| Table Name | Liberia |
| 1.0 Contact Information | |
| 1.1 Name | Abubarkar M. S. Kiawu (Mr.) |
| 1.2 Designation (Job Title) | Director Debt Management |
| 1.3 Organization | Ministry of Finance & Development Planning |
| 1.4 Mailing Address | P. O. Box 9016, Broad Street |
| 1.5 Country | Liberia |
| 1.6 Email | dmu@mfdp.gov.lr, akiawu@mfdp.gov.lr |
| 1.7 Telephone | +231 -886-611-777, +231 -886-815-351 |
| 2.0 Concepts, Definitions and Scope | |
| 2.1 Statistical frameworks for the compilation of external debt data | 2003 External Debt Statistics Guide (2003 EDS Guide)/5th Edition of Balance of Payments Manual (BPM5) |
| 2.2 Consistency with the external debt liabilities of the International Investment Position (IIP) | No - Not currently preparing the IIP. |
| 2.3 Additional Information on Concepts, Definitions and Scope | (i) The data compilation process start with the extraction of loan details from agreement which are then enter into the Commonwealth Secretariat Debt Recording and Managment System (CS-DRMS). After the recording the transactions are recocilied and subsequently approved the designated authority.
(ii) For the preparation of the QQEDS report, the software data export module is used to populated the needed talables. |
| 3.0 Sector Classification/Coverage | |
| 3.1 Data coverage for Public Sector External Debt | Fully covered |
| 3.2 Data coverage for Publicly-Guaranteed Private Sector External Debt | Broadly covered (non-coverage insignificant) |
| 3.3 Data coverage for Private Sector External Debt Not Publicly Guaranteed | Not covered |
| 3.4 Data coverage for Central Government | Fully covered |
| 3.5 Data coverage for General Government | Fully covered |
| 3.6 Data coverage for Nonfinancial public sector | Broadly covered (non-coverage insignificant) |
| 3.7 Data coverage for Total financial and nonfinancial public sector | Broadly covered (non-coverage insignificant) |
| 3.8 Data coverage for General Government if reporting Table 6 (SDDS prescribed component) | Fully covered |
| 3.9 Data coverage for Central Bank if reporting Table 6 (SDDS prescribed component) | Not covered |
| 3.10 Data coverage for Deposit-taking corporations, except the Central Bank if reporting Table 6 (SDDS prescribed component) | Not covered |
| 3.11 Data coverage for Other Sectors if reporting Table 6 (SDDS prescribed component) | Not covered |
| 3.12 Data coverage for Other financial corporations if reporting Table 6 (SDDS prescribed component) | Not covered |
| 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 | None |
| 4.0 Debt Instrument Classification/Coverage | |
| 4.1 Data coverage for Currency and deposits | Not covered |
| 4.2 Data coverage for Debt Securities | Not covered |
| 4.3 Data coverage for Loans | Not covered |
| 4.4 Data coverage for Trade credit and advances | Not covered |
| 4.5 Data coverage for Other debt liabilities | Not covered |
| 4.6 Data coverage for Special drawing rights (allocations) | Not covered |
| 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 | No - Since the Completion Point (2010), the country arrears was restructured and we have been adhering to terms and condition agredd under these restructured agreements. |
| 4.11 Arrears separately identified in the memorandum items | Yes |
| 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 2011Q4. |
| 5.0 Valuation and Basis of Recording | |
| 5.1 Main valuation method for debt securities (in main table) | Market 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 | Cash Basis |
| 5.5 Inclusion of accrued interest costs that are not paid | No |
| 6.0 Data sources/Compiling Organizations | |
| 6.1 Main data source(s) for the external debt statistics | The primary data compilation source is singed and ratified loan agreement, while translations information are obtain from implementing entity and or donor (World Bank Client Connection). |
| 6.2 Link(s) to national website where the external debt statistics are being disseminated | https://www.mfdp.gov.lr/index.php/economic-outlook |
| 6.3 Link(s) to relevant metadata that currently exists and is consistent with your external debt statistics | None |
| 6.4 Primary agency responsible for compiling external debt statistics | Ministry of Finance & Development Planning |
| 6.5 Primary agency responsibile for disseminating external debt statistics | Ministry of Finance & Development Planning |
| 7.0 Periodicity and Timeliness | |
| 7.1 Frequency of external debt statistics compilation | Monthly, Quarterly and Annual |
| 7.2 Frequency of external debt statistics dissemination | Monthly, Quarterly and Annual |
| 7.3 Timeliness of the publication of the external debt statistics | The monthly report is ready 15 days after end of month, quarterly is ready 45 days after end of quarter, while the annual report is also ready 45 days after end of year. |
| 7.4 Additional comments on Periodicity and Timeliness | None |
| 8.0 Revision Policy | |
| 8.1 Data revision policy | Regular schedule - The review is carry-out on a quarterly basis. |
| 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 2011Q4. (ii) Data converted through generic conversion from 2003 EDS Guide/BPM5 to 2013 EDS Guide/BPM6 basis by the World Bank from 2011Q4 onwards. |
| 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 | Yes |
| 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 | No |
| 11.6 Table 6 - Gross External Debt Position: by Sector (SDDS prescribed component) | No |
| 12.0 Metadata Update | |
| 12.1 Metadata last updated | 01/30/2017 |