| Table Name | Cambodia |
| 1.0 Contact Information | |
| 1.1 Name | Hero Ith |
| 1.2 Designation (Job Title) | Deputy Director, Statistics Department |
| 1.3 Organization | National Bank of Cambodia |
| 1.4 Mailing Address | 22-24, Preah Norodom Blvd., Phnom Penh |
| 1.5 Country | Cambodia |
| 1.6 Email | ith_hero@nbc.org.kh |
| 1.7 Telephone | (855-23) 722 563 |
| 2.0 Concepts, Definitions and Scope | |
| 2.1 Statistical frameworks for the compilation of external debt data | 2013 External Debt Statistics Guide (2013 EDS Guide)/6th Edition of Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6) |
| 2.2 Consistency with the external debt liabilities of the International Investment Position (IIP) | Yes |
| 2.3 Additional Information on Concepts, Definitions and Scope | None |
| 3.0 Sector Classification/Coverage | |
| 3.1 Data coverage for Public Sector External Debt | Broadly covered (non-coverage insignificant) |
| 3.2 Data coverage for Publicly-Guaranteed Private Sector External Debt | Not covered |
| 3.3 Data coverage for Private Sector External Debt Not Publicly Guaranteed | Not covered |
| 3.4 Data coverage for Central Government | Not covered |
| 3.5 Data coverage for General Government | Broadly covered (non-coverage insignificant) |
| 3.6 Data coverage for Nonfinancial public sector | Not covered |
| 3.7 Data coverage for Total financial and nonfinancial public sector | Partly covered, with some gaps |
| 3.8 Data coverage for General Government if reporting Table 6 (SDDS prescribed component) | Broadly covered (non-coverage insignificant) |
| 3.9 Data coverage for Central Bank if reporting Table 6 (SDDS prescribed component) | Broadly covered (non-coverage insignificant) |
| 3.10 Data coverage for Deposit-taking corporations, except the Central Bank if reporting Table 6 (SDDS prescribed component) | Broadly covered (non-coverage insignificant) |
| 3.11 Data coverage for Other Sectors if reporting Table 6 (SDDS prescribed component) | Partly covered, with some gaps |
| 3.12 Data coverage for Other financial corporations if reporting Table 6 (SDDS prescribed component) | Partly covered, with some gaps |
| 3.13 Data coverage for Nonfinancial corporations if reporting Table 6 (SDDS prescribed component) | Not covered |
| 3.14 Data coverage for HH and nonprofit institu. serving households (NPISHs) if reporting Table 6 (SDDS prescribed component) | Not covered |
| 3.15 Data coverage for Direct Investment: Intercompany lending if reporting Table 6 (SDDS prescribed component) | Not covered |
| 3.16 External debt include both foreign currency and domestic currency denominated debt instruments held by nonresidents | Yes |
| 3.17 Additional comments and explanations on Sector Classification/Coverage | (i) National Bank of Cambodia is responsible to compile the external sector statistics which covers balance of payments, international investment position, and external debts statistics. The external debt statistics of general government, central bank, and depository corporations is compiled on quarterly basis with reliable information and data sources. The data source of the general government external debts is derived from Ministry of Economy and Finance, while the central bank and depositary corporations are derived from the balance sheets of central bank and depositary corporations, respectively.
(ii) However, the compilation of private sector external debts is very challenges due to the limitation of data sources. The compilation is based on estimation model and Bank for International Settlement (BIS) for non-bank sector. |
| 4.0 Debt Instrument Classification/Coverage | |
| 4.1 Data coverage for Currency and deposits | Broadly covered (non-coverage insignificant) |
| 4.2 Data coverage for Debt Securities | Partly covered, with some gaps |
| 4.3 Data coverage for Loans | Partly covered, with some gaps |
| 4.4 Data coverage for Trade credit and advances | Partly covered, with some gaps |
| 4.5 Data coverage for Other debt liabilities | Partly covered, with significant gaps |
| 4.6 Data coverage for Special drawing rights (allocations) | Broadly covered (non-coverage insignificant) |
| 4.7 Data coverage for Debt liabilities of direct investment enterprises to direct investors | Not covered |
| 4.8 Data coverage for Debt liabilities of direct investors to direct investment enterprises | Not covered |
| 4.9 Data coverage for Debt liabilities to fellow enterprises | Not covered |
| 4.10 Arrears (including interest that accrues on arrears) reported in the same debt instrument | Yes |
| 4.11 Arrears separately identified in the memorandum items | No |
| 4.12 Classification of maturity for short-term/long-term debt instruments | Original maturity |
| 4.13 Additional comments and explanations on Debt Instrument Classification/Coverage | 1. SDR allocations are included starting from 2008Q4. (ii) Since the financial sector in Cambodia is at the stage of enhancement and development, debt securities have not been widely used to fiance and to trade on the Cambodia Security Market. Therefore, the major available instruments include: currency and deposits, loans, and other debt liabilities. |
| 5.0 Valuation and Basis of Recording | |
| 5.1 Main valuation method for debt securities (in main table) | Nominal Value |
| 5.2 Main valuation method for debt securities (in memorandum items) | Not reporting debt securities in memorandum items. |
| 5.3 Other methods and weights used for valuation of debt securities | None |
| 5.4 Basis for compiling external debt statistics | Accrual Basis |
| 5.5 Inclusion of accrued interest costs that are not paid | Yes |
| 6.0 Data sources/Compiling Organizations | |
| 6.1 Main data source(s) for the external debt statistics | (i) General government is derived from Ministry of Economy and Finance
(ii) Central bank is derived from the balance sheet of the National Bank of Cambodia
(iii) Depository Corporation is based on balance sheets submitted to the National Bank of Cambodia
(iv) Other external debts statistics (nonfinancial corporations and households) is based on estimation models and Bank for International Settlement |
| 6.2 Link(s) to national website where the external debt statistics are being disseminated | http://www.nbc.org.kh/english/economic_research/balance_of_payment_data.php |
| 6.3 Link(s) to relevant metadata that currently exists and is consistent with your external debt statistics | http://dsbb.imf.org/Pages/GDDS/DQAFViewPage.aspx?ctycode=KHM&catcode=DXDT0 |
| 6.4 Primary agency responsible for compiling external debt statistics | National Bank of Cambodia |
| 6.5 Primary agency responsibile for disseminating external debt statistics | National Bank of Cambodia |
| 7.0 Periodicity and Timeliness | |
| 7.1 Frequency of external debt statistics compilation | Quarterly |
| 7.2 Frequency of external debt statistics dissemination | Quarterly |
| 7.3 Timeliness of the publication of the external debt statistics | The publication of the external debt statistics is usually made after three months for preference period or three months lag. |
| 7.4 Additional comments on Periodicity and Timeliness | For the analytical purposes, data users should use only the external debts statistics of general government, central bank, and depositary corporations. Since other sector, including non-financial corporations, is based on estimation model. |
| 8.0 Revision Policy | |
| 8.1 Data revision policy | Regular schedule - The revision of the statistics is based on the changes of data from data providers. |
| 9.0 Unit of Measure | |
| 9.1 Unit of Measure | Data are in USD. |
| 10.0 Reference Period | |
| 10.1 Reference Period | (i) Data are available starting from 2008Q4. (ii) Data converted through generic conversion from 2003 EDS Guide/BPM5 to 2013 EDS Guide/BPM6 basis by the World Bank from 2008Q4 to 2014Q4. (iii) Data reported by country on a 2013 EDS Guide/BPM6 basis starting from 2015Q1. |
| 11.0 Table Reporting | |
| 11.1 Table 1 -Gross External Debt Position: Public and Publicly Guar. Private Sector and Private Sector Not Publicly Guar. Debt | Yes |
| 11.2 Table 2 - Debt-Service Payment Schedule: Public and Publicly-Guaranteed Private Sector External Debt as of End-Period | No |
| 11.3 Table 3 - Public and Publicly-Guaranteed Private Sector External Debt: by Creditor Sector | Yes |
| 11.4 Table 4 - Public Sector Debt and Publicly-Guaranteed Private Sector Debt: by Instrument Breakdown | Yes |
| 11.5 Table 5 -Public and Publicly Guar. Private Sector External Debt: Foreign Currency and Domestic Currency Denominated Debt | Yes |
| 11.6 Table 6 - Gross External Debt Position: by Sector (SDDS prescribed component) | Yes |
| 12.0 Metadata Update | |
| 12.1 Metadata last updated | 01/30/2017 |