## Update on the Standard Template to Collect Data on Government Revenues from Natural Resources

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## Bibliographic details
- Published: April 6, 2017

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### Overview
- Publication date: April 6, 2017
- The paper updates the status of the standard template to collect data on government revenues from natural resources, originally presented to the Executive Board in January 2014.
- The standard template serves as a companion to the Guide to Analyze Natural Resources in the National Accounts.
- Availability: Download PDF (as indicated on the landing page).

### Field-testing, finalization, and adoption
- Field-testing conducted in six countries confirmed the feasibility of applying the template more broadly.
- Final version of the template was developed based on outcomes of consultation with the international community and the field-testing visits.
- The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) International Secretariat adopted the template as a mandatory reporting requirement for its member countries.

### Purpose and methodological basis
- Purpose: To support fiscal policy formulation and analysis in resource-rich economies.
- Scope note: Resource-rich economies constitute about one third of the Fund’s membership.
- Methodological basis: The standard template is based on the revenue classification of the Government Finance Statistics Manual 2014, facilitating the collection of resource revenue data in:
  - methodologically sound format,
  - analytically relevant format,
  - cross-country comparable format.

### Key findings and implications
- Field-testing in six countries demonstrated practical feasibility for broader application.
- Consultations with the international community informed the final template design.
- Adoption by the EITI International Secretariat institutionalizes the template as a mandatory reporting requirement, increasing its potential uptake and standardization across member countries.
- Alignment with Government Finance Statistics Manual 2014 promotes consistency with established revenue classification standards, aiding comparability and analytical use in fiscal policy.

*Update on the Standard Template to Collect Data on Government Revenues from Natural Resources (April 6, 2017).*

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