Agenda item 5a
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
Statistical Division
Current status of implementation of SNA
Implementation of the SNA
in the EECCA, SEE and Mongolia
Presentation by UNECE
Workshop on Implementation of the 2008 SNA
Kiev, 29 November - 2 December 2011
Overview
1. Background
2. Implementation of the SNA in the region
• Statistical Programs, main producers and
users
• Progress in implementation of the 1993
SNA
3. Annex. Country profiles
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Background
• Recommendations of the UNSC
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UNSD coordinates global implementation
Role of UN regional commissions -> regional
implementation plans
UNECE to support implementation in EECCA and SEE
region
Regional advisory body -Steering Group (SG) on National
Accounts
• UNECE Survey on SNA implementation in the region:
In EECCA, SEE countries and Mongolia (19 replies)
• Survey and discussion of results at NA meeting 2010
• Updates to survey outcomes 2011
• Country profiles
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UNECE Statistical Division
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Implementation of the SNA in the region Statistical programs, main producers
• Statistical programs, plans
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14 countries have developed plans for improvement in
statistics, including NA
Plans cover a period of 2 - 5 years
National accounts, mostly focused on 1993 SNA
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•
Main producers of economic statistics
• National Statistical Offices
 Primary institution responsible for SNA
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Central or National Banks
Ministries of Finance
Others
 Mostly as data providers for SNA
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Main users of national accounts data
Indicated by countries
Users’ groups
count
per cent
1
National government
18
100.0
2
Academic and research sphere
17
94.4
3
Business sphere
14
77.8
4
National or Central bank
11
61.1
5
International organizations
7
38.9
6
Non-profit institutions
5
27.8
7
Media
5
27.8
8
Individuals
4
22.2
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Main users of national accounts –
categories by intensity of use
• Analysis Users
with complex data requirements on detailed variables, time series
• Government departments
• Local authorities
• Researchers
• International organizations
• General data users
with simple data requirements but great range of information
• Journalists
• Students, teachers
• Small businesses
National Accounts are used mostly by Analysis Users in the region
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Main users of national accounts –
Data most demanded
Data groups
GDP and its basic
indicators
Data categories
Institutional sector
accounts
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Per
cent
GDP size and growth rates
17
94.4
GDP by expenditure categories, in current prices
13
72.2
GDP by production, Value added by industries in current prices
13
72.2
GDP per capita
9
50.0
GDP by income components, Value added components by
industry in current prices
5
27.8
Regional GDP
5
27.8
GDP by production, Value added by industries in constant
prices
5
27.8
Total
Integrated
accounts and
tables
Number of
countries
18
100.0
GNI and other primary aggregates
8
44.4
Supply and use tables
4
22.2
Total
10
Household’s income, expenditure, gross capital formation
Total
2
2
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55.6
11.1
11.1
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Progress with 1993 SNA
current
QUARTERLY
constant
Output
current
constant
Income
Expenditure
current
constant
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x
x
x
x x
x
x x x
x x x
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x x x
x x x
x
x x x
x x
x
x x
x
x
x
x x x
x x x
x x
x x x
x
x
x x x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
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TOTAL
Uzbekistan
Ukraine
Turkmenistan
Tajikistan
Serbia
x x x
x x x
x x
x x x
x x x
x x x
x x x
Russia
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
Montenegro
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
Mongolia
x
x
x
x
Moldova
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Belarus
Azerbaijan
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
The FYR of Macedonia
Expenditure
x
x
x
x
x
Kyrgyzstan
Income
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x x x
x x x
Kazakhstan
constant
x x x
x x x
x x
x x x
x x x
x x x
x x x
Georgia
current
Croatia
ANNUAL
Output
Armenia
Albania
Availability of GDP and main components
19
19
13
19
16
16
16
5
12
11
Progress with 1993 SNA
INSTIT. SECTOR INTEGRATED
ACCOUNTS
ACCOUNTS
x x x
x x x x x x x
Financial account
e e
x
x
All accounts for all
sectors (until net
lending)
x x x
x
x x e x x
x
x
x
e
Financial accounts
for all sectors
Balance sheets
Supply/Use;
Input/Output tables
Regional Accounts
Satellite Accounts
e x x
x
e
x
x x
e
TOTAL
Uzbekistan
Ukraine
Turkmenistan
x x x x x x
e
e
e
x x x x x e x
x x x x x e x
e x x x
Tajikistan
Serbia
Russia
Montenegro
Mongolia
Moldova
The FYR of Macedonia
Kyrgyzstan
Kazakhstan
Georgia
Croatia
Current and capital
accounts
Other changes in assets
Others
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Belarus
Azerbaijan
Armenia
Albania
Availability of main accounts and balance sheets
16
6 (3)
x x x 14(1)
x
4 (1)
3 (2)
1 (1)
x
x
x x 13(2)
x x x 12(1)
5 (2)
* e - experimental, irregular or not published
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Summary: Points to consider
The 2008 SNA to be implemented while still
developing the full system of accounts
• Global and Regional recommendations
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(MRDS, etc.)
Need to consult main users to decide
priorities
Need for coordination with other producers
of economic statistics in the country
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Summary: Points to consider
•Detailed country profiles (in Annex)
•16 out of 19 countries reached milestone 2 and
higher with 1993 SNA
• 13 countries reached milestone 4 (Institutional sector accounts)
• 3 countries – milestone 5 (Financial accounts)
What about Quality (exhaustiveness, comparability) ?
Refining existing aggregates
vs.
Putting in place a full system of accounts.
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UNECE Statistical Division
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