## A Manual on Government Finance Statistics

_Books, December 15, 1986_

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**Canonical URL:** [A Manual on Government Finance Statistics](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/books/issues/2016/12/30/a-manual-on-government-finance-statistics-38)

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## Bibliographic details
- Authors: International Monetary Fund
- Published: December 15, 1986
- Series: Books
- Pages: 205
- Stock No: GYMEA0000000

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### Overview
- This Manual deals with concepts, definitions, and procedures for the compilation of statistics on government finance.
- It is intended as a reference tool for those who are called upon to prepare or evaluate such statistics.
- Focuses on financial transactions such as taxing, borrowing, spending, and lending.
- Emphasizes the summarization and organization of statistics appropriate for analysis, planning, and policy determination.

### Scope and focus
- Concepts, definitions, and procedures for compiling government finance statistics.
- Financial transactions emphasized: taxing, borrowing, spending, lending.
- Emphasis on summarization and organization of statistics for:
  - analysis
  - planning
  - policy determination

### Intended audience and use
- Reference tool for compilers and evaluators of government finance statistics.
- Supports preparation, evaluation, and organization of fiscal statistical information.

### Key features and takeaways
- Provides standardized concepts and definitions to improve comparability of government finance statistics.
- Offers procedural guidance for compiling fiscal statistics based on financial transactions.
- Prioritizes presentation and organization methods to make statistics useful for policymakers and analysts.

*International Monetary Fund. A Manual on Government Finance Statistics, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 1986) accessed 9/18/2026*

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