The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) has been ranked the fourth among 16 countries in Western Asia and the Middle East in openness of official statistics, according to a statement released by the PCBS this Tuesday.

A recent report from the Open Data Inventory (ODIN) has ranked the PCBS higher than Israel and the 51st among the countries in the world. The report focuses on the quality and comprehensiveness of official statistics. It is the only international assessment to cover the openness, completeness, and quality of data on the websites provided by national statistical offices, the statement says.

“The Cabinet highly appreciates this historic achievement by improving the ranking of Palestine during 2018, and stresses that this position confirms the great and continuous efforts exerted by PCBS in the field of data quality, especially quality dimension related to ‘accessibility and clarity’ as well as quality dimension related to "completion’,” the statement concludes.