OECD Statistics

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OECD Review of Russian Statistics Peer Review
Mission to Russia 10-13 April 2012 Tim
Davis Head, Global Relations, Statistics
Directorate
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Overview

• The OECD
• Accession and enlargement
• Statistics at the OECD
• Review of statistics for accession
• Importance of coordination
• Russia in OECD Statistics

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What is the OECD?

• Organisation for
• Economic Co-operation and Development
• Created in 1961 (50th Anniversary)
• Promotes economic stability, full employment,
  social cohesion and a clean environment
• 34 members plus co-operation with many more
• Governed by a Council of Ministers from all the
  34 member countries

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34 Member Countries.plus Russian
Federation Active Engagement with others
Australia Austria Belgium Canada Chile Czech
Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany G
reece Hungary Iceland Ireland Israel Italy
Japan Korea Luxembourg Mexico Netherlands New
Zealand Norway Poland Portugal Slovak
Republic Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey
UK USA
Accession Country Russian Federation
Enhanced Engagement Brazil China India Indonesia S
outh Africa
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Shares of World GDP in 2010
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The OECD Approach

• The Organisation conducts policy analysis and
  enables countries to share best practices
• Evidence based analysis and recommendations
• High standards of transparency for statistics
• Collection, analysis, integration and publication
  of statistics is the foundation of OECD work
• A basic obligation of OECD membership is
• to furnish the organisation with the information
  necessary for the accomplishment of its tasks.

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The Accession Process

• Nov. 2007 OECD Ministers approved a Roadmap for
  Accession of Russia to the OECD
• Russia and OECD agreed on the process
• Aim is to ensure coherence of Russias policies
  and practices with those of existing members
• Especially where OECD has binding legal
  agreements
• WTO membership had to precede OECD accession

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The Statistical Accession Process

• Committee on Statistics (CSTAT) will conduct a
  review and provide a recommendation
• Statistics Directorate (STD) staff and Peer
  Review Team provides input to CSTAT

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Introducing the Statistical Peer Review Team for
the Russian Federation

• Richard LAUX, UK Statistics Authority
• Pieter VERBIEST, Statistics Netherlands
• Julien DUPONT, OECD Statistics Directorate
• Tim DAVIS, OECD Statistics Directorate

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The Statistical Accession Process

• Committee on Statistics (CSTAT) will conduct a
  review and provide a recommendation
• Statistics Directorate (STD) staff and Peer
  Review Team provides input to CSTAT
• The present accession process is the first time
  for such a comprehensive review of statistics
• The OECD has also identified areas for
  improvement in its own statistics programme

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Review of Statistical Systems and
Statistics

• A three-tiered review

Legal and Institutional Framework
Availability and Quality of data
Transmission and Integration of data
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Legal and Institutional Framework

• Review of laws, regulations, administrative
  arrangements, and operational practices
• Framework based on the United Nations Ten
  Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics
• Collected detailed information from ROSSTAT and
  from international sources
• Does Russia meet the 10 Fundamental Principles?

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Data Quality Reviews

• Fundamental criteria
• coverage, compliance and interpretability
• Does Russia have the variables
• required by the OECD and,
• typically available from existing members
• Does Russia use concepts, definitions,
  classifications
• used for the relevant OECD data programs and,
• typically used by existing OECD members.
• Are metadata available to ensure data can be
  properly interpreted and compared?

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Transmission of Data and Metadata

• How to ensure regular, ongoing transmission of
  data and metadata?
• Are data available to the OECD via Internet?
• Or is questionnaire completion required?
• Review on a case-by-case basis
• Consider interests of suppliers and of the OECD
• Ultimate objective is to use SDMX for transmission

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Objectives of the Accession Review of Statistics

• Objective of review is NOT simply to judge
  whether Russian statistics are good enough for
  the OECD.
• Ultimate goal is to complete the membership
  process
• Thus, the objectives of CSTAT are to
• To ensure full integration of comparable
  statistics
• To support Russia in addressing any gaps
• To provide a forum for sharing of best practices

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Importance of co-ordination

• Co-ordination is one of 10 fundamental
  principles
• OECD statistics programme is large and diverse
• Russian statistical system is large and diverse
• Coordination on BOTH sides is essential
• Many OECD programmes still dont have good
  sources for Russian statistics
• Russian statisticians are still confused by some
  OECD demands
• We must continue to work to make the process
  better for Russia and for the OECD!

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Next Steps in the Process

• Correct and finalise assessment documents
• Presentation to CSTAT in June 2012
• Identification of Follow-up items for future
  years
• Formal Opinion from CSTAT to OECD Council
• Publication of overall OECD reviews

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• 3. Russia in OECD Statistics

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Recent Economic Growth
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Productivity
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Regional Statistics
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Energy
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Balance of Payments
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Prices