The Statistics and Information Department of the Centre is mainly responsible for collecting, processing and disseminating socio-economic statistics and information on and for the utilisation of the OIC Member States. The time series data on 250 socio-economic indicators under 17 categories for the 57 OIC Member States, dating back to 1970, are collected either from national or international statistical sources and disseminated through the statistical database of the Centre BASEIND after 
been processed. The data collection process from national sources is undertaken using, inter alia, an online data submission interface for the National Statistical Organizations (NSOs) in both English and Arabic. Through this interface it is possible for the NSOs to submit new data and update the missing ones.
An interactive and dynamic motion chart module, called SESRIC Motion Charts (SMC) is integrated with BASEIND Database. The SMC Module allows the users to dynamically explore the trends of several indicators over time, based on statistical data stored in the BASEIND 
Database. One other product which too depends on the BASEIND Database is the Thematic Maps on OIC Member Countries. The thematic maps display the comparative situation of the OIC Member States for the given theme with varying colours. The bar/line charts also accompany these maps to display the Top 10 OIC Member States for the theme of concern and performance of the OIC as one group compared to the World, Developed and Developing Countries during a specific time interval.
The Centre devotes a large portion of its resources to providing the necessary statistical data and background information that would make the Member States better informed of each other’s potentials and needs and, thus, facilitates their elaboration of cooperation projects and integration schemes. In this connection, the Statistics and Information Department regularly sends questionnaires to the NSOs of the OIC Member States to be fully furnished with the necessary data before determining their potentials and needs for statistics- related subjects . The Centre, then, makes arrangements, adhered to the priority level, for training programmes deemed to be of tangible contribution to the statistical capacity building activities in the Member States based on the responses received back from the Member States to these questionnaires.
In addition to many reports and documents produced in a comparative manner to assist the policy makers in the Member States, the department publishes two major publications periodically: Statistical Yearbook of OIC Member Countries and Basic Facts and Figures on OIC Member Countries. The Statistical Yearbook of the 
OIC Member Countries is being published since 1980 and presents time series data and trends of some of the important indicators for all of the fifty-seven Member Countries for the last decade on categories like demography, labour force, health, education, agriculture, energy, transportation, communication, tourism, exports, imports, public finance, money and prices, national accounts and international finance. On the other hand, Basic Facts and Figures on OIC Member Countries includes data only for a basic set of socio-economic indicators for all of the fifty-seven Member Countries for the most recent year available.
Statistics and Information Department is responsible for monitoring the implementation of the activities of the OIC Statistical Working Group(SWG). SWG started its activities after its First Meeting held at the Headquarters of IDB on 25-26 March 2008. The objectives of the SWG are:
- To develop a framework for coordinating statistical activities among the OIC Institutions and the NSOs of the OIC Member States to ensure consistency in statistical practices, prevent duplications and facilitate improved interaction with the Member States.
- To identify the procedures and guidelines for OIC-level data collection, data processing, data dissemination, statistical publications and statistical capacity building activities.
In addition to these, the Department is responsible for updating the information captured in Directory of NSOs, Roster of Statistics Experts, Roster of Environmental Experts and Press Releases from NSOs.
