## Government Finance Statistics

## Source details

**Canonical URL:** [Government Finance Statistics](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ol/2022/gfsxol22-101)

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## Bibliographic details
- Session: OL 22.101
- Location: Course conducted online
- Dates: February 24, 2022 - April 21, 2022 (8 weeks)
- Delivery method: Online Training
- Primary language: French
- Status: Deadline passed

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### Target audience and qualifications
- Target audience: Officials whose main responsibility is compiling and disseminating fiscal statistics.
- Qualifications:
  - Some knowledge of economics and statistics is helpful.
  - Access to a computer with a reliable Internet connection and a Google Chrome web browser and basic Microsoft Excel skills are essential.

### Course logistics
- Title: Government Finance Statistics (GFSx)
- Status: Deadline passed
- Session No.: OL 22.101
- Location: Course conducted online
- Date: February 24, 2022 - April 21, 2022 (8 weeks)
- Delivery Method: Online Training
- Primary Language: French

### Course description
- Presented by the Statistics Department.
- Focuses on both the conceptual framework of government finance statistics (GFS) as presented in the IMF’s Government Finance Statistics Manual 2014 (GFSM 2014) and on practical aspects of data compilation.
- Covers basic concepts and definitions, accounting principles, and detailed classifications in the context of the GFSM 2014, which is harmonized with the system of national accounts.
- Examines the GFS framework, including:
  - coverage and accounting rules (including accrual accounting),
  - classifications,
  - balance sheets and debt,
  - sources and methods used for compiling GFS.
- Discusses the dissemination of GFS and its uses in fiscal policymaking and analyses.

### Course objectives
Upon completion of the course, participants should be able to:
- Explain the GFS integrated framework, understand its advantages and the importance of comprehensive, consistent, and internationally comparable fiscal data for fiscal policy design, monitoring, and evaluation.
- Apply the main macroeconomic principles to identify public sector institutional units and distinguish between general government units and public corporations.
- Apply the basic macroeconomic concepts, principles, and accounting rules to identify, classify, and record transactions, other economic flows, and stock positions.
- Explain how specific government operations and other flows outside the government control impact the fiscal deficit/surplus, debt, and net worth.
- Describe the relationships between the main fiscal aggregates, and between the fiscal aggregates and other macroeconomic indicators.

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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/gfsxol22-101_