For the domains shown in the following list there is on-going work (e.g. to produce data structure definitions) at the international level. However, this list of implementation domains is not exhaustive: considerable experience has already been gained and there are examples of very successful implementations at a smaller scale (e.g. at a regional level) and for several domains. There are dozens of implementations for some of the domains listed below, but also some implementations in several other domains.

The classification used below is the United Nations Classification of Statistical Activities (CSA Rev. 1, October 2009). The structure of the classification, as well as its explanatory notes, can be consulted here.

SDMX developments in statistical subject-matter domains are currently taking place as follows:

Domain 1: Demographic and social statistics
  • 1.1 Population and migration
  • 1.2 Labour
  •      •  Labour statistics
  • 1.3 Education
  •      •  Education statistics
  • 1.4 Health
  • 1.5 Income and consumption
  • 1.6 Social protection
  • 1.7 Human settlements and housing
  • 1.8 Justice and crime
  • 1.9 Culture
  • 1.10 Political and other community activities
  • 1.11 Time use

Domain 2: Economic statistics

Domain 3: Environment and multi-domain statistics
  • 3.1 Environment
  •      •  System of Environmental-Economic Accounting
  • 3.2 Regional and small area statistics
  • 3.3 Multi-domain statistics and indicators
    • 3.3.1 Living conditions, poverty and cross-cutting social issues
    • 3.3.2 Gender and special population groups
    • 3.3.3 Information society
    • 3.3.4 Globalisation
    • 3.3.5 Indicators related to the Millennium Development Goals
    • 3.3.6 Sustainable development
    • 3.3.7 Entrepreneurship
  • 3.4 Yearbooks and similar compendia