Compilation Basics for Macroeconomic Statistics (CBMSx)
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- Published: July 24, 2025
Upcoming offerings
| Start date | End date | Location | Delivery Method | Session No. | Primary & (Interpretation) language | Apply |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2026 | April 15, 2027 | Course conducted online | Online Training | OL 26.110 | English | Apply online by April 1, 2027 |
Overview
- The online course reviews the basic skills, concepts, and principles required to compile and disseminate macroeconomic and financial statistics.
- Topics covered include residence, institutional units, institutional sectors, accounting rules, financial instruments, stocks and flows, the IMF's Data Standards Initiatives, and basic macroeconomic linkages among these statistics.
- Topic: Macroeconomic Statistics.
Target audience
- Officials who compile macroeconomic and financial statistics in national statistical organizations, ministries of finance, economy, or planning, or in central banks.
Qualifications
- Some knowledge of economics and statistics is helpful.
- Basic Microsoft Excel skills are essential.
Course objectives
Upon completion of this course, using the basic concepts and principles in the compilation and dissemination of macroeconomic and financial statistics, participants should be able to:
- Differentiate institutional units and sectors.
- Apply the concept of residence.
- Record stocks and flows in an integrated manner.
- Apply appropriate accounting rules.
- Classify financial instruments.
- Summarize the requirements and recommendations of the IMF's Data Standards Initiatives.
- Evaluate macroeconomic inter-linkages.