Relevant Ghanaian policies

The need to improve the legal framework to reflect changes in the statistics landscape worldwide resulted in the promulgation of the Statistical Service Act, 2019 (Act 1003). The Act which replaces the Statistical Service Law, 1985 establishes the Ghana Statistical Service as the central statistics producing and coordinating institution for the National Statistical System to strengthen the production of quality, relevant, accurate, and timely statistical information for the purpose of national development.

In addition, in line with with the fundamental principles of Official Statistics, the understanding and collection of statistics of all statistical departments of Ministries, Departments and Agencies has been enhanced through the implementation of the National Statistical Development Plan.

Statistical departments have also been established at the local level, to help improve and ensure conformity of data generated to the principles of official statistics in line with the Local Governance Act, 2016 (Act 936).

This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from Ghana statistics closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available from Ghana statistics, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other Ghana-specific metadata information.

Goal

Goal 17: Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development
Target

Target 17.18: By 2020, enhance capacity-building support to developing countries, including for least developed countries and small island developing States, to increase significantly the availability of high-quality, timely and reliable data disaggregated by income, gender, age, race, ethnicity, migratory status, disability, geographic location and other characteristics relevant in national contexts
Indicator

Indicator 17.18.2: Number of countries that have national statistical legislation that complies with the Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics
Indicator available

Relevant national statistical legislation that complies with the Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics
Metadata last updated Nov 15, 2022

This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Indicator name

Number of countries that have national statistical legislation that complies with the Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics
Indicator number

17.18.2
Target name

By 2020, enhance capacity-building support to developing countries, including for least developed countries and small island developing States, to increase significantly the availability of high-quality, timely and reliable data disaggregated by income, gender, age, race, ethnicity, migratory status, disability, geographic location and other characteristics relevant in national contexts
UN designated tier

Tier I
UN custodian agency

PARIS21
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