The IMF Statistics Department is currently drafting the Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Compilation Guide (BPM6 CG). This document will be a companion to the sixth edition of the Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6) and will therefore update the Balance of Payments Compilation Guide that was released in 1995 to accompany the BPM5.

We will post draft chapters of the BPM6 CG on this website as they become available and invite your comments. Please send comments on draft chapters to STABPM6CG@imf.org using the form below.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Introduction (public comment period ends December 7, 2012)

Chapter 2. How to Conduct a Survey (public comment period ends January 31, 2012)

Chapter 3. Specific Surveys of Businesses for Balance of Payments and IIP Purposes (public comment period ends December 14, 2012)

Chapter 4. International Transactions Reporting System (public comment period ends January 31, 2012)

Chapter 5. International Merchandise Trade Statistics (public comment period ends February 15, 2012)

Chapter 6. Data From Official and Administrative Sources (public comment period ends October 26, 2012)

Chapter 7. Selected IMF and Other International Organizations' Data Collection Initiatives (public comment period ends July 20, 2012)

Chapter 8. Compiling Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Statistics—An Overview (public comment period ends July 27, 2012)

Chapter 9. The International Investment Position (public comment period ends December 14, 2012)

Chapter 10. The Financial Account (public comment period ends February 8, 2013)

Chapter 11. Goods (public comment period ends February 15, 2012)

Chapter 12. Services

• (i) Transport, Travel, and Manufacturing Services (public comment period ends May 4, 2012)
• (ii) Other Services (public comment period ends July 20, 2012)

Chapter 13. Primary Income (public comment period ends June 15, 2012)

Chapter 14. Secondary Income (public comment period ends September 21, 2012)

Chapter 15. The Capital Account (public comment period ends July 20, 2012)

Chapter 16. Exceptional Financing (public comment period ends January 31, 2012)

Chapter 17. The Accessibility and Serviceability of the Statistics (public comment period ends January 31, 2012)

Appendix I. BPM6 Conversion Matrix

Appendix II. Insurance Transactions and Positions, Pension and Standardized Guarantees Schemes

• I. Insurance Transactions and Positions (public comment period ends February 15, 2012)
• II. Pension and Standardized Guarantees Schemes (public comment period ends October 26, 2012)

Appendix III. FISIM

Appendix IV. Foreign Direct Investment (public comment period ends December 14, 2012)

Appendix V. Compiling Balance of Payments and IIP by Partner Country (public comment period ends September 21, 2012)

Appendix VI. Linkages with Other Macroeconomic Datasets

• A. Linkages of the International Accounts to the National Accounts (public comment period ends January 31, 2012)
  
• B. Linkages of the International Accounts to the Monetary and Financial Statistics (public comment period ends December 7, 2012)
  
• C. Linkages of the International Accounts to the Government Finance Statistics (public comment period ends December 14, 2012)

Appendix VII. Balance of Payments Coding System (public comment period ends May 24, 2013)

Appendix VIII. Model Survey Forms (public comment period ends February 15, 2013)

Form 1—Exploratory Survey
Form 2—Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Enterprise Register Form
Form 3-1—ITRS－Classification
Form 3-2—ITRS－Payments and Receipts
Form 3-3—ITRS－Imports and Exports
Form 4—ITRS－Enterprises
Form 5—ITRS－Banks
Form 6—Trade in Goods and Trade Finance, and Repairs Services
Form 7—International Trade in Services
Form 8—Resident Transport Operators
Form 9—Transactions with Non-Resident Transport Operators
Form 10—International Travel
Form 11—International Insurance Services
Form 12—International Pension Services
Form 13—Foreign Embassies and International Institutions
Form 14—Manufacturing Services
Form 15—Private Aid and Charitable Organizations
Form 16—Financial Claims and Liabilities to Nonresidents
Form 17—Foreign Direct Investment
Form 18—International Securities
Form 19—Travel: Returning Residents
Form 20—Travel: Departing Non-Residents
Form 21—International Transactions and Positions of Households
Form 22—Current Transfers, Grants, and Technical Assistance
Form 23—Holdings of and Transactions in Financial Derivatives Contracts with Nonresidents
Form 24—Merchanting
Form 25—Construction Services