Mission of the Slovene Statistical Office

National statistics provides to public administration bodies and organisations, the economy and the public data on the status and trends in the economic, demographic and social fields, as well as in the field of environment and natural resources. These data must be of sufficient quality, timely and comparable in time, space and internationally. Data for national needs and international dissemination are provided at minimal costs. By respecting statistical confidentiality it strengthens the users' trust and by constant education and training it builds professional independence.

Keywords of our mission such as statistical confidentiality, users' trust and professional independence describe the fundamental statistical principles, the respect of which enables provision of quality statistical data for the needs of users in Slovenia and international users.