EFTA Statistical Office

Statistics play a fundamental role in planning, developing and monitoring the economic, social and environmental aspects of the European Internal Market. Whereas the participation of Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway ("EFTA at three") in the Internal Market is based on the European Economic Area (EEA) Agreement, Switzerland has concluded a series of sectoral bilateral agreements with the EU, including one on statistics. The Switzerland–EU sectoral agreement in statistics provides for many of the same rights and obligations as the EEA Agreement.