National Accounts Statistics
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Bibliographic details
- 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](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/delivery-methods)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/delivery-methods) | OL 26.189 | Spanish | [[Apply online](https://www-ins.imf.org/TAS/signon.aspx?pkey=OL26.188F)](https://www-ins.imf.org/TAS/signon.aspx?pkey=OL26.189S) 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 26.188 | French | [[Apply online](https://www-ins.imf.org/TAS/signon.aspx?pkey=OL26.188F)](https://www-ins.imf.org/TAS/signon.aspx?pkey=OL26.189S) 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 26.187 | English | [[Apply online](https://www-ins.imf.org/TAS/signon.aspx?pkey=OL26.188F)](https://www-ins.imf.org/TAS/signon.aspx?pkey=OL26.189S) by April 1, 2027 |
Course overview
- Title: National Accounts Statistics (NASx)
- The course introduces compiling national accounts statistics based on the System of National Accounts, 2008 (2008 SNA) framework.
- Covers the sequence of national accounts, the accounting rules, and the key macroeconomic aggregates in the SNA framework.
- Teaches how to estimate volume measures of value added.
Topics covered
- Sequence of national accounts and accounting rules under the 2008 SNA.
- Key macroeconomic aggregates in the SNA framework.
- Three measures of GDP:
- the production approach
- the income approach
- the expenditure approach
- Methods and data sources for estimating GDP and volume measures of value added.
Target audience and qualifications
- Target audience:
- Persons interested in learning how to compile national accounts statistics or in using the statistics for macroeconomic analysis.
- Qualifications:
- Some knowledge of economics and statistics or equivalent experience is useful.
Course objectives
Upon completion of the course, participants should be able to:
- Describe the SNA framework and identify the key macroeconomic indicators.
- Define the components of GDP from the production, expenditure and income approaches.
- Apply the concepts, accounting rules, methods, and data sources necessary to estimate GDP.