Our main mission
" The Department of Statistics shall be the hub in Lao PDR's statistical work by using, producing and coordinating all official statistics. "
The Role of the DoS
- The Department of Statistics has task in collecting, compiling, processing, analyzing and reporting official statistics on socio-economic situation within the country in difference period of time. It is a center of socio-economic statistics supplying to all organizations of the party, government, various sectors, local and others for doing research in policies, controlling social-economy, setting up socio-economic development plans and analyzing specific issues.
- The Department of Statistics is the center for cooperation among various agencies responsible for statistics in different sectors and locals in order to make the control of the national statistical system become a unity with good quality. Moreover, the Department of Statistics is also the central point for the providing technical advice on data collection, surveys, and supplying socio-economic data to all other parties.
Directors
- Director: Dr. Samaychanh BOUPHA
- Deputy Director: Ms. Phonesaly SOUKSAVATH
- Deputy Director: Mr. Yavang VACHOIMA
- Deputy Director: Ms. Phetsamone SONE
Divisions
- Survey Division
- Economic Division
- Division of Information and Technology
- Adminitstrative Division
- Social Statistic Division
- Data Service Division
- Methodology Division
...if you want to know more about our Divisions and their roles at DoS, please click here.
Organization Chart of DoS
Viewing Chart of DoS
