## Annual National Accounts

## Source details

**Canonical URL:** [Annual National Accounts](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/sa/2026/nassa26-47)

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## Bibliographic details
- Session: SA 26.47
- Location: Colombo, Sri Lanka
- Dates: November 16-20, 2026 (1 week)
- Delivery method: In-person Training
- Primary language: English
- Status: Apply online by October 6, 2026 Deadline extended

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### Program overview and logistics
- Training Program: Annual National Accounts (NAS), Session No.: SA 26.47.
- Location: Colombo, Sri Lanka.
- Date: November 16-20, 2026 (1 week).
- Delivery Method: In-person Training.
- Primary Language: English.
- 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 — scope and pedagogy
- 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).
- Emphasis on:
  - National accounts concepts, methods, and framework.
  - Estimating Gross Domestic Product using the production, expenditure and income approach.
  - Price and volume measures.
  - An overview of GDP rebasing and backcasting.
  - Fundamental principles of state and regional economic accounts.
  - Key topics in the update of the 2008 SNA (2025 SNA).
- Pedagogical format:
  - Interactive lectures and hands-on exercises designed to enable participants to operationalize learning.
  - Emphasis on sharing country experiences among participants.

### Main lectures and workshops (content modules)
- (i) Overview of the System of National Accounts.
- (ii) Gross Domestic Product by Production, Expenditure and Income approach.
- (iii) Price and Volume measures.
- (iv) An overview of GDP rebasing and Backcasting.
- (v) Measuring economic activities at the regional level — Conceptual principles and compilation issues.
- (vi) Update of SNA 2008 — Recommendations for conceptual changes.

### Course objectives — participant competencies on completion
- Describe the conceptual framework of the 2008 SNA and the main changes included in the 2025 SNA.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the three approaches to estimating gross domestic product (GDP): production, expenditure and income.
- 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.
- Understand the concepts and critical issues in measuring economic activities at the regional level.

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## References

- [In-person Training](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/delivery-methods)
- [Apply Now](https://www-ins.imf.org/TAS/signon.aspx?pkey=SA26.47E)
- [Climate in Macroeconomic Framework (CMF)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/at/2026/cmfat26-22)
- [Big Data for Macroeconomic Statistics (BDMS)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/at/2026/bdmsat26-27)
- [Financial Development and Financial Inclusion (FDFI)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/at/2026/fdfiat26-24)

_Source: https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/sa/2026/nassa26-47_