## Data for Decisions (D4D) Phase II Program Brochure

## Source details

**Canonical URL:** [Data for Decisions (D4D) Phase II Program Brochure](https://www.imf.org/-/media/files/data/statistics/data-for-decisions-d4d-phase-ii-program-brochure.pdf)

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### Program overview and objectives
- D4D-II is IMF’s flagship multi-donor vehicle for macroeconomic statistics.
- Planned investment: US$45 million (Phase II 2025–30).
- Support to ~50% of IMF’s membership.
- Primary objective: Strengthening national statistical systems for evidence-based decision making and integrating Capacity Development (CD) with IMF Surveillance and lending.

### Intended outcomes
- Enhancing economic monitoring through timelier and more granular data.
- Improving economic management through better national accounts and price statistics.
- Integrating financial inclusion data for policymaking.
- Strengthening policymaking through improved data use, transparency, and accessibility.
- Expanding access to statistical skills through online learning.
- Advancing Environment and Climate Change Statistics to support climate-informed policies.
- Managing fiscal risks through stronger fiscal and public debt statistics.
- Monitoring external risks and shocks through robust external sector statistics.

### Delivery model and modalities
- Digital Tools and Online Learning.
- Blended Delivery and Flexible Resourcing.
- Continuous Engagement.
- Institutional Coordination and Stakeholder Engagement.
- Innovation and New Data Sources.
- Modules: Module 1, Module 2, Module 3, Module 4, Module 5.
- Expected institutional impacts:
  - Increased Ownership of Reforms
  - Stronger Institutional Arrangements
  - Enhanced Staff Capacity

### Priority countries and target groups
- Priority focus on Low- and Lower-Middle-Income (LLMICs) and Fragile and Conflict-Affected States (FCS).
- D4D-II supports beneficiary countries across multiple statistical areas.
- D4D-II contribution of CD to countries was delivered to FCS 29%.

### Geographic reach and FY26 activity distribution
- Regional distribution indicators (FY26 CD Activities Distribution):
  - Africa 46%
  - Middle East and Central Asia 24%
  - WHD 8%
  - 14% (region label not specified in source content)
  - 8% (multi-country trainings)
- Asia and the Pacific (regional mention in source content).

### Statistical areas supported
- Real Sector Statistics
- External Sector Statistics
- Fiscal and Debt Reporting
- Financial Access Survey
- Data Dissemination and Use
- Environment and Climate Change Statistics

### Key achievements and success stories (country examples)
- Kosovo: Launched its first Residential Property Price Index (RPPI), providing timely indicators of housing market dynamics and supporting financial stability and policy.
- Yemen: Strengthened macroeconomic statistics across key sectors, enabling the country's first comprehensive economic assessment with the IMF in 11 years and paving the way for re-engagement with the international community and mobilization of external support.
- The Gambia: Identified priority sectors and significantly increased staffing for compiling environment statistics, helping build a more integrated climate data system.
- Uganda: Developed a system that produces near real-time GDP estimates using machine learning and innovative data sources, including satellite imagery and Google Trends, addressing timeliness gaps and supporting policymaking.
- Nepal: Identified previously unreported fiscal liabilities and incorporated them into official fiscal statistics, strengthening assessment of fiscal risks and debt sustainability.
- Colombia: Strengthened coordination across banking, insurance, and pension data systems, enhancing availability and usefulness of financial inclusion data for monitoring and policymaking.

### Capacity development and online learning
- During FY20–26, over 21,000 learners benefited from D4D Online curriculum.
- Available in 4 languages:
  - Arabic (NEW)
  - English
  - French
  - Spanish

### FY26 expenditures and activity indicators
- FY26 D4D-II Expenditures (figures as presented in source content):
  - 22
  - 16
  - 4
  - 3
  - 30
  - 25
- Multi-country trainings: 8%
- Percentage of expenses (label shown in source content).

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_Source: https://www.imf.org/-/media/files/data/statistics/data-for-decisions-d4d-phase-ii-program-brochure.pdf_