Overview
Abstract
The Establishment Census is a valuable source of information on all economic activities by size, formal and informal status of establishments in Rwanda. It provides information that
are used to classify establishments according to their size which are micro, small, medium, and large.
The main objectives of the Establishment Census 2023 are:
- To provide detailed information on the establishments’ characteristics and their spatial distribution;
- To provide detailed information about the economic activity of all establishments operating in Rwanda;
- To update data on the enterprises database, the general sample frame of economic, administrative and public service establishments for use in sampling for business surveys.
The Establishment Census 2023 was designed to achieve the following specific objectives:
- To produce a comprehensive and updated data profile of all economic activities for all establishments that operate in Rwanda;
- To provide detailed tabulations about the establishments’ characteristics, e.g, geographical location, number of employees, registration status, legal status, ownership, sector of activity, manager or owner sex;
- To produce data necessary to classify establishments according to their size (micro, small, medium, and large);
- To lay out the data foundation needed to identify formal and informal economic sectors in Rwanda.
Units of Analysis
Institutions
The study covered all establishments except governmental establishments that provide not-for-sale services.However, for employment component, all institutions were covered including 'not-for-sale services' goverment institutions. It is important
to note that this census excludes diplomatic misisons operatiing in Rwanda.
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