The first incarnation of the National Bureau of Statistics was the Antigua and Barbuda Statistics Division, part of the
Ministry of Finance, Corporate Governance and Public Private Partnerships. In October 2013,
Louise Lake-Tack signed the National Bureau of Statistics Act, 2013 which repealed the General Statistics Act and provided for a statistical board and a Director-General. This law was never enforced and the Statistics Division continued to oversee the country's statistical system until 2025. In August 2024,
Rodney Williams signed a law amending the 2013 act, creating a body known as the National Statistical System, which the bureau was intended to be a part of. The principles of official statistics designated by the United Nations General Assembly was also inserted into the law. On 25 March 2025, the bureau was officially launched along with the
2025 census. == Organisation ==