ECLAC Holds Twenty-Fifth Statistical Conference Meeting
The executive committee is meeting in Santiago to discuss the development and international comparability of official statistics.
Updated on Oct. 19, 2026 in Economic Indicators
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The twenty-fifth meeting of the Executive Committee of the Statistical Conference of the Americas commenced in Santiago, Chile. The forum aims to strengthen institutional capacities for managing regional economic, social, and environmental transformations.
Why it matters
Accurate official statistics are essential for overcoming regional development traps and guiding essential transformations across Latin America and the Caribbean. The committee is working to define effective commitments for a new 31-indicator proposal.
The conference has been operating for 26 years and is now reviewing a proposal featuring 31 distinct indicators organized into 4 strategic pillars.
The players
ECLAC
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean is a United Nations regional commission that encourages economic cooperation.
Statistical Conference of the Americas
This body facilitates the development of national statistical systems through regional cooperation and methodological improvement.
The details
Participants are evaluating progress on household surveys and institutional capacity-building to ensure consistent statistical data across the region. The committee overseeing this work for the 2026-2027 period includes representatives from Uruguay, The Bahamas, Belize, Spain, Guatemala, Honduras, Peru, and the Dominican Republic.
Timeline
May 2026: A group of high-level experts presented the Counting what counts report.
August 20, 2026: ECLAC presented the Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean.
September 3, 2026: The executive committee meeting concludes.
2026-2027: The process defines effective commitments from the 31-indicator proposal.
Macro View
This conference aligns with the findings of the 2026 Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean to provide the regional economic context for current statistical alignment efforts.
Improvements in national statistics lead to more precise government policy-making and better allocation of resources for development programs. These efforts aim to provide clearer data on social and economic progress that directly affects regional prosperity.
The takeaway
Standardizing regional metrics is a prerequisite for effective cross-border cooperation on environmental and social goals. Stakeholders rely on these harmonized figures to track whether development policies are actually meeting their stated targets.
Further reading
Learn more about regional trends in Economic Indicators.
Source note: This article includes information reported by Caribbeannewsglobal.
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