The United Republic of Tanzania

National Bureau of Statistics Tanzania

Statistics for Development
Strategy for Improving Poverty Statistics in Tanzania

The Strategy for improving Poverty Statistics is an integrated part of the Tanzania Statistical Master Plan II (TSMP II) which is a framework that aims at providing strategic directions and appropriate mechanisms for guiding and accelerating the development of sustainable statistical capacity and production of official statistics in the country. It is part of the activities of the Tanzania National Statistical System, to provide harmonized, coordinated and quality statistics including for poverty.