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Namibia Statistics Agency spends N$130 million on household data collection
via The Namibian3 min read
The Namibia Statistics Agency NSA allocated nearly N$130 million for the data collection phase of the 2025/26 Namibia Household Income and Expenditure Survey, which concluded on April 22. NSA chief executive Alex Shimuafeni stated that N$38.6 million was used for field staff remuneration and training allowances for 237 staff members over 12 months. The survey employed 153 field staff, including 51 team supervisors and 102 interviewers, with 84 on standby. Additionally, N$32 million was spent on purchasing 46 vehicles for the survey. Remaining funds supported office-based project staff, software development, data processing, survey materials, field staff uniforms, printing of survey instruments, vehicle running costs, publicity activities, and IT hardware and software. The survey covered 11,016 households across 918 primary sampling units to account for seasonal variations. A pilot survey was conducted from September 30 to October 20, 2024, in several regions to test systems and methodologies. This survey provides crucial data for measuring poverty and inequality, understanding living conditions, and supporting economic and policy analysis, contributing to national accounts and consumer price index rebasing. Shimuafeni noted that the successful fieldwork completion demonstrates the NSA's capacity for complex statistical operations. The NSA has now moved to data processing, validation, and statistical analysis, with the final report expected by the end of March 2027. The agency
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