## Handbook on Securities Statistics

## Source details

**Canonical URL:** [Handbook on Securities Statistics](https://www.imf.org/en/data/statistics/working-group-on-securities-databases/handbook-on-securities-statistics)

## Other formats

- [Markdown version](/en/data/statistics/working-group-on-securities-databases/handbook-on-securities-statistics/index.md)
- [Structured JSON version](/en/data/statistics/working-group-on-securities-databases/handbook-on-securities-statistics/index.json)
- [Bundle manifest](/en/data/statistics/working-group-on-securities-databases/handbook-on-securities-statistics/bundle-manifest.json)

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### Scope, endorsements, and recommendations
- Title: Handbook on Securities Statistics
- Prepared by: BIS, the ECB, and the IMF
- Endorsed/referenced: DGI-3 Recommendation 4; DGI-2 Recommendation 7; DGI-1 Recommendation 7
- The Handbook is the first publication to focus exclusively on securities statistics.
- The Handbook responds to a request from the Working Group on Securities Databases (WGSD) to develop methodological standards for securities statistics and to improve information on securities markets.

### Conceptual framework and standards
- The Handbook provides a conceptual framework for securities statistics, including classifications for different possible breakdowns.
- The current version is based on:
  - the 2008 System of National Accounts
  - the Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual, sixth edition (BPM6)
- The Handbook goes partly beyond these standards by elaborating additional breakdowns on issues and holdings of debt and equity securities.
- Special attention is paid to:
  - valuation and accounting rules
  - specific operations related to debt and equity securities

### Presentation, tables, and data compilation guidance
- The Handbook provides high-level and detailed presentation tables that assist in the compilation and dissemination of securities statistics.
- It addresses both issues and holdings of debt and equity securities and gives guidance useful for compilers of securities statistics.

### Review process and contributors
- Preparation was supported by a Review Group for the Handbook on Securities Statistics consisting of officials from national central banks and relevant statistical agencies, and representatives from international organizations with expertise in debt securities statistics.
- Review Group activities included:
  - commenting on drafts of the Handbook
  - participating in review group meetings held on:
    - 28-29 October 2008 in Basel
    - 15-16 March 2010 in Frankfurt
    - 12-13 October 2011 in Washington, D.C.
- Drafts of the Handbook also benefitted from worldwide comments from experts.

### Planned updates and future work
- The WGSD plans to update the Handbook in the future to:
  - align it with the updated 2025 System of National Accounts
  - address new issues in the compilation of securities statistics that have emerged since publication of the current version
  - include considerations on the use of security-by-security data for the compilation of securities statistics

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## Content in this bundle

- **Draft proposed meeting agenda**
  - [Draft proposed meeting agenda (Markdown version)](/-/media/files/data/statistics/wgsd/012710.pdf.md){rel="alternate" type="text/markdown"}
  - [Draft proposed meeting agenda (PDF)](/-/media/files/data/statistics/wgsd/012710.pdf){rel="external" type="application/pdf"}
- **Third Review Group Meeting on the Handbook on Securities Statistics**
  - [Third Review Group Meeting on the Handbook on Securities Statistics (Markdown version)](/-/media/files/data/statistics/wgsd/101211.pdf.md){rel="alternate" type="text/markdown"}
  - [Third Review Group Meeting on the Handbook on Securities Statistics (PDF)](/-/media/files/data/statistics/wgsd/101211.pdf){rel="external" type="application/pdf"}
- **Handbook on Securities Statistics — Review Group Meeting, Basel, 28 and 29 October 2008**
  - [Handbook on Securities Statistics — Review Group Meeting, Basel, 28 and 29 October 2008 (Markdown version)](/-/media/files/data/statistics/wgsd/102808.pdf.md){rel="alternate" type="text/markdown"}
  - [Handbook on Securities Statistics — Review Group Meeting, Basel, 28 and 29 October 2008 (PDF)](/-/media/files/data/statistics/wgsd/102808.pdf){rel="external" type="application/pdf"}
- **Handbook on Securities Statistics**
  - [Handbook on Securities Statistics (Markdown version)](/-/media/files/data/statistics/wgsd/hss.pdf.md){rel="alternate" type="text/markdown"}
  - [Handbook on Securities Statistics (PDF)](/-/media/files/data/statistics/wgsd/hss.pdf){rel="external" type="application/pdf"}

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## References

- [About the WGSD](https://www.imf.org/en/data/statistics/working-group-on-securities-databases)
- [DGI-3 Recommendation 4](https://www.imf.org/en/data/statistics/working-group-on-securities-databases/dgi-3-recommendation-4)
- [DGI-2 Recommendation 7](https://www.imf.org/en/data/statistics/working-group-on-securities-databases/dgi-2-recommendation-7)
- [DGI-1 Recommendation 7](https://www.imf.org/en/data/statistics/working-group-on-securities-databases/dgi-1-recommendation-7)
- [Data Collection on Securities Statistics](https://www.imf.org/en/data/statistics/working-group-on-securities-databases/data-collection-on-securities-statistics)

_Source: https://www.imf.org/en/data/statistics/working-group-on-securities-databases/handbook-on-securities-statistics_