Regulatory Framework
| Statistical law NSO | Statistical law NSS | Statistical law SDGs | Statistical law-other producers | Statistical law-FPoS | NSDS | Localized National Framework | |
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| Country | Is there a national statistical law regulates the development, production and dissemination of official statistics in the country? | Does the national statistical law regulate statistical activities conducted by all producers of official statistics (National Statistical System or NSS) and not only the National Statistical Office (NSO)? | Does the national statistical law also regulates the development, production and dissemination of key development indicators such as SDGs? | How often is specific regulatory frameworks governing statistical activities conducted by other producers of official statistics than the NSO make an explicit reference to the national statistical law? | Countries with national statistical legislation exists that complies with the Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics (FPoS) issued after 1994? SDG 17.18.2 | Is there a National Strategy for the Development of Statistics (NSDS)? | Do you have a localized national framework? |
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| Algeria | Yes (1982) | Yes | Yes | Always | No | NO (2017-2019) | NA |
| Bahrain | Yes (1977), Draft (2020) | Yes | Yes | Always | No | No (2015-2018) | No |
| Comoros | Yes (1951) | NA | NA | NA | No | No (2015-2019) | NA |
| Djibouti | Yes (1981) | NA | NA | NA | NA | No (2010-2015) | NA |
| Egypt | Yes (1964) | Yes | Yes | Always | No | NO (2017-2021) | Yes |
| Iraq | Yes (1972) | Yes | Yes | Often | No | No | Yes |
| Jordan | Yes (2012) | Yes | Yes | Often | Yes | Yes(2018-2022) | No |
| Kuwait | Yes (1963) | Yes | No | NA | No | No(2015-2019) | NA |
| Lebanon | Yes (1979) | Yes | Yes | Often | No | No | NA |
| Libya | Yes (2012) | Yes | Yes | Never | Yes | YES (2018-2023) | Yes |
| Mauritania | Yes (2005) | NA | NA | NA | Yes | Yes (2016-2020) | NA |
| Morocco | Yes (1968) | Yes | Yes | Always | No | No(2002-2006) | Yes |
| Oman | Yes (2019) | Yes | Yes | Often | Yes | No | No |
| Qatar | Yes (2015), Draft (2020) | Yes | Yes | Always | Yes | Yes (2018-2022) | No (2008-2013) |
| Saudi Arabia | Yes (2015), Draft (2020) | Yes | Yes | Always | Yes | Yes (2019-2030) | Yes |
| Somalia | Yes (2020) | Yes | Yes | Never | No | No | NA |
| State of Palestine | Yes (2000), revised | Yes | Yes | Often | Yes | Yes (2022-2026) | Yes |
| Sudan | Yes (2004), Draft (2018) | Yes | Yes | Never | Yes | No(2012-2016) | Yes |
| Syrian Arab Republic | Yes (1960) | NA | NA | NA | No | No | NA |
| Tunisia | Yes (1999) | Yes | Yes | Often | Yes | NO (2016-2020) | No |
| United Arab Emirates | Yes (2015) | Yes | Yes | Often | Yes | Draft (2021-2025) | Yes |
| Yemen | Yes (1995) | Yes | Yes | Often | Yes | YES (2022-2026) | No |