The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Statistical Innovation and Capacity Building in Tonga (P171377) Statistical Innovation and Capacity Building in Tonga (P171377) EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC | Tonga | Poverty and Equity Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2020 | Seq No: 8 | ARCHIVED on 10-Jan-2024 | ISR59310 | Implementing Agencies: Kingdom of Tonga, Tonga Statistics Department (TSD) Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 11-Feb-2020 Effectiveness Date: 07-May-2020 Planned Mid Term Review Date: 15-May-2023 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: 16-May-2023 Original Closing Date: 31-Dec-2026 Revised Closing Date: 31-Dec-2026 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) To improve the quality and efficiency of welfare data collection, and accessibility to comparable welfare data in Tonga. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Components Table Name Innovation & capacity building in data collection:(Cost $1390000.00 M) Institutional strengthening:(Cost $334000.00 M) Implementation support:(Cost $276000.00 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Unsatisfactory Moderately Unsatisfactory Overall Risk Rating Moderate Moderate Implementation Status and Key Decisions The project was approved by the Board of Directors on February 11, 2020. The Financing Agreement was signed on June 3, 2020, and the project became effective on May 7, 2020. The first disbursements were made on November 6, 2020. The Mid-Term Review Mission held between May 16- 19, 2023 noted minimal progress in project activities and the implementation progress rating was downgraded to Moderately Unsatisfactory. 1/10/2024 Page 1 of 6 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Statistical Innovation and Capacity Building in Tonga (P171377) Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance Moderate Low Low Macroeconomic Moderate Low Low Sector Strategies and Policies Low Low Low Technical Design of Project or Program Moderate Low Low Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Substantial Substantial Substantial Sustainability Fiduciary Moderate Moderate Moderate Environment and Social Low Low Low Stakeholders Low Low Low Other Moderate Low Low Overall Substantial Moderate Moderate Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes Improve efficiency of HIES implementation IN01381996 ►Percentage decrease in per-survey cost of core HIES data collection compared to 2015/16 (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 16.50 16.50 20.00 Date 30-Aug-2019 19-May-2023 18-Dec-2023 31-Dec-2026 The indicator will assess the per-survey cost of core HIES data collection for the project-financed HIES rounds in 2020/21 and 2024/25 and compare them to the per-survey costs incurred in the 2015/16 round. Comments: A per-survey comparison of "core" data is specified to exclude the extra costs of additional modules that were not collected in 2015/16. Improve quality of data production IN01381997 ►Number of HIES datasets produced during the project lifetime using improved electronic data capture systems (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 1.00 1.00 2.00 Date 30-Aug-2019 19-May-2023 18-Dec-2023 31-Dec-2026 1/10/2024 Page 2 of 6 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Statistical Innovation and Capacity Building in Tonga (P171377) Survey data produced using improved electronic data capture systems have built-in checks and data Comments: cleaning/processing functions that improve the quality of data compared to paper surveys. Improve accessibility of welfare data IN01381998 ►Share of HIES datasets available for open access (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 50.00 40.00 Date 30-Aug-2019 19-May-2023 18-Dec-2023 31-Dec-2026 Share of anonymized and non-confidential HIES datasets, including previous survey rounds not financed by the Project, that are made available for open access, i.e. without requiring approval by TSD. Comments: December 2023 - two HIES rounds have been made open access, 2015/16 and 2020/21, and the final target has been met. Improve regional comparability IN01381999 ►Number of comparable regional indicators produced (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 11.00 14.00 Date 27-Sep-2019 07-Dec-2022 18-Dec-2023 31-Dec-2026 Comments: The project will establish a core set of regionally comparable indicators. Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Innovation and capacity building in data collection IN01382000 ►Length of time between the completion of data collection and the publication of a poverty report (Months, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 25.00 25.00 22.00 12.00 Date 30-Nov-2018 19-May-2023 18-Dec-2023 31-Dec-2026 This indicator measures the time lag between the completion of HIES data collection and the publication Comments: of a poverty report based on the HIES data. IN01382002 ►Number of UNSD Minimum List gender indicators available using data collected within the past 5 years (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 5.00 5.00 21.00 17.00 1/10/2024 Page 3 of 6 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Statistical Innovation and Capacity Building in Tonga (P171377) Date 30-Aug-2019 07-Dec-2022 18-Dec-2023 31-Dec-2026 The indicator measures the number of gender indicators (drawn from the UNSD Minimum List of Gender Comments: Indicators) that are reported by the NSO using HIES data collected before the project and comparing it to the number during the project lifetime. IN01382004 ►Food price index is maintained and published along with CPI (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No No No Yes Date 24-Oct-2019 19-May-2023 18-Dec-2023 31-Dec-2026 Comments: This indicator tracks the maintenance of the Food Price Index, supported by the project. IN01382005 ►Report is produced based on HIES data user feedback survey (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No No No Yes Date 24-Oct-2019 19-May-2023 18-Dec-2023 31-Dec-2026 This is a beneficiary feedback indicator which tracks whether the feedback from HIES data users is Comments: analyzed. IN01382006 ►Public consultation and awareness campaign conducted on the HIES questionnaire (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No Yes Yes Yes Date 24-Oct-2019 19-May-2023 18-Dec-2023 31-Dec-2026 This indicator examines whether the 2020/21 and 2024/25 HIES rounds utilize citizen engagement by announcing the HIES and holding public consultations on the questionnaire. This is a citizen engagement Comments: indicator. IN01382007 ►Building materials price index is established and maintained with CPI (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No No No Yes Date 25-Oct-2019 19-May-2023 18-Dec-2023 31-Dec-2026 This indicator measures whether the building materials price index, the start-up of which is supported by Comments: the project, is sustained throughout the project lifetime. Institutional and technical capacity building IN01382001 ►Number of analytical products produced by NSO during project lifetime (Number, Custom) 1/10/2024 Page 4 of 6 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Statistical Innovation and Capacity Building in Tonga (P171377) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 2.00 5.00 Date 30-Aug-2019 07-Dec-2022 18-Dec-2023 31-Dec-2026 This indicator measures the improved technical capacity of TSD by tracking the number of analytical Comments: reports produced during the project lifetime. IN01382003 ►Analytical reports present indicators that are disaggregated by disability status (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No No Yes Yes Date 25-Oct-2019 07-Dec-2022 18-Dec-2023 31-Dec-2026 This indicator measures improvement in the quality of technical skills in TSD by monitoring the targeted Comments: improvement in the quality of analytical reports. Disability is used due to it being a stated priority of TSD. Performance-Based Conditions Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P171377 IDA-D5430 Effective USD 2.00 2.00 0.00 0.72 1.31 36% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P171377 IDA-D5430 Effective 11-Feb-2020 24-Mar-2020 07-May-2020 31-Dec-2026 31-Dec-2026 Cumulative Disbursements 1/10/2024 Page 5 of 6 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Statistical Innovation and Capacity Building in Tonga (P171377) Restructuring History There has been no restructuring to date. Related Project(s) There are no related projects. 1/10/2024 Page 6 of 6