Republic of Kazakhstan: Technical Assistance Report-National Accounts Statistics Mission
IMF Staff Country Reports, December 15, 2023
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Bibliographic details
- Published: December 15, 2023
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9798400261435.002
Mission scope and activities
- The mission assisted the Bureau of National Statistics (BNS) with the development of quarterly gross domestic product by expenditure (GDPE) estimates on a discrete basis.
- The mission and BNS staff compiled five working files.
- The mission analyzed the structure of the questionnaire for collecting data on changes in inventories.
- Further details on the priority recommendations and the related actions/milestones are documented in the action plan under detailed technical assessment and recommendations in this report.
Key findings
- Real GDPE growth rates for cumulative periods that were compiled from the discrete quarterly data significantly differ from the cumulative growth rates currently published on the website.
- Deficiencies identified in the compilation of specific indicators include:
- cultivated biological assets
- military expenditures
- price indices used for deflating certain types of changes in inventories
Priority recommendations
- Improve the compilation methodologies for:
- cultivated biological assets
- military expenditures
- price indices for deflating changes in inventories
- Revise and/or strengthen the questionnaire structure for collecting data on changes in inventories to ensure more accurate inventory measurement and valuation.
- Implement the action plan under the detailed technical assessment and recommendations to address the identified discrepancies between discrete-quarter compiled cumulative GDPE growth rates and currently published cumulative rates.
Context and subject coverage
- Subject areas covered: Consumption, Financial services, Gross fixed investment, Imports, International organization, International trade, Monetary policy, National accounts
- Keywords reflecting report focus: BNS department, BNS deputy director, BNS staff, changes in inventories., Consumption, consumption expenditure, expenditure category, GDP, GDP by expenditure, gross fixed capital formation, Gross fixed investment, household consumption, Imports
Italic: IMF Staff Country Report — Republic of Kazakhstan: Technical Assistance Report-National Accounts Statistics Mission (December 15, 2023).
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