## 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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## Bibliographic details
- Published: April 28, 2026

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### Key developments
- 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

### Published data categories (now disseminated under SDDS Plus)
- Sectoral Balance Sheets
- Other Financial Corporations Survey
- Debt Securities

### Availability and dissemination
- 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.

### IMF statement and implications
- 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.

### Context on the Data Standards Initiatives
- 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 contact
- IMF Communications Department
- MEDIA RELATIONS
- PRESS OFFICER: Pemba Sherpa
- Phone: +1 202 623-7100
- Email: MEDIA@IMF.org
- @IMFSpokesperson

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

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## References

- [Special Data Dissemination Standard](http://dsbb.imf.org/Applications/web/sddshome/)
- [Press Releases](https://www.imf.org/en/news/searchnews)
- [PRESS CENTER](http://presscenter.imf.org/)
- [Dissemination Standards Bulletin Board](https://dsbb.imf.org/sdds-plus/country/GBR/category)
- [IMF Factsheet on Data Standards Initiatives](https://www.imf.org/en/about/factsheets/sheets/2023/standards-for-data-dissemination)
- [https://dsbb.imf.org](https://dsbb.imf.org/)
- [https://www.imf.org/en/home](https://www.imf.org/en/home)

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