Working Party on International Trade in
Goods and Services Statistics – WPTGS
Paris, 22-24 September 2008
UN ServiceTrade database
Data collection, processing and dissemination
Report by
United Nations Statistics Division
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Paris, 22-24 September 2008
UN ServiceTrade database
a)
b)
c)
In 2001, call for worldwide collection of trade in
services statistics (UN Stat Commission);
In 2005, UNSD starts development of UN
ServiceTrade database;
In 2006, UNSD starts worldwide collection of trade
in services statistics;
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d)
MoU with Eurostat
No duplication with OECD
In 2008, UNSD receives basic datasets from 100
countries, of which 46 with partners
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(includes 33 datasets from Eurostat)
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Countries (areas) with EBOPS by Partner data
Bhutan
Korea Republic of
Russian Federation
Swaziland
Tunisia
Australia
Belarus
Canada
Hong Kong SAR China
Moldova Republic of
New Zealand
Puerto Rico
Singapore
Ukraine
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Countries with EBOPS only (from NSO)
Kyrgyzstan
Malawi
Marshall Islands
Peru
Philippines
Rwanda
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Senegal
Tuvalu
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Countries with EBOPS only (from Central Bank)
Jamaica
Solomon Islands
South Africa
Swaziland
Tajikistan
Thailand
Trinidad and Tobago
Montenegro
Uganda
Uruguay
Venezuela
Qatar
Jordan (Hashemite Kingdom of)
Kazakhstan
Syrian Arab Republic
Mauritius
Mexico
Mongolia
Kuwait
Mozambique
Nicaragua
Pakistan
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UN ServiceTrade database
To facilitate calculations of regional and world
totals for trade in services by main service
categories, UNSD added IMF’s BOP service
components to UN ServiceTrade for non-reporting
countries.
UNSD will discuss with IMF the possibility of
including BOP service data early in the most recent
year and then replace these data when more detailed
EBOPS data become available. This would make
UN ServiceTrade more timely.
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Thank you
for your attention
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