## Public Sector Debt Statistics (PSDS)

## Source details

**Canonical URL:** [Public Sector Debt Statistics (PSDS)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ce/2025/psdsce25-23)

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## Bibliographic details
- Session: CE 25.23
- Location: Kuwait City, Kuwait
- Dates: September 7-11, 2025 (1 week)
- Delivery method: In-person Training
- Primary language: English
- Interpretation language: Arabic
- Status: Deadline passed

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### Target audience and qualifications
- Target audience: Compilers and analysts of public sector debt statistics employed by Ministries/agencies responsible for official public sector debt.
- Qualifications: Participants are expected to have a degree in economics or statistics; or equivalent experience.

### Course description
- Covers fundamentals needed to compile and disseminate comprehensive public sector debt statistics (PSDS) useful for policy- and decision-makers, as well as other users.
- Introduces the conceptual statistical framework for PSDS as presented in the Public Sector Debt Statistics: Guide for Compilers and Users 2011 (PSDSG 2011) in the context of the government finance statistics (GFS) framework, which is harmonized with other macroeconomic statistical frameworks.
- Covers basic concepts, definitions, and classifications, along with the principal accounting rules (including valuation and consolidation) that are relevant for PSDS compilation.
- Discusses recommended instrument and institutional coverage for compiling comprehensive and internationally comparable PSDS.
- Addresses the impact on PSDS of debt-related issues such as:
  - debt assumption
  - debt forgiveness
  - on-lending
  - financial leases
  - financial bailouts
- Covers important PSDS compilation considerations, including what PSDS to compile and disseminate, and the IMF's guidelines and standards on disseminating PSDS.

### Course objectives
Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to:
- Understand basic concepts and classification of public sector debt statistics
- Identify and validate data sources
- Recognize the compatibility of public debt within the government finance statistics framework
- Acquire knowledge of the principal accounting rules
- Understand the structure and modes of reporting to international databases

### Contact and additional information
- For additional information concerning the content of the course, contact: Mr. Amir Hadziomeragic, Government Finance Statistics and Public Sector Debt Statistics Advisor, METAC at ahadziomeragic@imf.org

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## References

- [In-person Training](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/delivery-methods)
- [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)

_Source: https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ce/2025/psdsce25-23_