Data collection for Phase I of the Ghana Integrated Business Establishment Survey (IBES) is set to begin on Monday, January 15, 2024, government Statistician Samuel Kobina Annim has announced.
The survey is an economic census that will enumerate all businesses across all sectors of the economy and is aimed at producing an updated Statistical Business Register while generating important data for prudent business decisions and ultimately aiding national development.
Dr. Annim who highlighted the importance of the survey at a press briefing in Accra, noted that the 2024 IBES will be conducted in two phases, with the first phase, which is a census, providing a comprehensive listing of all business units in the country and information on their characteristics while the Phase II, will involve a sample survey of selected businesses to obtain detailed data on their activities.
“During IBES I, all business units in Ghana would be enumerated, irrespective of their
characteristics i.e., for-profit or not-for-profit; large or small; in cities, towns or villages; at
physical locations or online; at markets, shops, offices or within residential facilities or any other location.
“Among others, IBES I will provide updated statistics on activities, locations, ownership, ages, and sizes of businesses to inform policy, planning, and monitoring of business growth and national development programmes,” a Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) document on the survey stated.
