## External Debt Statistics (EDS) — Training Program

## Source details

**Canonical URL:** [External Debt Statistics (EDS) — Training Program](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/courses/eds)

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## Bibliographic details
- Published: October 27, 2021

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### Course overview
- Presented by the IMF Statistics Department.
- Intended to provide a thorough understanding of the international standards for the compilation of EDS presented in the 2013 EDS: Guide for Compilers and Users (2013 EDS Guide).
- Comprises a series of lectures, practical exercises, and case studies that cover:
  - Recent developments in the global financial market (e.g., process of disintermediation, moving away from traditional cross-border investment vehicles, etc.) and their effect on EDS compilation.
  - Implementation of the 2013 EDS Guide and ensuring consistency and comparability among external debt statistics and other macroeconomic statistics, namely balance of payments, IIP, government finance statistics, and national accounts.
  - Data dissemination and requirements of the World Banks Quarterly External Debt Statistics (QEDS) database.

### Target audience and qualifications
- Target audience:
  - Officials whose main responsibility is the compilation of external debt and/or international investment position (IIP) statistics.
- Qualifications:
  - Expected to have a degree in economics, statistics, or equivalent experience.
  - Basic knowledge of international accounts concepts.
  - Minimum of one year of experience in compiling external debt statistics (EDS) or IIP statistics.

### Course objectives
- Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to:
  - Describe recent developments that affect EDS.
  - Apply the conceptual framework for the compilation of EDS following the 2013 EDS Guide.
  - Identify data gaps and set up a strategy for improving the EDS compilation.
  - Describe linkages of EDS with other macroeconomic datasets.

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## References

- [Core Elements of Banking Supervision (CBS)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/at/2027/cbsat27-10)
- [Advanced Government Finance Statistics (GFS-A)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ce/2026/gfs-ace26-45)
- [Fiscal Sustainability (FS)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ce/2026/fsce26-38)
- [Safeguards Assessments of Central Banks (SAC)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/at/2026/sacat26-30)
- [Macroeconomic Management in Resource Rich Countries (MRC)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ce/2026/mrcce26-44)

_Source: https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/courses/eds_