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Code2.04.01.01.excncpt
Indicator NameBalance of payments manual in use
Short definitionThe Balance of Payments Manual serves as an international standard for the compilation of balance of payments statistics.
Long definitionThe Balance of Payments Manual serves as an international standard for the compilation of balance of payments statistics. The manual has evolved to meet changing economic and financial environment and analytic requirements. The first edition was published in 1948 and successive editions in 1950, 1961, 1977, 1993, and 2013.
SourceIMF: Balance of Payment Statistics yearbook (BPS)
TopicStatistical Capacity Indicator (SCI)
Statistical concept and methodologyScore is 1 for countries adopting one of the two latest editions (BPM5 or BPM6).
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