The National Statistics Institute (, INE) is Uruguay’s government agency responsible for collecting, managing, and coordinating national statistical data. It operates under the

Office of Planning and Budget The Office of Planning and Budget (OPP) () is the agency responsible for advising the Government of Uruguay in the formulation of national and departmental plans, programs and policies as well as in the definition of the Government's economic a ...

, conducting surveys and censuses, as well as analyzing demographic, economic, and social information.

History

Uruguay’s first governmental statistics agency was the , established on November 25, 1852, under the

Ministry of Finance A ministry of finance is a ministry or other government agency in charge of government finance, fiscal policy, and financial regulation. It is headed by a finance minister, an executive or cabinet position . A ministry of finance's portfoli ...

. Several years later, still within the 19th century, it was reorganized as the . On March 27, 1953, Law No. 11,923 established the to set regulations ensuring unified statistical activities nationwide. In turn, the newly created was appointed as its executive body. However, in 1981, the Advisory Board was dissolved and its functions transferred to the General Directorate, which in 1985 came under the authority of the Presidency of the Republic through the

. In 1993, the agency was given its current name. In 1994, the Statistics Law was approved, establishing the which is composed of the National Statistics Institute as its governing body, coordinating units, and statistical offices of the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial branches of Government, the Administrative Litigation Tribunal, the

Electoral Court An election is a formal group decision-making process whereby a population chooses an individual or multiple individuals to hold public office. Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy has operated s ...

, the supreme audit institution, Autonomous State Entities and Decentralized Services, and Departmental Governments.{{Cite web , title=Ley N° 16616 , url=https://www.impo.com.uy/bases/leyes/16616-1994/1 , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250516101324/https://www.impo.com.uy/bases/leyes/16616-1994/1 , archive-date=2025-05-16 , access-date=2025-07-12 , website=www.impo.com.uy

References

Government agencies established in 1852