## Niger: Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes—Data Module, Response by the Authorities, Detailed Assessments Using the Data Quality Assessment Framework (DQAF)

_IMF Staff Country Reports, June 23, 2006_

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## Bibliographic details
- Published: June 23, 2006
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451828702.002

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### Executive summary
- Niger’s overall macroeconomic statistics present a picture of contrasts.
- Establishing the National Statistical Institute (INS) and giving it a clear and precise mandate is a step in the right direction.
- Accuracy and reliability suffer from the weakness of data sources, notably in national accounts and price statistics.
- Niger meets the General Data Dissemination System (GDDS) periodicity recommendations but falls below these recommendations for the timeliness of dissemination.
- The paper provides a summary of assessment by IMF staff and their recommendations.

### Major findings
- Institutional development
  - Establishment of the National Statistical Institute (INS) with a clear and precise mandate is a positive institutional step.
- Data quality and sources
  - Weaknesses in data sources materially affect accuracy and reliability, with particular problems in national accounts and price statistics.
- Dissemination practices
  - Compliance with GDDS periodicity recommendations is met.
  - Timeliness of dissemination is below GDDS recommendations.

### Coverage and subjects
- Subjects covered include: Balance of payments statistics, Data collection, Economic and financial statistics, Government finance statistics, Monetary statistics, National accounts.
- Keywords (as provided): balance of payments data, Balance of payments statistics, balance sheet, contact information, CR, customs statistics, Data collection, Government finance statistics, INS, INS website, ISCR, MEF staff, Monetary statistics, sc, Sub-Saharan Africa, TOFE data, West Africa.

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