The United Kingdom Completes the Transitions Plans Under the IMF’s Special Data Dissemination Standard Plus

IMF News, April 28, 2026

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The United Kingdom (UK) has successfully completed the transitions plans required under the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Special Data Dissemination Standard (SDDS) Plus—the highest tier of the IMF’s Data Standards Initiatives.
Press Release No. 26/128
Date: April 28, 2026

These data, along with their accompanying metadata, are now available on the IMF’s Dissemination Standards Bulletin Board.
Detailed data can be accessed on the Dissemination Standards Bulletin Board at https://dsbb.imf.org.

Bert Kroese, Chief Statistician and Data Officer and Director of the IMF’s Statistics Department, welcomed the milestone and stated: “I congratulate the UK for publishing additional financial data sets under the SDDS Plus. The UK’s continued support for the IMF’s data dissemination standards underscores its strong commitment to data transparency and sets a leading example, particularly given its role as a global financial center”.
Mr. Kroese added: “I hope this achievement will encourage more countries to make the transition to the SDDS Plus.”
Implication: The UK’s completion of the SDDS Plus transitions plans is presented by the IMF as reinforcing data transparency and serving as an example for other countries.

The IMF’s Data Standards Initiatives were established in the mid-1990s to strengthen data transparency as a global public good and support the development of robust statistical systems.
The financial crises of the mid and late 1990s underscored the importance of timely and reliable data, prompting the creation of data dissemination standards.
The Data Standards Initiatives include:
- SDDS Plus (highest tier)
- SDDS
- Enhanced General Data Dissemination System (e-GDDS)

Press Release No. 26/128 — April 28, 2026 — IMF Communications Department