STATISTICAL PERFORMANCE INDICATOR - REPORTS & INDICES

News: India’s statistical performance on the global stage

 

What's in the news?

       The World Bank’s compilation of Statistical Performance Indicators (SPI) ranked India 67 among 174 countries in 2019.

       A close assessment of India’s SPI Score on all pillars reveals both shortcomings and a commendable performance in various aspects of SPI.

 

Statistical Performance Indicator (SPI):

Compiled by - the World Bank.

 

Objective:

       To assess the performance of national statistical systems across 174 countries.

 

Pillars:

       The SPI is based on the assessment of five dimensions of performance, commonly referred to as the five pillars of a national statistical system. Five Pillars of SPI are

       Data use

       Data services

       Data products

       Data sources

       Data infrastructure.

 

India's Ranking:

       According to the latest available scores from 2019, India’s overall SPI score stands at 70.4, placing it in the 67th rank among the 174 countries assessed.

       The pillar-wise scores show India’s lower performance in the ‘Data use’ and ‘Data products’ pillars, with scores of 80 and 60, respectively, resulting in poor rankings.