External Debt Statistics (EDSx)
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- Published: July 29, 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](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/delivery-methods)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/delivery-methods) | OL 26.138 | Spanish | [[Apply online](https://www-ins.imf.org/TAS/signon.aspx?pkey=OL26.137E)](https://www-ins.imf.org/TAS/signon.aspx?pkey=OL26.138S) by April 1, 2027 |
| May 1, 2026 | April 15, 2027 | Course conducted online | [[Online Training](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/delivery-methods)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/delivery-methods) | OL 26.137 | English | [[Apply online](https://www-ins.imf.org/TAS/signon.aspx?pkey=OL26.137E)](https://www-ins.imf.org/TAS/signon.aspx?pkey=OL26.138S) by April 1, 2027 |
| May 1, 2026 | April 15, 2027 | Course conducted online | [[Online Training](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/delivery-methods)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/delivery-methods) | OL 26.133 | French | [[Apply online](https://www-ins.imf.org/TAS/signon.aspx?pkey=OL26.137E)](https://www-ins.imf.org/TAS/signon.aspx?pkey=OL26.138S) by April 1, 2027 |
Overview
- The course is intended to provide participants with a thorough understanding of the international standards for the compilation of external debt statistics (EDS) presented in the 2013 EDS: Guide for Compilers and Users (2013 EDS Guide).
- Coverage includes basic concepts, definitions, and classifications; economic territory; units; institutional sectors; residency; principal accounting rules (including valuation and time of recording) relevant for compilation of EDS.
- The course also briefs participants on basic concepts of the debt sustainability analysis framework.
- IMF offers online training to government officials and the public.
Target audience and qualifications
- Target audience:
- Those interested in learning the fundamentals of compiling external accounts—specifically compilation of external debt statistics (EDS) and/or integrated international investment position (IIP) statistics.
- Open to those who compile, or plan to compile, EDS/IIP.
- Basic-level course laying the foundation for the advanced EDS course.
- Qualifications:
- Some knowledge of economics and statistics or equivalent experience is helpful.
Course objectives
Upon completion of the course, participants should be able to:
- Explain the framework for external sector statistics.
- Apply methods for measurement of external debt from the debtor’s perspective and their accounting principles.
- Review the presentation of EDS.
- Define the debt reorganization and review the four types of debt reorganization.
- Understand liabilities and contingent liabilities in macroeconomic statistics.
- Comprehend the objective of debt sustainability analysis framework as well as factors that affect an economy’s debt sustainability.
Coverage and technical focus
- Standards base: 2013 EDS: Guide for Compilers and Users (2013 EDS Guide).
- Key technical topics:
- Concepts, definitions, and classifications for EDS and IIP.
- Economic territory, units, institutional sectors, and residency concepts.
- Principal accounting rules for EDS, including valuation and time of recording.
- Measurement methods for external debt from the debtor’s perspective.
- Debt reorganization types and treatment.
- Liabilities and contingent liabilities in macroeconomic statistics.
- Foundational concepts of the debt sustainability analysis framework.