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United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
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Statistics
Survey on needs of countries
for technical support
Secretariat
Meeting of the CSC for the African Project on the Implementation of the 2008 SNA
8-9 December 2014, Ramada Plaza Tunis, Tunisia
Background
• ECA, November 2014: survey on the implementation of the 2008
SNA in all African countries
– to obtain up-to date information on the current state of the implementation
of the 2008 SNA
– to make related need assessment
• Three parts:
I. Basic information identifying countries and respondents
II. Activities required for the implementation of the 2008 SNA
III.General issues relating to actions taken and the expected transition date to
the 2008 SNA
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Respondent countries
29 countries replied as of 5 December 2014
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Algeria
Benin
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cameroon
Cabo Verde
Central African
Republic
– Djibouti
– Egypt
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Ethiopia
Gabon
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Madagascar
Mali
Morocco
Mauritania
Mozambique
Niger
Nigeria
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Seychelles
South Sudan
Swaziland
Chad
South Africa
Togo
Tunisia
Zambia
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Part II: Required activities to
implement the 2008 SNA
Activities required for
the implementation of
the 2008 SNA
Included in
Follow-up
the
actions are
national
undertaken
action plan
Training
Technical
assistance
Financial
assistance
Total requested
financial
assistance
1. Implementation of
ISIC rev4 and CPC rev2
27
16
12
9
10
USD 324,000
2. Collection and
processing of source
data
25
16
11
11
14
USD 5,682,000
3. Production
approach GDP – by
industrial economic
activities
27
17
9
9
8
USD 240,000
4. Production
approach GDP – by
institutions
25
19
14
12
8
USD 801,000
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Part II: Required activities to
implement the 2008 SNA (cont.)
Activities required for
the implementation of
the 2008 SNA
Included in
Follow-up
the
actions are
national
undertaken
action plan
Training
Technical
assistance
Financial
assistance
Total requested
financial
assistance
5. Employment matrix
18
14
15
16
11
USD 1,184,000
6. Expenditure
approach GDP
24
18
8
13
5
USD 55,000
7. SNA 2008
compliance – for
production and asset
boundaries
20
14
16
19
8
USD 237,000
8. Supply and use table
25
17
12
11
7
USD 593,000
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Part II: Required activities to
implement the 2008 SNA (cont.)
Activities required for
the implementation of
the 2008 SNA
9. Production and
generation of income
accounts are compiled
for institutional sectors
10. Institutional sector
accounts are compiled
until capital account
Included in
Follow-up
the
actions are
national
undertaken
action plan
Training
Technical
assistance
Financial
assistance
Total requested
financial
assistance
23
16
11
10
6
USD 250,000
24
17
13
12
9
USD 384,000
11. Quarterly GDP
22
16
19
17
10
USD 484,000
12. Institutional sector
accounts up to
financial accounts
16
11
17
20
13
USD 689,000
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Part II: Required activities to
implement the 2008 SNA (cont.)
Activities required for
the implementation of
the 2008 SNA
13. IT tool for
compilation of national
accounts
14. Other
TOTAL
Included in
Follow-up
the
actions are
national
undertaken
action plan
21
13
Training
Technical
assistance
Financial
assistance
Total requested
financial
assistance
10
11
10
USD 803,000
USD 1,281,000
USD 13,007,000
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Part III: Actions taken
• Conduct of statistical operations (censuses, surveys, studies, etc.)
• Training of national accountants
• Strengthening the institutional framework for the management
structure of the national accounts
• Adaptation of international classifications (activities, products,
etc.)
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Part III: Actions taken (cont.)
• Improve conditions to access different data sources
• Harmonization with other statistical systems such as the balance of
payments, public finances, etc.
• Choice of the new base year and a software tool for the
compilation of national accounts
• Update of the business register.
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Part III: Date of migration to the
2008 SNA
Period
Number of countries
To be decided
9
2010
2
2011
1
2012
0
2013
1
2014
3
2015
7
2016
4
2017
1
2018
1
Total
29
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Summary
• Most countries have an action plan for implementing the 2008
SNA
• Some have also taken follow-up actions
• Training needs, technical and financial assistance are expected
both from national authorities and development partners in the
following areas:
– capacity building of national accountant staff
– technical assistance missions
– financial assistance
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Recommendations
• Countries
– Classifications of activities and products
– Updated business register
– Production of indicators with new classifications
– Statistical operations for the compilation of a base year
– Adequate resources (human, material and financial) for national
accounts
– Appropriate communication plan for all producers and users of
statistics
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Recommendations (cont.)
• International organizations
– Methods: documents and methodological handbooks
– Capacity building of national accountants staff
– Technical assistance missions (bilateral, multilateral, etc.)
– Financial assistance for specific cooperation projects (bilateral,
multilateral, etc.)
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Recommendations (cont.)
• RECs
– Common program and simultaneous implementation of the
2008 SNA in member countries
– Funding for joint programs with other partners
– Direct or indirect financial and technical assistance to countries
– Follow up actions in its area of competence and regular
reporting for CSC
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Recommendations (cont.)
• Pan-African institutions
– Supervise the activities of RECs
– Bring technical and financial assistance to the RECs
– Organize workshops and refocus certain actions if necessary
– Comprehensive report about the implementation of the 2008 SNA
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Q&A
• How can we address countries needs for technical and
financial assistance?
• How can RECs contribute?
• How can international and Pan-African organizations
contribute?
• What recommendations can the CSC make?
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