Statistical Innovation and Capacity Building in Tonga

The development objective of Statistical Innovation and Capacity Building is to improve the quality and efficiency of welfare data collection, and accessibility to comparable welfare data in Tonga. This project has three components. 1) The first component, Innovation and capacity building in data collection, has the following sub-components: (i) 2020-2021 Household Income and Expenditure Survey; (ii) 2024-2025 Household Income and Expenditure Survey; (iii) Data collection for economic statistics; and (iv) Data collection to improve early warning systems for natural disasters. 2) The second component, Institutional strengthening, has the following sub-components: (i) Analytical training; (ii) Data and research dissemination; and (iii) Information and Communication Technology (ICT )and office furnishing improvements.