## Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Statistics

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**Canonical URL:** [Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Statistics](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ol/2022/bop-iipxol22-132)

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## Bibliographic details
- Session: OL 22.132
- Location: Course conducted online
- Dates: April 28, 2022 - July 17, 2022 (11 weeks)
- Delivery method: Online Training
- Primary language: French
- Status: Deadline passed

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### Qualifications and access requirements
- Some knowledge of economics and statistics or equivalent experience is helpful.
- Access to a computer with a reliable Internet connection and a Google Chrome web browser are essential.

### Target audience
- Individuals interested in learning the fundamentals of compiling international accounts covering balance of payments and international investment position (IIP) statistics according to internationally accepted standards.
- Those who compile, or plan to compile, balance of payments and IIP statistics.
- The general public.
- The course is a basic-level offering laying the foundation for the face-to-face intermediate balance of payments and IIP statistics course.

### Course description and scope
- Presented by the Statistics Department.
- Introduces the conceptual statistical framework for balance of payments and IIP as presented in the Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Statistics Manual, sixth edition (BPM6).
- Emphasizes harmonization with other macroeconomic statistical frameworks.
- Coverage includes:
  - The current, capital, and financial account balances and how they reflect an economy's interaction with the rest of the world.
  - Basic concepts, definitions, and classifications.
  - Principal accounting rules, including valuation and time of recording, relevant for compilation of the international accounts.
  - Functional categories, including direct investment.
  - The need for integration of the balance of payments with the IIP for compiling comprehensive, internationally comparable statistics.

### Course objectives
- Explain the international accounts framework of the balance of payments and IIP and relevant indicators, such as the current, capital, and financial accounts balances, and net IIP.
- Apply core concepts and definitions relevant to the international accounts such as residence, economic territory, predominant center of economic interest, and accounting rules.
- Classify cross-border transactions and positions according to the international standards in BPM6.
- Record the main components of the current account, including goods, services, primary income, and secondary income, as well as the capital account.
- Identify transactions in financial assets and liabilities and their link to investment income.
- Explain the direct investment framework and its role in the economy, including as a source of financing.
- Compare the different functional categories and understand the economic interpretation for each category.
- Recognize the need for integration of the balance of payments with the IIP for producing consistent and coherent data.

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## References

- [Online 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/ol/2022/bop-iipxol22-132_