National Statistics Office of Georgia, the legal entity of public law, carries out its activities independently. It is an institution established to produce the statistics and disseminate the statistical information according to the Georgian legislation. National Statistics Office of Georgia is established by the Law of Georgia, dd 11 December 2009, on Official Statistics.
Besides, the activities of the Geostat are based on the basic principles of the official statistics:
- Professional Independence: Producing the statistics and disseminating the information derived as a result of producing the statistics shall be independent from the influence of political and/or interest groups;
- Objectivity: The statistics shall be produced and the information derived as a result of producing the statistics shall be disseminated on a systematic basis with the reliability and impartiality being observed. This implies the observance of professional and ethical standards in the course of producing the statistics and ensuing the transparency of the policy and practice performed and securing equal access to the statistical data for all the users;
- Reliability: The statistics shall be produced correctly, precisely and consistently, which implies the use of scientific criteria in order to select statistical standards, methodology and resources, as well as the openness of the methodology to be applied as a basis for producing the statistics;
- Confidentiality of Statistical Data: Confidential information related to the observation unit, which was collected from the administrative or other sources for the statistical purpose. This information may not be used for non-statistical purposes or disseminated illegally;
- Efficiency: The expenses incurred in producing the statistics shall be commensurate with significance of the results and the benefit derived.
