SESRIC

What SESRIC does

SESRIC (Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries) is an Ankara-headquartered intergovernmental research and training institution operating as a subsidiary organ of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). Founded in 1978 and led since March 2023 by Director General H.E. Ms. Zehra Zümrüt Selçuk, the centre serves the statistical, economic-research, and capacity-building needs of 57 OIC member states across the Middle East, Africa, Asia, and South Asia. Its headcount sits in the 101–250 range, and it operates through five departments: Statistics & Information, Economic & Social Research, Training & Technical Cooperation, Publication & IT, and Administration & Finance.

Name

SESRIC

Legal name

Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries

Website

https://sesric.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

SESRIC is the OIC's Ankara-based intergovernmental research and training centre, maintaining the OICStat database of 1,852 socio-economic indicators across 57 OIC member countries and delivering flagship sector reports and capacity-building programmes to member-state governments.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Ankara

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. OIC Member Country Funding: SESRIC is an institution of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and receives funding from member country contributions and OIC general budget allocations

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

SESRIC is an intergovernmental research and training centre that compiles and disseminates socio-economic statistics, produces thematic economic and social research reports, and delivers capacity-building and technical cooperation programmes for the 57 member countries of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation. Its core outputs include the OICStat statistical database, annual flagship sectoral reports launched at OIC ministerial conferences, statistical tools and visualizations, and training programmes for officials from national statistical offices, central banks, and line ministries.

Product overview

SESRIC offers a comprehensive statistical intelligence platform centered on the OIC Statistics Database (OICStat), which hosts 1852 socio-economic indicators across 27 categories for 57 OIC member countries since 1970. The platform includes data visualization tools (SESRIC Motion Charts, OIC Countries in Figures, OIC Ranker, OIC Top/Bottom Finder), thematic databases (Tobacco Questions for Surveys), and publications (Statistical Yearbook, OIC Statistical Outlook, Did You Know?). Capacity building is delivered through programmes like SET-CAB and OIC-VET. Research outputs include flagship sector reports (Economic Outlook, Health, Water, Labour Market, Agriculture, Education, Environment) and strategic documents (OIC-2025 Programme of Action, OIC Health Strategic Programme, Labour Strategy, Youth Strategy). The centre also publishes the Journal of Economic Cooperation and Development.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• OICStat: Online statistical database hosting socio-economic indicators for OIC member countries
• SESRIC Motion Charts (SMC)
• OIC Countries in Figures (OIC-CIF)
• ROSE
• TQS and TQS-Y Integration
• SET-CAB

Products and services

• OIC Statistics Database (OICStat) Primary online statistical database for OIC Member Countries, hosting 1,852 socio-economic indicators under 27 categories for 57 OIC countries with data dating back to 1970; intended for use by national statistical offices, researchers, and policymakers.
• OIC Countries in Figures (OIC-CIF) Country profiling module presenting recent information on each OIC Member Country across 9 sections, including background, geography, society, demographics, government, economy, and logistics.
• SESRIC Motion Charts (SMC) Interactive data visualization module based on motion charts that allows users to dynamically explore trends of several socio-economic indicators with time-series bubble charts.
• OIC Ranker Online tool that ranks OIC Member Countries by selected socio-economic indicators drawn from the OICStat database.
• OIC Top/Bottom Finder (OIC-TBF) Online data module that extracts OICStat indicators showing where OIC Member Countries rank at the top or bottom of selected indicators.
• Tobacco Questions for Surveys (TQS) Platform Tobacco surveillance data platform for OIC countries that integrates the TQS and TQS-Youth surveys, featuring adult and youth survey maps for monitoring tobacco use.
• Roster of Statistics Experts (ROSE) Database of statistics experts working in the official statistics sector across OIC member countries, facilitating exchange of information within the Islamic World.
• Statistical Yearbook on OIC Member Countries Annual statistical publication compiled from the OICStat database, presenting the most recent socio-economic data for OIC Member Countries.
• OIC Statistical Outlook Thematic statistical publication covering categories in the OICStat database with data for all OIC Member Countries.
• SESRIC Emerging Talents Capacity Building Programme (SET-CAB) Capacity building programme providing a comprehensive learning environment for professional growth of young professionals from OIC Member Countries.
• OIC-VET Programme Vocational Education and Training Programme portal supporting TVET development across OIC Member Countries under the OIC-TVET Strategic Roadmap 2020-2025.
• Technical Cooperation (Reverse Linkages) Technical cooperation mechanism facilitating knowledge transfer and South-South cooperation among OIC member countries.
• OIC Economic Outlook Annual flagship economic report providing a macroeconomic outlook of OIC Member States, launched at the COMCEC Session.
• OIC Health Report Annual flagship report on the health sector in OIC Member Countries, launched at the Islamic Conference of Health Ministers.
• OIC Water Report Annual report on water resources in OIC Member Countries, launched at the Islamic Conference of Ministers Responsible for Water.
• OIC Labour Market Report Annual report on labour market trends in OIC Member Countries, launched at the Islamic Conference of Labour Ministers.
• Agriculture and Food Security in OIC Member Countries Annual report on agricultural development and food security in OIC Member Countries, launched at the Ministerial Conference on Food Security.
• Journal of Economic Cooperation and Development Peer-reviewed academic journal publishing research on economic cooperation and development in OIC and partner countries.

Quantifiable outcome

• OICStat Database hosts 1852 indicators under 27 categories for 57 countries dating to 1970
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability1 record

Feature6 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• OIC Member Country National Statistical OfficescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 May 2023MoA signed with Uzbekistan, Guinea, Tajikistan, and Albania for integration of TQS surveys; broader network of 57 NSOs in OIC-StatCom framework
• United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation through the Committee for the Coordination of Statistical Activities (CCSA) and participation in global statistical standards development
• UN Women and Statistical Institute for Asia and the Pacific (SIAP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSESRIC is a member of the Subgroup on Gender Statistics Training (SGGST) of the Network for the Coordination of Statistical Training in Asia and the Pacific, working on gender statistics training curriculum development
• Global Network of Institutions for Statistical Training (GIST)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerActive participation in global network focused on statistical training coordination and capacity building
• Multidimensional Poverty Peer Network (MPPN)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on poverty measurement methodologies and multidimensional poverty approaches for OIC countries
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and CDC FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint initiative on Tobacco Questions for Surveys (TQS) and TQS-Youth, including joint report publication on tobacco surveillance implementation in OIC countries
• Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint preparation of Investment Outlook report for OIC countries examining investment performance, ecosystems, and priority sectors for sustainable development
• Islamic Organization for Food Security (IOFS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint analytical study on agricultural production and trade complementarities among OIC member countries, presented at Ministerial Conference on Food Security
• OIC Independent Permanent Human Rights Commission (IPHRC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation in preparing the Human Rights Standards and Institutions report examining human rights framework in OIC member states
• Standing Committee for Economic and Commercial Cooperation of the OIC (COMCEC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerImplements the Project Cycle Management (PCM) Programme and coordinates statistical capacity building activities under COMCEC framework
• T3 Foundation and Ministry of Industry and Technology of TürkiyeminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFacilitates TEKNOFEST technology competitions participation for youth from OIC member countries
• IsDB (Islamic Development Bank)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFacilitates scholarship programmes and development initiatives for OIC member countries, including cooperation through Reverse Linkage Programme
• Regional Coordination Group on Data and StatisticsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerParticipation in regional coordination mechanism for statistical development and data harmonization
• International Forum on TOSSD (IFT)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on tracking official development assistance and development finance

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• OECD Statistics Directorate: OECD Statistics maintains socio-economic databases and policy-oriented reports for member and partner countries. SESRIC mirrors its model of cross-country socio-economic analysis and ministerial-facing reports, though it focuses on OIC rather than OECD membership.
• UNDP (United Nations Development Programme): UNDP produces extensive development indicators and country-level reports, overlapping with SESRIC's socio-economic research and SDG monitoring mandate. Both deliver capacity building and policy analysis to developing countries globally.
• IMF Statistics Department: The IMF Statistics Department compiles and disseminates macroeconomic and financial statistics for member countries. It overlaps with SESRIC's Economic Outlook and central bank capacity building programmes but operates at a global scale with a wider mandate.
• Islamic Development Bank (IsDB): IsDB is a sibling OIC institution providing development finance and capacity building; SESRIC partners with IsDB on scholarships and the Reverse Linkage Programme. Both serve OIC member countries with research and development support, making IsDB a natural peer.
• World Bank Data: World Bank's Open Data portal hosts comprehensive socio-economic indicators across all countries with extensive historical depth. It competes with SESRIC's OICStat database in indicator coverage and methodological standardisation, though it operates globally rather than OIC-specifically.

Direct peers

• UN Statistics Division (UNSD): UNSD is the central statistical authority of the UN system, producing global socio-economic indicators and methodological standards. Like SESRIC, it operates as an intergovernmental statistical body producing cross-country data and capacity building resources for member states.
• COMCEC (Standing Committee for Economic and Commercial Cooperation of the OIC): COMCEC is a core OIC body working closely with SESRIC on the Project Cycle Management Programme and statistical capacity building. As a sibling OIC institution, it is the most direct counterpart for SESRIC's economic and social development work within the OIC system.

Regional players

• Eurostat: Eurostat is the statistical office of the EU producing harmonised indicators across member states. It is comparable to SESRIC as a regional intergovernmental statistical body delivering cross-country comparable data and thematic reports.
• African Development Bank - Statistics Department: AfDB's Statistics Department compiles socio-economic data for African member countries and produces regional economic outlook reports. It is comparable to SESRIC in advancing regional statistical capacity and producing flagship ministerial reports.
• ASEAN Stats: ASEAN Stats serves as the statistical arm of ASEAN, producing the ASEAN Statistical Yearbook and member-state indicators. It is a regional statistical counterpart to SESRIC, with comparable cross-country data products and capacity building programmes.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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