Linkages Between External Debt Data and Balance of Payments, Government Finance and Monetary Statistics

Jan Bové

No 1992/093, IMF Working Papers from International Monetary Fund

Abstract: This paper examines the linkages between key macroeconomic statistics: external debt, balance of payments, government finance, and monetary statistics, which enable analysts and policy makers to monitor economic developments. The paper reviews statistical compilation issues and concludes that, while considerable progress has been made in recent years to account for external debt and related flows, further progress must be made. It makes recommendations, such as improved communication among compilers of related statistics, that may help compilers to achieve greater consistency between statistics concerned and thereby enhancing their usefulness for analysts and policy makers. The need for increased resources to develop statistical systems is also recognized.

Keywords: WP; debt; balance of payments; deficit; current account; restructuring arrangement; debt statistics; transactions data; debt data; stock data; balance of payments compiler; debt flow; debt restructuring arrangement; External sector statistics; Government finance statistics; Balance of payments statistics; Arrears; Global; Africa (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 28
Date: 1992-10-01
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