Government Finance Statistics - Advanced (GFS-A)
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- Government Finance Statistics - Advanced (GFS-A)
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- Published: July 24, 2025
Upcoming offerings
| Start date | End date | Location | Delivery Method | Session No. | Primary & (Interpretation) language | Apply |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 26, 2026 | November 6, 2026 | Washington, D.C., United States | [In-person Training](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/delivery-methods) | HQ 26.07 | French | Deadline passed |
| December 13, 2026 | December 17, 2026 | Kuwait City, Kuwait | [In-person Training](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/delivery-methods) | CE 26.45 | English (Arabic) | Apply online by October 1, 2026 |
Course focus and format
- Focuses on the conceptual framework of government finance statistics (GFS) as presented in the Government Finance Statistics Manual 2014 (GFSM 2014), with an emphasis on new concepts introduced in GFSM 2014.
- Requires that participants are familiar with the basic GFS framework and classification system.
- Emphasizes the integrated GFS framework and addresses complex cross-cutting GFS issues, such as social protection, government employee pension liabilities, standardized guarantee schemes, contracts, leases, licenses, public-private partnerships, and public sector balance sheets.
- Examines coverage of the public sector, giving special attention to borderline and complex cases.
- Discusses internal and intersectoral data consistency, coordination between data-producing agencies, as well as data presentation and communication with users.
- Format: lectures and discussions.
Target audience and qualifications
- Target Audience:
- Officials whose main responsibility, for at least three years, has been compiling and disseminating GFS and who are regularly faced with complex GFS methodological and compilation issues, such as those described above.
- Qualifications:
- Participants are expected to have a degree in economics, public financial management or statistics or the equivalent.
Course objectives
- Upon completion of the course, participants should be able to:
- Explain the new concepts introduced in the GFSM 2014.
- Apply the general principles in GFSM 2014 to complex cross-cutting GFS issues in the integrated framework, such as social protection, government employee pension liabilities, standardized guarantee schemes, social protection, government employee pension liabilities, standardized guarantee schemes, contracts, leases, licenses, public-private partnerships, and public sector balance sheets.
Thematic emphases and methodological scope
- New concepts introduced in GFSM 2014.
- Integrated GFS framework application to:
- Social protection.
- Government employee pension liabilities.
- Standardized guarantee schemes.
- Contracts, leases, licenses.
- Public-private partnerships.
- Public sector balance sheets.
- Coverage issues:
- Public sector boundaries, borderline and complex cases.
- Data practices:
- Internal and intersectoral data consistency.
- Coordination between data-producing agencies.
- Data presentation and communication with users.