National Statistics Office of Vietnam

National Statistics Office

Cục Thống kê
Agency overview
Formed	6 May 1946 (1946-05-06)
Preceding agency	General Statistics Office
Jurisdiction	Government of Vietnam
Headquarters	54 Nguyen Chi Thanh street, Dong Da district, Ha Noi
Employees	5300
Agency executive	Nguyen Thi Huong, Director General
Parent agency	Ministry of Finance (Vietnam)
Website	www.nso.gov.vn

The National Statistics Office (NSO; Vietnamese: Cục Thống kê, lit. 'Department of Statistics'), formerly the General Statistics Office (GSO; Vietnamese: Tổng cục Thống kê, lit. 'General Department of Statistics'), is an agency under the Ministry of Finance, performing the function of the state management for statistics; conducting statistical activities and providing social and economic information to organizations and individuals domestically and internationally in accordance with the law.

Organizational structure and finance

The National Statistics Office consisting of 13 administrative units and 4 public service delivery units, overseeing 63 Statistics Offices in provinces and municipalities.

Departments

The National Statistics Office comprises 13 administrative departments: the System of National Accounts Department; the Statistical Methodology Standard and IT Department; the Integrated Statistics Department; the Industrial Statistics Department; the Agricultural, Forestry & Fishery Statistics Department; the Trade and Services Statistics Department; the Population & Labor Statistics Department; the Social and Environmental Statistics Department; the Foreign Statistics and International Cooperation Department; the Human Resources Department; the Financial Planning Department; the Statistics Legislation and Inspection Department; and the Administration Office. Additional departments include the Price Statistics Department and the Construction and Capital Investment Statistics Department.

Public delivery service agencies

The office oversees four public service delivery units, which include the Institute of Statistical Science; Statistical Informatics Centers No. 1, No. 2, and No. 3; the Statistical Documentation and Service Center; the College of Statistics in Bac Ninh province; the College of Statistics No. 2 in Dong Nai province; the Statistical Forms and Questionnaire Distribution Company; the Ho Chi Minh City Statistical Printing Enterprise; the Statistical Publishing House; and the Figures and Events Journal.