## National Accounts Statistics - Advanced

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**Canonical URL:** [National Accounts Statistics - Advanced](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/sa/2026/nas-asa26-03)

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## Bibliographic details
- Session: SA 26.03
- Location: New Delhi, India
- Dates: January 19-30, 2026 (2 weeks)
- Delivery method: In-person Training
- Primary language: English
- Status: Deadline passed

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### Target audience and qualifications
- Target audience: Compilers of national accounts statistics employed by agencies responsible for official national accounts statistics and main users.
- Qualifications: Participants are expected to have a degree in economics or statistics; or equivalent experience.

### Course description
- Covers theoretical and practical aspects in the compilation of national accounts statistics based on the conceptual framework of the System of National Accounts 2008 (2008 SNA).
- Consists of lectures covering advanced compilation issues of the 2008 SNA and workshops consisting of practical exercises in compiling the accounts.
- Main aim: to train participants in developing and using more advanced compilation techniques to cover topics including supply and use tables, input-output tables, and price and volume measures.
- Course structure:
  - Review of the SNA framework.
  - Discussion of how the accounts can be extended to address specific user needs.
  - Coverage of key topics in the update of the 2008 SNA (2025 SNA).
  - Emphasis on sharing country experiences among the participants.

### Course objectives
Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to:
- Describe the conceptual framework of the 2008 SNA and the main changes included in the 2025 SNA.
- Understand the techniques to be used to balance Supply and Use Tables.
- Understand the process of converting Supply and Use Tables to Input-Output Tables.
- Apply specific techniques to derive value added in special cases.
- Explain the price and volume measurement techniques, including the compilation of chain-linked volume measures.
- Apply appropriate techniques to compile volume estimates of value added and expenditure components.

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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)
- [Macroeconomic Management in Resource Rich Countries (MRC)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ce/2026/mrcce26-44)

_Source: https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/sa/2026/nas-asa26-03_