National Statistical Committee
Republic of Kyrgyzstan
The main orientations, plans
and problems when
implementing the
2008 SNA in Kyrgyzstan
Zh. Azhieva – Main Specialist of the National Accounts Department
Contents
1. Main differences between the 2008
SNA and the 1993 SNA
2. Steps for implementing the 2008
SNA
3. SNA Implementation - challenges
and barriers
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Comparison with the 1993 System of National
Accounts
А. Statistical units activities and the new changes when
classifying the institutional sector
B. More clarity on activities, including the limits of the
production area
D. More clarity on assets and fixed capital accumulation and
consumption
E. Improvements of financial tools and assets interpretation
and definition
F. Refinement of activities related to the governmental and the
public sector
G. Harmonizing concepts and classifications of the SNA and of
the Balance of Payments Management (6th Edition)
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Priorities for implementation of SNA 2008 indicators
А
Б
В
Total
9
15
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A. Statistical units activities and the new changes when classifying the
institutional sector
3
4
3
10
B. More clarity on activities, including the limits of the production area
3
1
1
5
Приоритеты
внедрения показателей
СНС 2008
Д D. More clarity on assets and fixed
capital
accumulation
and
А
Б
В
consumption
ВСЕГО
9
15
36
А. Дальнейшая детализация статистических единиц и
3
2
12
17
изменения в классификации по институциональным
секторам
E. Improvements of financial tools and assets
interpretation
10
3
4 and definition
3
Б. Дальнейшие уточнения охвата операций, включая
15
границы сферы производства
15
5
3
1
1
Д. Расширение и дальнейшее
концепций sector
F. Refinement of activities related to the governmental
andуточнение
the public
активов, накопления и потребления основного капитала
17
3
2
12
Е. Дальнейшее совершенствование трактовок и
определений финансовых инструментов и активов
15
15
F. Дальнейшее уточнение охвата операций, относящихся
к
сектору
государственного
управления
и
государственному сектору
9
4
5
G. Гармонизация концепций и классификаций СНС и
Руководства по платежному балансу (6-е издание)
4
4
-
4
5
9
G. Harmonizing concepts and classifications of the SNA and of the Balance
of Payments Management (6th Edition)
4
-
4
-
4
Steps of the implementation of the
2008 SNA
The questions on the definitions and concepts
when studying the 2008 SNA and achieving
settling the 1993 SNA indicators are reflected in
the “Streamlining and developing program of
Kyrgyz Republic on state statistics for 20102014.", which was approved by Government’s
Decision Nr. 199, on 30 March 2010.
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The Programme reflects the following
points:
-Implementing in practice the definitions and the concepts of
the 2008 SNA by the producers of the National Statistics (20102014)
-Developing the methodology on determining the holding gains
and reserves change (2010)
-Improving the methodology for assessing the non-observed
economy (2010-2014)
-Quarterly produced national accounts (Technical assistance
under the TACIS program, Statistics 11) (2010-2011))
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- Improvement of the tables, "Input-Output" (Technical Assistance Statistics
Finland) (2010)
- Improvement of the methodology and methods of evaluation of assets and
consumption of fixed capital (Technical Assistance Statistics Finland)
(2010-2011)
- Development of methodology and experimental calculation of the financial
account (Technical Assistance Statistics Finland) (2010-2012)
- Development of methodology for the calculation and experimental
accounts of other changes in assets (2013)
- Development of methodology and experimental calculation of the balance
sheets (2014)
Programs, to be implemented in 2010 to 2011 incorporated in 2012 – in
progress.
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NSC specialists took part in seminars on the
implementation of SNA 2008, under the auspices of the
UNECE, UNSD, CIS Statistical Committee in 2011 and
2012. Based on available resources, and the intentions of
technical assistance from international organizations, NSC
has prepared a preliminary draft plan for implementing the
2008 SNA, reflecting milestones and checkpoints. It is
scheduled up to 2020. In addition, individual items of the
draft Plan are included in the Statistical Master Plan,
prepared on the basis of the Global Assessment of the
statistical system, and suggesting technical assistance from
the World Bank.
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Stages of implementation of 2008 SNA
STEP 1 - Overview of national strategic documents to include plans to
implement the 2008 SNA
1
Identification of the major unsolved problems of the 1993
SNA.
2012
2
Introduction to major changes in the SNA 2008 as
compared to the 1993 SNA and to assess their
importance for the country.
2012-2013
3
Identification of the key institutions involved in the
collection and production data for the SNA and the
conclusion of agreements on cooperation in
implementing the 2008 SNA
2012-2013
4
Prioritization of the 2008 SNA, based on the needs of
users and resources
5
Enabling works on implementation of 2008 SNA in the
strategic plan for the development of statistics
2012-2013
6
The adoption of a detailed plan to implement the 2008
SNA for short-, medium-, and / or long-term
2012
constantly
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Stages of implementation of 2008 SNA
STEP 2 - Actions necessary to implement the 2008 SNA
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The adoption of new classifications and other
improvements in the business register and
business statistics
2012-2014
8
Changes in the surveys and questionnaires in
business statistics for data collection
2012-2020
(constantly)
9
Adaptation of administrative data sources to the
new requirements
2012-2015
10 IT and other changes
2013-2020
(constantly)
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Stages of implementation of 2008 SNA
STEP 3 - Development of national accounts and the transition to 2008
SNA
Checkpoint 1. Key figures of GDP
Unresolved issues from the 1993 SNA
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Financial account
2012-2014
12
Scores of other changes in assets
2013-2015
13
Balance sheet accounts
2014-2016
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Evaluation of financial assets and other non-produced assets
2015-2016
15
Evaluation and adjustment for change in the value of
household assets in pension funds
2014-2016
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Assessing the size of the shadow and informal activities
2014-2016
17
Assessment of the volume of illegal activities
2015-2016
18
Improved methods for evaluating fixed capital formation and
consumption of fixed capital using the perpetual inventory
method
2013-2015
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Productivity in the broad sense
2015-2016 11
Stages of implementation of 2008 SNA
New issues from the 2008 SNA
20 Calculations of financial intermediation services
indirectly measured (distribution by institutional
sectors of the economy, the production and
consumption)
2013-2015
21 Release of central bank
2013-2015
22 The cost of weapons systems
2013-2015
23 Research and development
2013-2015
24 Revise the methodological position of tourism
statistics in Kyrgyzstan based on MRST 2008
2015-1017
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Stages of implementation of 2008 SNA
Checkpoint 2. GNI and other primary indicators
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For the rest of the world - the external account of primary
2012-2015
income and current transfers, capital account and financial
account (BPM 6)
Checkpoint 3. The accounts by institutional sector
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For all institutional sectors - Production account
2014-2020
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For state sector - Generation of income account, allocation of 2014-2020
primary income, secondary distribution of income Use of
disposable income, Capital and Financial Account
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For all institutional sectors - Generation of income account,
allocation of primary income, secondary distribution of
income Use of disposable income and capital
2014-2020
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For all institutional sectors - Financial account
2014-2020
30
For all institutional sectors - Other changes in assets,
balance sheet
2014-2020
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Implementation of the SNA - Challenges
and barriers
- Not enough staff and training
- Lack of funding
- Lack of modern management principles
- Weak base of ICT
- Basic economic and macro statistics data do not match
quality and strategy
- Improve data collection and processing of short-term
indicators
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Thank you for your
attention!