 95 | Mozambique | 0.6 | 2023 | up 71.4% | rising |
| 95 | Mauritania | 0.6 | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 95 | Namibia | 0.6 | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 95 | Pakistan | 0.6 | 2023 | up 71.4% | rising |
| 95 | Panama | 0.6 | 2023 | up 140.0% | rising |
| 95 | Eswatini | 0.6 | 2023 | up 71.4% | rising |
| 95 | Togo | 0.6 | 2023 | up 140.0% | rising |
| 95 | Tunisia | 0.6 | 2023 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 95 | Samoa | 0.6 | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 95 | Zimbabwe | 0.6 | 2023 | up 71.4% | rising |
| 116 | Afghanistan | 0.55 | 2023 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 116 | Belize | 0.55 | 2023 | up 83.3% | rising |
| 116 | Bolivia | 0.55 | 2023 | up 266.7% | volatile |
| 116 | Cameroon | 0.55 | 2023 | up 57.1% | rising |
| 116 | Cape Verde | 0.55 | 2023 | up 120.0% | rising |
| 116 | Djibouti | 0.55 | 2023 | up 1,000.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Guinea | 0.55 | 2023 | up 1,000.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Gambia | 0.55 | 2023 | up 120.0% | rising |
| 116 | Cambodia | 0.55 | 2023 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 116 | Saint Lucia | 0.55 | 2023 | up 120.0% | rising |
| 116 | Morocco | 0.55 | 2023 | up 83.3% | rising |
| 116 | Nicaragua | 0.55 | 2023 | up 83.3% | rising |
| 116 | Nepal | 0.55 | 2023 | up 120.0% | rising |
| 116 | Peru | 0.55 | 2023 | up 83.3% | rising |
| 116 | San Marino | 0.55 | 2023 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 116 | Suriname | 0.55 | 2023 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 116 | Tanzania | 0.55 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 133 | Angola | 0.5 | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 133 | Brunei | 0.5 | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 133 | Congo | 0.5 | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 133 | Algeria | 0.5 | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 133 | Honduras | 0.5 | 2023 | up 25.0% | flat |
| 133 | Haiti | 0.5 | 2023 | up 150.0% | rising |
| 133 | Nigeria | 0.5 | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 133 | Oman | 0.5 | 2023 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 133 | Palau | 0.5 | 2023 | up 233.3% | rising |
| 133 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.5 | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 133 | Vietnam | 0.5 | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 133 | Zambia | 0.5 | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 145 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.45 | 2023 | up 80.0% | rising |
| 145 | Burundi | 0.45 | 2023 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 145 | Bhutan | 0.45 | 2023 | up 125.0% | rising |
| 145 | Central African Republic | 0.45 | 2023 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 145 | Ethiopia | 0.45 | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Gabon | 0.45 | 2023 | up 125.0% | rising |
| 145 | Guyana | 0.45 | 2023 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 145 | India | 0.45 | 2023 | down 10.0% | flat |
| 145 | Iran | 0.45 | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 145 | Jamaica | 0.45 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 145 | Madagascar | 0.45 | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 145 | Mali | 0.45 | 2023 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 145 | Malawi | 0.45 | 2023 | up 125.0% | rising |
| 145 | Solomon Islands | 0.45 | 2023 | up 80.0% | rising |
| 145 | Sierra Leone | 0.45 | 2023 | up 80.0% | rising |
| 145 | Somalia | 0.45 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 145 | Chad | 0.45 | 2023 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 145 | Tonga | 0.45 | 2023 | up 80.0% | rising |
| 163 | Bahrain | 0.4 | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 163 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.4 | 2023 | up 166.7% | rising |
| 163 | Comoros | 0.4 | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 163 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.4 | 2023 | up 300.0% | rising |
| 163 | Grenada | 0.4 | 2023 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 163 | Iraq | 0.4 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 163 | Lebanon | 0.4 | 2023 | up 166.7% | rising |
| 163 | Syria | 0.4 | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 163 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.4 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 172 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.35 | 2023 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 172 | Kiribati | 0.35 | 2023 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 172 | Laos | 0.35 | 2023 | up 250.0% | rising |
| 172 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.35 | 2023 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 172 | Vanuatu | 0.35 | 2023 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 177 | Dominica | 0.3 | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 177 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.3 | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 177 | Papua New Guinea | 0.3 | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 177 | Sudan | 0.3 | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 177 | South Sudan | 0.3 | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 177 | Tajikistan | 0.3 | 2023 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 183 | Micronesia (country) | 0.25 | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 183 | Libya | 0.25 | 2023 | up 25.0% | falling |
| 183 | Venezuela | 0.25 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 183 | Yemen | 0.25 | 2023 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 187 | Marshall Islands | 0.2 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 187 | Nauru | 0.2 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 189 | Turkmenistan | 0.15 | 2023 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 189 | Tuvalu | 0.15 | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 191 | Eritrea | 0.1 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
About this data
Average score for Standards and Methods indicators. Internationally accepted and recommended methodology, classifications and standards provide the basis for national statistical offices (NSOs) on data integration, facilitating data exchange and providing the foundation for the preparation of relevant statistical indicators. The following methods and standards are considered: System of national accounts in use, National Accounts base year, Classification of national industry, CPI base year, Classification of household consumption, Classification of status of employment, Central government accounting status, Compilation of government finance statistics, Compilation of monetary and financial statistics, Business process. . Further work could improve the validity of this indicator and reduce the risk that countries may be incentivized to adopt only traditional standards and methods and neglect innovative solutions that may be more valid in the current context.