The National Statistical Office (NSO) released the 2023 Gross Domestic Product (GDP) report on Thursday 7th November. This report provides a comprehensive overview of Papua New Guinea’s economic activity in 2023. The National Statistician, Mr. John Aseavu Igitoi said...
Jiwaka Province host Highlands Regional Census Workshop
CENSUS workshop for the Highlands region is currently underway in Jiwaka Province. The week long meeting commense on Monday and will be completed on Friday 26th April at the Jiwaka Mission Resort in North Whagi district Jiwaka Province. The Provinces in attendance...
National Statistical Office signs MOU with Jiwaka Provincial Administrations
The National Statistical Office (NSO) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Jiwaka Provincial Administration (JPA). The MOU paves way for the Jiwaka Provincial Administration to assist and deliver the 2024 Census through the help of the Provincial...
Minister Masere visits NSO
The newly appointed Minister for Administrative Services, Hon. Richard Masere made his first official visit to the National Statistical Office (NSO) on Tuesday the 23rd of January 2024. The visit was termed as a “meet and greet” meeting where he met with the National...
MOA signing – Madang Provincial Administration & National Statistical Office
To support the National Statistical Office (NSO) in coordination and monitoring of census operations in Madang Province, the Madang Provincial Administrator Mr. Frank Lau has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with National Statistician Mr. John Igitoi, witnessed...
PNG Economy Bounces back from COVID
The National Statistical Office (NSO) recently released 2021 and 2022 Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The NSO notes that Constant Price GDP fell during the COVID years, with 2020 falling 3.2% and 2021 falling 0.8%. However, post COVID the PNG economy showed strong...
Pilot Census Enumeration in Milne Bay Province.
Pilot Census Enumeration will be conducted in Milne Bay Province between the 16th – 25th October 2023. With the effort intended to maximize and enhance the data accuracy and data quality, National Statistical Office (NSO) has initiated a training led by a team of 8...
Training for Pilot Census Enumeration – Morobe
A team of 11 officers from the National Statistical Office (NSO) Head Quarters are currently at Lae as Trainers, Supervisors and Monitors along with the Census Director Mrs. Hajily Kele for the Pilot Census Enumeration Training. The trainers with their supervisors and...
PNG Economy falls by K1.4 Billion in 2020
The National Statistical Office released the 2020 Papua New Guinea Gross Domestic Product (GDP) on the Friday 4th November 2022. According to the NSO, the size of the economy in 2020 reached K82.5 billion in current price terms, reflecting a fall of -1.6% from 2019....
Deferral of the 2021 National Population and Housing Census
This Public Notification serves to inform everyone in the country that the 2021 National Population & Housing Census (NPHC) has been deferred once gain to 2024. This is an important event slated for this year hence, the National Statistical Office (NSO) is...