## Public Sector Debt Statistics - Fundamental

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**Canonical URL:** [Public Sector Debt Statistics - Fundamental](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/courses/pds-f)

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## Bibliographic details
- Published: July 24, 2025

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### Overview and scope
- Course title: Public Sector Debt Statistics - Fundamental (PDS-F).
- Topic: Macroeconomic Statistics.
- Focuses on the conceptual framework of public sector debt statistics as presented in the Public Sector Debt Statistics: Guide for Compilers and Users 2011 (PSDSG 2011) and on practical aspects of public sector debt data compilation.
- Methodology is harmonized with the Government Finance Statistics Manual 2014 (GFSM 2014) and the System of National Accounts (SNA 2008).
- The course examines coverage and accounting rules of the public sector debt statistics framework, valuation, classification, selected methodological issues, and the sources and methods used for compiling the statistics.
- The course is organized around a series of case studies.

### Target audience and qualifications
- Target audience:
  - Public sector officials whose main responsibility is compiling and disseminating public sector debt statistics.
- Qualifications:
  - Participants are expected to have a degree in economics, public financial management, statistics, or equivalent experience.

### Learning objectives and expected competencies
- Upon completion of the course, participants should be able to:
  - Define gross and net debt and explain the basic concepts and accounting principles for the compilation of public sector debt statistics.
  - Classify public sector debt positions according to the PSDSG 2011 classifications.
  - Apply general principles to classify an entity in the public sector, as well as in the relevant subsectors of the public sector, such as the general government and public corporations.
  - Report quarterly public sector debt statistics covering at a minimum the central government, to the IMF and World Bank.
  - Meet data users needs to ensure relevancy.

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