## External Debt Statistics (EDSx)

## Source details

**Canonical URL:** [External Debt Statistics (EDSx)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ol/2023/edsxol23-133)

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## Bibliographic details
- Session: OL 23.133
- Location: Course conducted online
- Dates: January 1, 2023 - April 15, 2023 (15 weeks)
- Delivery method: Online Training
- Primary language: English
- Status: Deadline passed

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### Target audience
- Those interested in learning the fundamentals of compiling international accounts—specifically compilation of external debt statistics (EDS) and/or international investment position (IIP) statistics.
- Open to those who compile, or plan to compile, EDS/IIP and to the general public.
- Basic-level course laying the foundation for the face-to-face EDS course.

### Course description
- Presented by the Statistics Department.
- Provides a thorough understanding of the international standards for the compilation of EDS presented in the 2013 EDS: Guide for Compilers and Users (2013 EDS Guide).
- Covers basic concepts, definitions, and classifications relevant to EDS.
- Covers principal accounting rules, including valuation and time of recording, relevant for compilation of the EDS.
- Briefs participants on basic concepts of the debt sustainability analysis framework.

### Course objectives
Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to:
- Explain the international accounts framework of external sector statistics.
- Apply the methods for the measurement of external debt from the viewpoint of the debtor and their accounting principles.
- Review the presentation of EDS.
- Define the debt reorganization and review the four types of debt reorganization.
- Comprehend the objective of debt sustainability analysis framework as well as factors that affect economy’s debt sustainability.

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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/2023/edsxol23-133_