## Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Statistics - Intermediate

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**Canonical URL:** [Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Statistics - Intermediate](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/hq/2025/bpiips-mhq25-11)

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## Bibliographic details
- Session: HQ 25.11
- Location: Washington, D.C., United States
- Dates: May 27, 2025 - June 13, 2025 (3 weeks)
- Delivery method: In-person Training
- Primary language: English
- Status: Deadline passed

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### Qualifications and target audience
- Qualifications:
  - Participants are expected to have a degree in economics or statistics and at least two years of relevant compilation experience, or should have completed the Compilation of Balance of Payments Statistics (BPSCG) course.
- Target audience:
  - Officials responsible for the compilation of external sector statistics (ESS) (balance of payments and/or international investment position (IIP) statistics), and who are familiar with the methodology of the Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Statistics Manual, sixth edition (BPM6).

### Course description and scope
- Course level: Intermediate (does not cover basic balance of payments and IIP concepts; presupposes familiarity with basic concepts).
- Presented by: Statistics Department.
- Aims:
  - Provide a deep understanding of the concepts, data sources and compilation techniques for balance of payments and IIP statistics and their application in addressing complex methodological issues.
  - Elaborate on topics being addressed during the current update of BPM6.
- Format:
  - Series of lectures and workshops analyzing country cases with a strong data component.
  - Designed to allow peer learning and sharing of experiences.
- Emphases and special topics:
  - Estimating informal cross-border activities.
  - Treatment of special purpose entities.
  - Themes and challenges emerging from developments in the global economy and their impact on compilation work.
  - Integration of data compilation with Fund surveillance and policy advice.
  - Demonstration of the analytical uses of ESS.

### Course objectives and learning outcomes
- Upon completion of the course, participants should be able to:
  - Apply knowledge gained in dealing with complex methodological and compilation issues related to balance of payments and IIP statistics.
  - Describe the high-level themes that are being addressed during the current update of BPM6.
  - Identify potential data sources and compilation techniques to be used to improve the coverage in ESS of activities emerging from globalization.
  - Describe the analytical uses of balance of payments and IIP statistics.

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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/hq/2025/bpiips-mhq25-11_