The Statistics Centre - Abu Dhabi (SCAD) visited Khalifa Economic Zones Abu Dhabi - KEZAD Group as part of its ongoing engagement with key data partners across the Emirate to support the continuous development of Abu Dhabi’s official economic statistics.

The Statistics Centre - Abu Dhabi (SCAD), the official authority for statistical data in the Emirate, has announced the implementation of a comprehensive revision and rebasing initiative for Abu Dhabi’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) time series. The initiative reflects SCAD’s commitment to strengthening the quality, coherence, transparency, and international comparability of official economic statistics in line with evolving economic structures, improved data availability, and international statistical standards.

The Statistics Centre – Abu Dhabi (SCAD) participated in the 20th International Association for Official Statistics (IAOS) Conference, held from 12 to 14 May 2026 in Vilnius, Lithuania, presenting Abu Dhabi’s experience in applying artificial intelligence, administrative data, and advanced methodologies to strengthen the role of official statistics in public decision-making.

The Statistics Centre – Abu Dhabi (SCAD) has received the Strategic Impact Initiative Award under the Collaborative Initiatives Awards category as part of the Abu Dhabi Award for Excellence in Government Performance, in recognition of the Abu Dhabi Register-Based Census. This project represents an advanced model of institutional integration and the effective use of data to enhance government performance.

The Statistics Centre - Abu Dhabi (SCAD) has announced that Abu Dhabi’s economy expanded by 7.7% in the third quarter of 2025 (July to September) compared to the same period in 2024, reaching its highest quarterly value on record at AED 325.7 billion. The non-oil economy recorded solid growth of 7.6% year-on-year, reflecting sustained momentum across a broad range of economic activities and the effectiveness of Abu Dhabi’s long-term economic diversification strategy.

The Statistics Centre - Abu Dhabi (SCAD) has become the first government entity in Abu Dhabi to achieve dual international certification for geospatial data, earning ISO 19115 for geographic metadata and ISO 19157 for geographic information - data quality. This milestone places SCAD among a limited number of statistical institutions globally to operationalize both standards in an integrated, production-grade environment.

The Statistics Centre – Abu Dhabi (SCAD) has been recognised among Abu Dhabi’s top 10 government entities after achieving the Excellence level, the highest category within the Customer Experience Institutional Maturity Assessment conducted by the Department of Government Enablement.

A high-level delegation from the Statistics Centre Abu Dhabi concluded its official participation in the 65th ISI World Statistics Congress 2025, held in The Hague from 3 to 9 October, at a time when official statistics globally are undergoing rapid transformation driven by artificial intelligence and the adoption of new data sources.