Using Administrative Data to Strengthen Development Statistics in Asia and the Pacific emphasizes how governments can harness administrative records—such as tax, health, pension, and employment data—to complement surveys and censuses. This approach improves the timeliness, cost-effectiveness, and quality of statistics, enabling better monitoring of labor markets, social protection, and sustainable development goals.

Road Map on the Use of Administrative Data for Compiling Employment Statistics (2021) highlights how countries in Asia and the Pacific can leverage existing administrative records—such as tax, social security, and labor registries—to improve employment statistics. It emphasizes the importance of integrating these data sources into national statistical systems to produce more timely, cost-effective, and reliable labor market indicators.

Women remain significantly underrepresented in the ownership and control of family businesses, with men more likely to hold exclusive rights to sell, transfer, or inherit assets. Closing this gap requires targeted policies that expand women’s access to property rights, financing, and decision-making power within households and enterprises.

The study on gender gaps in ownership of nonagricultural enterprises in Georgia, Mongolia, and the Philippines reveals that women entrepreneurs remain underrepresented, face structural barriers to growth, and earn less income compared to men, despite entrepreneurship being a key driver of economic empowerment and equality.