| Table Name | Solomon Islands |
| 1.0 Contact Information | |
| 1.1 Name | Doreen L. Monogari/John Rohi |
| 1.2 Designation (Job Title) | Supervisor Debt Unit/BOP Analyst |
| 1.3 Organization | Central Bank of Solomon Islands |
| 1.4 Mailing Address | P O Box 634 |
| 1.5 Country | Solomon Islands |
| 1.6 Email | dmonogari@cbsi.com.sb/jrohi@cbsi.com.sb |
| 1.7 Telephone | (+677) 21791 |
| 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 | Fully covered |
| 3.2 Data coverage for Publicly-Guaranteed Private Sector External Debt | Not Applicable |
| 3.3 Data coverage for Private Sector External Debt Not Publicly Guaranteed | Broadly covered (non-coverage insignificant) |
| 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 | Fully covered |
| 3.7 Data coverage for Total financial and nonfinancial public sector | Fully covered |
| 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) | Not Applicable |
| 3.10 Data coverage for Deposit-taking corporations, except the Central Bank if reporting Table 6 (SDDS prescribed component) | Not Applicable |
| 3.11 Data coverage for Other Sectors if reporting Table 6 (SDDS prescribed component) | Not Applicable |
| 3.12 Data coverage for Other financial corporations if reporting Table 6 (SDDS prescribed component) | Not Applicable |
| 3.13 Data coverage for Nonfinancial corporations if reporting Table 6 (SDDS prescribed component) | Broadly covered (non-coverage insignificant) |
| 3.14 Data coverage for HH and nonprofit institu. serving households (NPISHs) if reporting Table 6 (SDDS prescribed component) | Broadly covered (non-coverage insignificant) |
| 3.15 Data coverage for Direct Investment: Intercompany lending if reporting Table 6 (SDDS prescribed component) | Broadly covered (non-coverage insignificant) |
| 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 | Fully covered |
| 4.2 Data coverage for Debt Securities | Fully covered |
| 4.3 Data coverage for Loans | Fully covered |
| 4.4 Data coverage for Trade credit and advances | Fully covered |
| 4.5 Data coverage for Other debt liabilities | Fully covered |
| 4.6 Data coverage for Special drawing rights (allocations) | Fully covered |
| 4.7 Data coverage for Debt liabilities of direct investment enterprises to direct investors | Fully covered |
| 4.8 Data coverage for Debt liabilities of direct investors to direct investment enterprises | Fully covered |
| 4.9 Data coverage for Debt liabilities to fellow enterprises | Broadly covered (non-coverage insignificant) |
| 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 2011Q1. |
| 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 Applicable |
| 5.3 Other methods and weights used for valuation of debt securities | None |
| 5.4 Basis for compiling external debt statistics | Accural 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 | (1) General Government external debt is sourced from Ministry of Finance and Central Bank of Solomon Islands CSDRMS database.
(2) Central Bank external debt is sourced from Central Bank of Solomon Islands Financial Reports
(3) Deposit-taking corporations external debt is sourced from Prudential Reports by Deposit-taking corporations provided to Central Bank of Solomon Islands
(4) Other financial corporations and Non-financial corporations external debt is sourced through Balance of Payments Quarterly International Investment Survey |
| 6.2 Link(s) to national website where the external debt statistics are being disseminated | www.cbsi.com.sb -External debts are reported in the Central Bank of Solomon Islands Quarterly Economic Reviews |
| 6.3 Link(s) to relevant metadata that currently exists and is consistent with your external debt statistics | Solomon Islands CDIS and IIP are submitted annually and quarterly to IMF Statistics Department (STA) through the Integrated Correspondence System, a secured web-based data reporting system developed by IMF STA. C |
| 6.4 Primary agency responsible for compiling external debt statistics | Central Bank of Solomon Islands |
| 6.5 Primary agency responsibile for disseminating external debt statistics | Central Bank of Solomon Islands |
| 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 | One quarter lag after the reference reporting quarter in line with World Bank QEDS Schedule of Submission. |
| 7.4 Additional comments on Periodicity and Timeliness | None |
| 8.0 Revision Policy | |
| 8.1 Data revision policy | No revision policy - Although there is no revision policy, data are reviewed and revised when revised data are received from respondents within one calender year. |
| 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 2011Q1. (ii) Data converted through generic conversion from 2003 EDS Guide/BPM5 to 2013 EDS Guide/BPM6 basis by the World Bank from 2011Q1 to 2013Q4. (iii) Data reported by country on a 2013 EDS Guide/BPM6 basis starting from 2014Q1. (iv) As per 2013 EDS Guide/BPM6 methodology, data includes SDR allocations sourced from IMF (the creditor) for period 2011Q1 to 2013Q4, and reported by the country from 2014Q1 onward. |
| 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 | 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 |