Transformations
"If you change nothing, nothing will change."
Legislation
The Barbados Statistical Service has been operating under the Statistics Act 1958 (Cap. 192). We are in the process of updating this legislation.
Pending Change of Name
The Barbados Statistical Service will soon become the Statistics & Data Analytics Authority.
Data Collection
Two of our major surveys have already migrated from paper-based collections to electronic using tablet computers. More changes are coming.
Census Innovations
The Census used a mixed-mode collection approach.