IMF Staff Country Reports

Bangladesh: Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes—Data Module

Publication Date:

December 8, 2005

Electronic Access:

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Summary:

This Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes (ROSC) data module provides an assessment of Bangladesh’s macroeconomic statistics against the recommendations of the General Data Dissemination System (GDDS) complemented by an assessment of data quality based on the IMF’s Data Quality Assessment Framework. With some exceptions, the coverage, periodicity, and timeliness of macroeconomic statistics meet the GDDS recommendations. Guided by GDDS plans for improvement, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, the Ministry of Finance, and the Bangladesh Bank have demonstrated commitment to continuously improve the compilation and dissemination of macroeconomic statistics.

Series:

Country Report No. 2005/425

Subject:

Balance of payments statistics Banking Data collection Economic and financial statistics Government finance statistics Monetary statistics National accounts