statistics

Statistics Department

  • produces the official external sector and financial sector statistics and compiles the quarterly financial accounts for the system of national accounts
  • distributes statistics to the European Central Bank and other international organisations
  • manages and develops the databases needed for Eesti Pank’s analysis and the IT systems used for producing statistics
  • works with the European Central Bank, the European Commission, the International Monetary Fund, and other organisations to develop international statistical standards and methodologies
  • contributes to the joint research of the statistical system of European central banks and participates in maintaining common registers and databases

The Head of the Statistics Department is Jaanus Kroon. There are 34 other employees besides him in the department.
The Deputy Head of the Statistics Department is Ain Paas.

The Statistics Department has three divisions.

The Financial Sector Statistics Division produces statistics for the financial sector. The main financial sector statistics are the statistics on credit institutions, financing and interest rates, leasing companies, and payment and settlement systems, and statistics that are sent to the European Central Bank on monetary financial institutions and insurance companies. The Head of the Division is Terje Raudsaar.

The Economic Statistics Division compiles the monthly and quarterly balance of payments, the indicators for the quarterly international investment position and the external debt, and the quarterly financial accounts for the system of national accounts. The division also distributes general economic statistics to the European Central Bank and other international organisations and helps develop climate statistics. The Head of the Division is Ulvi Saks.

The Securities Statistics and Registers Division is primarily concerned with producing statistics on securities and on pension and investment funds, and with supplying the data needed by the European Central Bank for the central securities database. The Division is also responsible for managing the register of entities used for compiling statistics. The Head of the Division is Krista Tammäe.