## External Debt Statistics (EDSx)

## Source details

**Canonical URL:** [External Debt Statistics (EDSx)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/courses/edsx)

## Other formats

- [Markdown version](/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/courses/edsx/index.md)
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## Bibliographic details
- Published: July 29, 2025

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## 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)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/delivery-methods) | [OL 26.138](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ol/2026/edsxol26-138) | Spanish | [[[Apply online](https://www-ins.imf.org/TAS/signon.aspx?pkey=OL26.133F)](https://www-ins.imf.org/TAS/signon.aspx?pkey=OL26.137E)](https://www-ins.imf.org/TAS/signon.aspx?pkey=OL26.138S) 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)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/delivery-methods) | [OL 26.137](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ol/2026/edsxol26-137) | English | [[[Apply online](https://www-ins.imf.org/TAS/signon.aspx?pkey=OL26.133F)](https://www-ins.imf.org/TAS/signon.aspx?pkey=OL26.137E)](https://www-ins.imf.org/TAS/signon.aspx?pkey=OL26.138S) 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)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/delivery-methods) | [OL 26.133](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ol/2026/edsxol26-133) | French | [[[Apply online](https://www-ins.imf.org/TAS/signon.aspx?pkey=OL26.133F)](https://www-ins.imf.org/TAS/signon.aspx?pkey=OL26.137E)](https://www-ins.imf.org/TAS/signon.aspx?pkey=OL26.138S) by April 1, 2027 |

### Overview
- The course is intended to provide participants with a thorough understanding of the international standards for the compilation of external debt statistics (EDS) presented in the 2013 EDS: Guide for Compilers and Users (2013 EDS Guide).
- Coverage includes basic concepts, definitions, and classifications; economic territory; units; institutional sectors; residency; principal accounting rules (including valuation and time of recording) relevant for compilation of EDS.
- The course also briefs participants on basic concepts of the debt sustainability analysis framework.
- IMF offers online training to government officials and the public.

### Target audience and qualifications
- Target audience:
  - Those interested in learning the fundamentals of compiling external accounts—specifically compilation of external debt statistics (EDS) and/or integrated international investment position (IIP) statistics.
  - Open to those who compile, or plan to compile, EDS/IIP.
  - Basic-level course laying the foundation for the advanced EDS course.
- Qualifications:
  - Some knowledge of economics and statistics or equivalent experience is helpful.

### Course objectives
Upon completion of the course, participants should be able to:
- Explain the framework for external sector statistics.
- Apply methods for measurement of external debt from the debtor’s perspective and their accounting principles.
- Review the presentation of EDS.
- Define the debt reorganization and review the four types of debt reorganization.
- Understand liabilities and contingent liabilities in macroeconomic statistics.
- Comprehend the objective of debt sustainability analysis framework as well as factors that affect an economy’s debt sustainability.

### Coverage and technical focus
- Standards base: 2013 EDS: Guide for Compilers and Users (2013 EDS Guide).
- Key technical topics:
  - Concepts, definitions, and classifications for EDS and IIP.
  - Economic territory, units, institutional sectors, and residency concepts.
  - Principal accounting rules for EDS, including valuation and time of recording.
  - Measurement methods for external debt from the debtor’s perspective.
  - Debt reorganization types and treatment.
  - Liabilities and contingent liabilities in macroeconomic statistics.
  - Foundational concepts of the debt sustainability analysis framework.

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## References

- [Online Training](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/delivery-methods)
- [OL 26.138](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ol/2026/edsxol26-138)
- [OL 26.137](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ol/2026/edsxol26-137)
- [OL 26.133](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ol/2026/edsxol26-133)
- [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)
- [Apply online](https://www-ins.imf.org/TAS/signon.aspx?pkey=OL26.138S)
- [Apply online](https://www-ins.imf.org/TAS/signon.aspx?pkey=OL26.137E)
- [Apply online](https://www-ins.imf.org/TAS/signon.aspx?pkey=OL26.133F)

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