Statistics
In its statistical work, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) aims to promote the creation and use of internationally comparable, accurate and timely statistical information of relevance in the formulation, follow-up and evaluation of economic, social and environmental development policies in the region. This mission is based on three lines of action: (a) promoting best practices and disseminating internationally comparable methodologies; (b) providing advisory and technical cooperation services to strengthen countries’ technical and institutional capacities in the statistical field and facilitate horizontal cooperation and the sharing of expertise; and (c) carrying out methodological development activities (proposing and adapting indicators).
Activities
Primer taller regional sobre cuantificación de la Cooperación Sur-Sur (CSS)
La Cooperación Sur-Sur (CSS) es una forma de colaboración entre países del Sur Global, basada en la solidaridad y el aprendizaje mutuo. Esta cooperación juega un papel importante en el logro de los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS), ya que ayuda a movilizar recursos y compartir soluciones. Medir su impacto permite saber cuánto contribuye al cumplimiento de la Agenda 2030 y cómo hacerla más efectiva.
Curso Metodologías para la agregación y análisis longitudinal de encuestas…
Este curso tiene como objetivo introducir a los participantes en las técnicas y procedimientos estadísticos necesarios para agregar encuestas, con el fin de producir indicadores sociales en periodos de referencia más amplios (anuales, semestrales o trimestrales), así como para combinar distintas rondas que permitan realizar análisis longitudinales.
Fifth Global Expert Forum for Producers and Users of Disaster-related…
The Fifth Global Expert Forum for Producers and Users of Disaster-related Statistics will be held virtually from 6 to 8 October 2025. The Forum provides a unique platform for statisticians, policymakers, disaster risk practitioners, and other stakeholders to exchange knowledge and strengthen collaboration to improve the quality, coherence, and use of disaster-related statistics in support of risk-informed sustainable development.
Thirteenth meeting of the Statistical Conference of the Americas of ECLAC
The Thirteenth meeting of the Statistical Conference of the Americas of ECLAC will take place in Santiago, from November 25 to 27, 2025.
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Statistical Innovation: ECLAC Promotes the Use of Non-Traditional Sources to Improve Regional Analysis
Through the innovative use of satellite and geospatial data, statistical, geographic, and Earth observation information has been effectively integrated at the subnational level, significantly enriching the territorial, environmental, and socioeconomic analysis of Latin America and the Caribbean.
Strengthening capacities for statistical-geospatial integration in the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Region
ECLAC is collaborating with statistical agencies from the City and Province of Buenos Aires in the development of the indicator system for the Buenos Aires metropolitan region and its statistical geoportal, REMEBA.
ECLAC Supports Honduras' Secretariat for Strategic Planning in measuring progress towards the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
The Statistics Division of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) provided training to the team of the Department of Economic and Social Studies at the Secretariat for Strategic Planning (SPE) of Honduras. The training focused on implementing the international methodology for assessing progress towards the targets of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, including the application of a traffic light system to classify results.
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Statistics and indicators related to climate change in Latin America and the Caribbean
The demand for environmental, climate change and disaster statistics is increasing, both in the context of international agreements, such as the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the Sendai…
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Latin America: internal and external demand contribution to gross domestic product growth
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Regional and global dimensions of the 2030 Agenda for sustentainable development
Forum of the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development.
