## External Debt Statistics (EDSx)

## Source details

**Canonical URL:** [External Debt Statistics (EDSx)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ol/2026/edsxol26-137)

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## Bibliographic details
- Session: OL 26.137
- Location: Course conducted online
- Dates: May 1, 2026 - April 15, 2027 (50 weeks)
- Delivery method: Online Training
- Primary language: English
- Status: Apply online by April 1, 2027 Deadline extended

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### Course logistics and qualifications
- Session No.: OL 26.137
- Location: Course conducted online
- Date: May 1, 2026 - April 15, 2027 (50 weeks)
- Delivery Method: Online Training
- Primary Language: English
- Qualifications: 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
- 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.
- Intended to provide participants with 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).
- Coverage includes:
  - Basic concepts, definitions, and classifications relevant to EDS.
  - Principal accounting rules, including valuation and time of recording, relevant for compilation of EDS.
  - Briefing on basic concepts of the debt sustainability analysis framework.

### Course objectives (learning outcomes)
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)
- [Apply Now](https://www-ins.imf.org/TAS/signon.aspx?pkey=OL26.137E)
- [Executive Training 2 on Fiscal Policy Considerations (FPA)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ce/2026/fpcce26-16)
- [Tax Regional Workshop on Strategic Management](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ce/2026/taxce26-43)
- [Institutional Sector Accounts-Advanced - Blended (ISA-A)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/hq/2027/isa-ahq27-02)

_Source: https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ol/2026/edsxol26-137_