NIS mission

NIS has the mission to meet the information needs of all categories of users of statistical data and information by collecting, producing and disseminating data in accordance with the Law on the Organization and Functioning of Official Statistics in Romania. (EC) No 226/2009, Regulation (EC) No. No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on European Statistics and the European Statistics Code of Practice necessary for substantiating decisions on economic and social development of the country and for the knowledge and information of public opinion on the realities of Romanian society.

NIS vision

NIS, as the main producer of official statistical data, responsible for the coordination of all activities at national level regarding the development, development and dissemination of European statistics, is oriented towards achieving in a near future some functional methodological and technical performances recognized on domestic and international plan, at a level comparable to the performances of the most advanced national statistical institutes in the EU Member States.

NIS Principles:

  • User orientation;
  • Commitment of the NIS leadership;
  • Efficiency in relation to statistical processes;
  • Continuous improvement of official statistics activity;
  • Commitment on the quality of statistical products;
  • Accessibility of statistical data and information;
  • Cooperation in the field of official statistics;
  • Respecting the needs of data providers;
  • Systematic implementation of quality management in statistics;
  • Meeting the collective and individual requirements of the INS staff.

Innovation in business environment

Publications Code: 
InovIMA_2024
Innovation in business environment
Publication category: 
Business statistics

The publication contains both an analysis and statistical data on innovation in business environment during 2020-2022, by economic activity, size class of enterprises in terms of the number of employees, at national level, by macro-region and development region regarding: the number and
weight of innovative firms, the innovators typology, the number and weight of enterprises with new products, the turnover from innovation, innovation expenditure, public funding of innovation, cooperation in innovation, cooperation partners and their geographical location, intellectual
property rights, enterprises with innovations in logistics, the share of enterprises with organisational and/or marketing innovations. The publication also includes a chapter on international comparisons for the period 2018-2020.