Abstract
2019 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Paraguay
Fund Relations
(As of March 25, 2018)
Membership Status: Joined: December 28, 1945 Article VIII
| General Resources Account: | SDR Million | % Quota |
|---|---|---|
| Quota | 201.40 | 100.00 |
| IMF’s Holdings of Currency (Holdings Rate) | 154.55 | 76.74 |
| Reserve Tranche Position | 46.85 | 23.26 |
| General Resources Account: | SDR Million | % Quota |
|---|---|---|
| Quota | 201.40 | 100.00 |
| IMF’s Holdings of Currency (Holdings Rate) | 154.55 | 76.74 |
| Reserve Tranche Position | 46.85 | 23.26 |
| SDR Department: | SDR Million | % Allocation |
|---|---|---|
| Net cumulative allocation | 95.19 | 100.00 |
| Holdings | 95.76 | 100.59 |
| SDR Department: | SDR Million | % Allocation |
|---|---|---|
| Net cumulative allocation | 95.19 | 100.00 |
| Holdings | 95.76 | 100.59 |
Outstanding Purchases and Loans: None
Latest Financial Arrangements:
| Type | Date of Arrangement | Expiration Date | Amount Approved (SDR Million) | Amount Drawn (SDR Million) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stand-By | May 31, 2006 | Aug 31, 2008 | 30.00 | 0.00 |
| Stand-By | Dec 15, 2003 | Nov 30, 2005 | 50.00 | 0.00 |
| Stand-By | Jan 01, 1969 | Dec 31, 1969 | 7.50 | 0.00 |
| Type | Date of Arrangement | Expiration Date | Amount Approved (SDR Million) | Amount Drawn (SDR Million) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stand-By | May 31, 2006 | Aug 31, 2008 | 30.00 | 0.00 |
| Stand-By | Dec 15, 2003 | Nov 30, 2005 | 50.00 | 0.00 |
| Stand-By | Jan 01, 1969 | Dec 31, 1969 | 7.50 | 0.00 |
Projected Payments to Fund1
(SDR Million; based on existing use of resources and present holdings of SDRs):
| Forthcoming | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
| Principal | ||||
| Charges/Interest | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Total | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Forthcoming | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
| Principal | ||||
| Charges/Interest | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Total | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Exchange Arrangement: The currency of Paraguay is the Paraguayan guaraní. The objective of the BCP under Article 3 of the amendment to Organic Law No. 489/95 (Law No. 6104/2018) is to preserve and safeguard the stability of the currency and promote the efficiency, stability and integrity of the financial system. Article 50 of Law No. 489/95 establishes that foreign currency trading by the BCP aims to smooth seasonal fluctuations in supply and demand and offset erratic capital flows and speculative movements that could disrupt the market or the exchange rate. The de jure exchange rate arrangement is floating as Article 47 of Law No. 489/95 establishes that the exchange rate is determined by market forces. The BCP publishes information on its foreign exchange interventions on its website. The BCP intervenes occasionally in the market to smooth the effects of undue fluctuation. The BCP, as the government’s financial agent, receives U.S. dollars from the government flowing from the royalties and compensation paid by the binational hydroelectric entities and exchanges them for guaranies at the request of the government for the purpose of public expenditures. Since June 2018, the exchange rate has followed a depreciating trend within a 2 percent band against the U.S. dollar with one realignment in November 2018. Accordingly, the de facto exchange rate arrangement was reclassified to “crawl like” from “floating”, effective June 11, 2018 under the IMF exchange rate arrangement classification system.2 Paraguay has accepted the obligations of Article VIII, Sections 2(a), 3, and 4 of the Fund’s Articles of Agreement. Its exchange system is free of restrictions and multiple currency practices on the making of payments and transfers for current international transactions.
Article IV Consultation: The Executive Board concluded the 2017 Article IV consultation and considered and endorsed the staff appraisal without a meeting in July 2017.
Technical Assistance 2011–19
| DPT | Purpose | Date of Delivery |
|---|---|---|
| FAD | Public-Private Partnerships | February 2011 |
| STA | National Accounts Statistics | March–April 2011 |
| FAD | Medium-Term Macro-Fiscal Framework and Public Investment Management | March–April 2011 |
| MCM | Monetary Policy, Central Bank Operations, and Accounting | April 2011 |
| FAD | Public Transport Subsidies | June–July 2011 |
| MCM | Financial Soundness Indicators and Financial Oversight | November 2011 |
| FAD | Improve Fiscal Projections and Financial Planning | December 2011 |
| FAD | Modernization of the Customs Administration | December 2011 |
| FAD | Debt and Cash Management | March 2012 |
| FAD | Tax Policy | March 2012 |
| MCM | Monetary Policy, Central Bank Operations, and Accounting | April 2012 |
| FAD | Tax and Custom Administration | December 2012 |
| FAD | Debt and Public Investment Management | May 2013 |
| MCM/LEG | Launch of the AML/CFT | June 2013 |
| MCM | Inflation Targeting and Central Bank Operations | August 2013 |
| FAD | Revenue Administration | September 2013 |
| FAD | Tax Administration | December 2013 |
| STA | ROSC | February 2014 |
| FAD | Tax and Customs Administration | Apr, May, Jul, Sep |
| MCM | Bank Supervision and Regulation | July 2014 |
| MCM | Monetary and FX Policy | July 2014 |
| LEG | Anti Money Laundering Activities | May, Jun, Sep 2014 |
| FAD | Public Financial Management | July 2014 |
| STA | Producer Price Index Statistics | August 2014 |
| STA | Balance of Payments and IIP Statistics | September 2014 |
| MCM | Central Bank Monetary and Foreign Exchange Operations | October 2014 |
| MCM | Insurance Supervision | December 2014 |
| FAD | Budget Preparation and Execution | December 2014 |
| LEG | Anti Money Laundering Activities | February 2015 |
| STA | Government Financial Statistics Mission | March 2015 |
| MCM | Risk-Based Bank Supervision | April 2015 |
| LEG | Anti Money Laundering Activities | April 2015 |
| FAD | Customs Administration | May 2015 |
| MCM | Bank Stress testing | May 2015 |
| FAD | Tax Revenue Administration | July 2015 |
| MCM | Risk-Based Bank Supervision | August 2015 |
| LEG | Anti Money Laundering Activities | September 2015 |
| MCM | Risk-Based Bank Supervision | November 2015 |
| LEG | Anti Money Laundering Activities | December 2015 |
| MCM | Foreign Exchange Operations | February 2016 |
| FAD | Tax Revenue Administration | March 2016 |
| FAD | Fiscal Responsibility Law | March 2016 |
| LEG | Anti Money Laundering Activities | March/April 2016 |
| MCM | Review of Insurance Supervision | May 2016 |
| MCM | Risk-Based Bank Supervision | July 2016 |
| MCM | Central Bank Accounting and Related Systems | October 2016 |
| FAD | Customs Administration | October 2016 |
| FAD | Structural Balance Rule and a Public Debt Objective | November 2016 |
| STA | Government Finance Statistics | December 2016 |
| STA | Enhanced General Data Dissemination | February 2017 |
| STA | National Accounts Statistics | March 2017 |
| MCM | Risk-Based Bank Supervision | April 2017 |
| STA | Balance of Payments Statistics | May 2017 |
| FAD | Tax Revenue Administration | May 2017 |
| MCM | Financial Sector Stability Review – Scoping Mission | May 2017 |
| MCM | Risk-Based Bank Supervision | July 2017 |
| MCM | Financial Sector Stability Review | October 2017 |
| MCM | Adoption of IFRS Accounting Standards | October 2017 |
| MCM | Risk-Based Bank Supervision | December 2017 |
| FAD | Tax Policy | June 2018 |
| MCM | Insurance Regulation and Supervision | July 2018 |
| MCM | Adoption of IFRS | August 2018 |
| STA | National Accounts Statistics | October 2018 |
| MCM | Stress Testing (Banking System) | November 2018 |
| FAD | Customs Administration | December 2018 |
| MCM | Risk-Based Banking Supervision | January 2019 |
| MCM | Contingency Planning for Crisis Preparedness | February 2019 |
| MCM | FSSR: Stress Testing Banking/Credit unions | April 2019 |
| DPT | Purpose | Date of Delivery |
|---|---|---|
| FAD | Public-Private Partnerships | February 2011 |
| STA | National Accounts Statistics | March–April 2011 |
| FAD | Medium-Term Macro-Fiscal Framework and Public Investment Management | March–April 2011 |
| MCM | Monetary Policy, Central Bank Operations, and Accounting | April 2011 |
| FAD | Public Transport Subsidies | June–July 2011 |
| MCM | Financial Soundness Indicators and Financial Oversight | November 2011 |
| FAD | Improve Fiscal Projections and Financial Planning | December 2011 |
| FAD | Modernization of the Customs Administration | December 2011 |
| FAD | Debt and Cash Management | March 2012 |
| FAD | Tax Policy | March 2012 |
| MCM | Monetary Policy, Central Bank Operations, and Accounting | April 2012 |
| FAD | Tax and Custom Administration | December 2012 |
| FAD | Debt and Public Investment Management | May 2013 |
| MCM/LEG | Launch of the AML/CFT | June 2013 |
| MCM | Inflation Targeting and Central Bank Operations | August 2013 |
| FAD | Revenue Administration | September 2013 |
| FAD | Tax Administration | December 2013 |
| STA | ROSC | February 2014 |
| FAD | Tax and Customs Administration | Apr, May, Jul, Sep |
| MCM | Bank Supervision and Regulation | July 2014 |
| MCM | Monetary and FX Policy | July 2014 |
| LEG | Anti Money Laundering Activities | May, Jun, Sep 2014 |
| FAD | Public Financial Management | July 2014 |
| STA | Producer Price Index Statistics | August 2014 |
| STA | Balance of Payments and IIP Statistics | September 2014 |
| MCM | Central Bank Monetary and Foreign Exchange Operations | October 2014 |
| MCM | Insurance Supervision | December 2014 |
| FAD | Budget Preparation and Execution | December 2014 |
| LEG | Anti Money Laundering Activities | February 2015 |
| STA | Government Financial Statistics Mission | March 2015 |
| MCM | Risk-Based Bank Supervision | April 2015 |
| LEG | Anti Money Laundering Activities | April 2015 |
| FAD | Customs Administration | May 2015 |
| MCM | Bank Stress testing | May 2015 |
| FAD | Tax Revenue Administration | July 2015 |
| MCM | Risk-Based Bank Supervision | August 2015 |
| LEG | Anti Money Laundering Activities | September 2015 |
| MCM | Risk-Based Bank Supervision | November 2015 |
| LEG | Anti Money Laundering Activities | December 2015 |
| MCM | Foreign Exchange Operations | February 2016 |
| FAD | Tax Revenue Administration | March 2016 |
| FAD | Fiscal Responsibility Law | March 2016 |
| LEG | Anti Money Laundering Activities | March/April 2016 |
| MCM | Review of Insurance Supervision | May 2016 |
| MCM | Risk-Based Bank Supervision | July 2016 |
| MCM | Central Bank Accounting and Related Systems | October 2016 |
| FAD | Customs Administration | October 2016 |
| FAD | Structural Balance Rule and a Public Debt Objective | November 2016 |
| STA | Government Finance Statistics | December 2016 |
| STA | Enhanced General Data Dissemination | February 2017 |
| STA | National Accounts Statistics | March 2017 |
| MCM | Risk-Based Bank Supervision | April 2017 |
| STA | Balance of Payments Statistics | May 2017 |
| FAD | Tax Revenue Administration | May 2017 |
| MCM | Financial Sector Stability Review – Scoping Mission | May 2017 |
| MCM | Risk-Based Bank Supervision | July 2017 |
| MCM | Financial Sector Stability Review | October 2017 |
| MCM | Adoption of IFRS Accounting Standards | October 2017 |
| MCM | Risk-Based Bank Supervision | December 2017 |
| FAD | Tax Policy | June 2018 |
| MCM | Insurance Regulation and Supervision | July 2018 |
| MCM | Adoption of IFRS | August 2018 |
| STA | National Accounts Statistics | October 2018 |
| MCM | Stress Testing (Banking System) | November 2018 |
| FAD | Customs Administration | December 2018 |
| MCM | Risk-Based Banking Supervision | January 2019 |
| MCM | Contingency Planning for Crisis Preparedness | February 2019 |
| MCM | FSSR: Stress Testing Banking/Credit unions | April 2019 |
Resident Representative: There is currently no resident representative in Paraguay.
Relations with Other International Financial Institutions
Information on the activities of other IFIs in Paraguay can be found at:
Statistical Issues
(As of March 2019)
Assessment of Data Adequacy for Surveillance
In general, data provision to the Fund has some shortcomings, but is broadly adequate for surveillance. Paraguay has made significant improvements in the compilation and dissemination of macroeconomic statistics, but some shortcomings persist. In March 2017, the country implemented the IMF’s enhanced General Data Dissemination System (e-GDDS) by publishing a National Summary Data Page after being a GDDS participant since September 2001.
National accounts. National account estimates, broadly consistent with the guidelines of the 2008 SNA, were released in 2018. Authorities had released the rebased national accounts data from 1991 to 2017.
Price statistics. Both the consumer (CPI) and producer price indices (PPI) are reported on a regular and timely basis. The geographic coverage of the CPI is limited to Greater Asunción (the capital and metropolitan area), and expenditure weights are representative of the consumption patterns of urban households. The basket of the PPI (185 items) is representative of current national output; electricity, water, and gas are not covered.
Government finance statistics. The government finance statistics (GFS) used for internal purposes and for reporting to WHD are broadly consistent with the recommendations of the Government Finance Statistics Manual 2001 (GFSM 2001). In early 2015, the Ministry of Finance introduced GFSM 2001 classifications and presentation for monthly budgetary central government statistics, which are published regularly on the Ministry’s website. The asset position of the social security system is available on a daily basis. Statistics of the nonfinancial public sector include data of financial public corporations—four employer social insurance schemes. These social insurance schemes are treated as financial corporations in the monetary and financial accounts. Data on medium- and long-term external debt are reliable and available on a monthly basis. Deficiencies remain in recording short- term supplier and commercial credit of the public sector.
Monetary and financial statistics. Paraguay reports monetary data for the central bank and other depository corporations (ODCs) using the standardized report forms (SRFs). An integrated monetary database meeting the data needs of the BCP, STA, and WHD is in operation. Coverage of the ODC survey is complete, including data on credit cooperatives. The Superintendence of Banks reports 11 of the 12 core and 7 of the 13 encouraged financial soundness indicators for deposit takers to STA on a monthly basis. Paraguay reports data on some key series and indicators of the financial access survey (FAS), including the two indicators of the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals.
External sector statistics. Quarterly balance of payments and international investment position (IIP) data, which follow the recommendations of the fifth edition of the Balance of Payments Manual (BPM5), are available from 2000 onwards. The BCP needs to improve the compilation methods of some financial account components such as transactions related to intercompany lending within direct investment in the reporting economy, external deposits of the non-financial private sector, and external debt liabilities of banks as recommended by the last TA mission on ESS conducted in May 2017.
Data Standards and Quality
Paraguay became a participant in the Fund’s General Data Dissemination System (now e-GDDS) in September 25, 2001 and published its National Summary Data Page on March 2 2017. Paraguay disseminates 14 of the 15 data categories required in the Table of Common Indicators Required for Surveillance, which puts the country in threshold 1 of the e-GDDS monitoring framework. Paraguay is encouraged to advance through the e-GDDS thresholds by publishing stock market data (if available) and improving the coverage for central and general government operations, the central bank and depository corporations survey, and external debt. Paraguay’s data ROSC was published on August 18, 2014.
Paraguay: Table of Common Indicators Required for Surveillance
(As of Mar 25, 2019)
Any reserve assets that are pledged or otherwise encumbered should be specified separately. Also, data should comprise short-term liabilities linked to a foreign currency but settled by other means as well as the notional values of financial derivatives to pay and to receive foreign currency, including those linked to a foreign currency but settled by other means.
Both market-based and officially-determined, including discount rates, money market rates, rates on treasury bills, notes and bonds.
Central government (CG) revenue, expenditure, balance, and composition of financing data are available monthly.
The consolidated public sector consists of the central government, social security funds, state and local governments, public financial institutions, and nonfinancial public enterprises.
Debt guaranteed by the central government. Includes debt by the central administration and decentralized administration (central bank, autonomous entities, nonfinancial public enterprises, social security, and financial public institutions).
Includes external gross financial asset and liability positions vis-à-vis nonresidents.
Monthly frequencies for goods only.
Daily (D), Weekly (W), Monthly (M), Quarterly (Q), Annually (A); Irregular (I); Not Available (NA).
Reflects the assessment provided in the data ROSC published in August 2014 and based on the findings of the mission that took place during February 12–26, 2014 for the dataset corresponding to the variable in each row. The assessment indicates whether international standards concerning (respectively) concepts and definitions, scope, classification/sectorization, and basis for recording are fully observed (O), largely observed (LO), largely not observed (LNO), not observed (NO), or not available (NA).
Same as footnote 9, except referring to international standards concerning (respectively) source data, assessment of source data, statistical techniques, assessment and validation of intermediate data and statistical outputs, and revision studies.
Paraguay: Table of Common Indicators Required for Surveillance
(As of Mar 25, 2019)
| Date of Latest Observation | Date Received | Frequency of data8 | Frequency of Reporting8 | Frequency of Publication8 | Memo Items: | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Data Quality – Methodological Soundness9 | Data Quality Accuracy and Reliability10 | Year of last metadata update | ||||||
| Exchange Rates | 03/25/19 | 03/25/19 | D | D | D | 2014 | ||
| International Reserve Assets and Reserve Liabilities of the Monetary Authorities1 | Feb-2019 | 03/12/19 | M | M | M | 2014 | ||
| Reserve/Base Money | Feb-2019 | 03/2/19 | M | M | M | O, LNO, LO, O | O, O, O, LO, LO | 2014 |
| Broad Money | Feb-2019 | 03/22/19 | M | M | M | 2014 | ||
| Central Bank Balance Sheet | Feb-2019 | 03/22/19 | M | M | M | 2014 | ||
| Consolidated Balance Sheet of the Banking System | Feb-2019 | 03/22/19 | M | M | M | 2014 | ||
| Interest Rates2 | Jan-2019 | 02/22/19 | M | M | M | 2014 | ||
| Consumer Price Index | Feb-2019 | 03/01/19 | M | M | M | O, LO, O, O | LO, LO, O, O, LO | 2014 |
| Revenue, Expenditure, Balance and Composition of Financing3 – CG | Feb-2019 | 03/22/19 | M | M | M | LNO, LNO, LNO, LO | LO, LO, LO, LO, LO | 2017 |
| Revenue, Expenditure, Balance and Composition of Financing – CPS4 | Dec-2017 | 06/30/18 | A | A | A | LNO, LNO, LNO, LO | LO, LO, LO, LO, LO | not disseminated |
| Stocks of CG Debt5 | Jan-2019 | 03/01/19 | M | M | M | 2004 | ||
| International Investment Position6 | Q3 2018 | 12/24/18 | Q | Q | Q | 2014 | ||
| External Current Account Balance | Q3 2018 | 12/24/18 | Q | Q | Q | LO, LO, LO, LO | LO, O, LO, O, LO | 2014 |
| Exports and Imports of Goods and Services7 | Feb-2019 | 03/12/19 | M | M | M | 2014 | ||
| GDP/GNP | Q3 2018 | 12/24/18 | Q | Q | Q | LO, LNO, LO, LO | LNO, LO, LNO, O, LO | 2014 |
| Gross External Debt | Q3 2018 | 12/24/18 | Q | Q | Q | 2014 | ||
Any reserve assets that are pledged or otherwise encumbered should be specified separately. Also, data should comprise short-term liabilities linked to a foreign currency but settled by other means as well as the notional values of financial derivatives to pay and to receive foreign currency, including those linked to a foreign currency but settled by other means.
Both market-based and officially-determined, including discount rates, money market rates, rates on treasury bills, notes and bonds.
Central government (CG) revenue, expenditure, balance, and composition of financing data are available monthly.
The consolidated public sector consists of the central government, social security funds, state and local governments, public financial institutions, and nonfinancial public enterprises.
Debt guaranteed by the central government. Includes debt by the central administration and decentralized administration (central bank, autonomous entities, nonfinancial public enterprises, social security, and financial public institutions).
Includes external gross financial asset and liability positions vis-à-vis nonresidents.
Monthly frequencies for goods only.
Daily (D), Weekly (W), Monthly (M), Quarterly (Q), Annually (A); Irregular (I); Not Available (NA).
Reflects the assessment provided in the data ROSC published in August 2014 and based on the findings of the mission that took place during February 12–26, 2014 for the dataset corresponding to the variable in each row. The assessment indicates whether international standards concerning (respectively) concepts and definitions, scope, classification/sectorization, and basis for recording are fully observed (O), largely observed (LO), largely not observed (LNO), not observed (NO), or not available (NA).
Same as footnote 9, except referring to international standards concerning (respectively) source data, assessment of source data, statistical techniques, assessment and validation of intermediate data and statistical outputs, and revision studies.
Paraguay: Table of Common Indicators Required for Surveillance
(As of Mar 25, 2019)
| Date of Latest Observation | Date Received | Frequency of data8 | Frequency of Reporting8 | Frequency of Publication8 | Memo Items: | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Data Quality – Methodological Soundness9 | Data Quality Accuracy and Reliability10 | Year of last metadata update | ||||||
| Exchange Rates | 03/25/19 | 03/25/19 | D | D | D | 2014 | ||
| International Reserve Assets and Reserve Liabilities of the Monetary Authorities1 | Feb-2019 | 03/12/19 | M | M | M | 2014 | ||
| Reserve/Base Money | Feb-2019 | 03/2/19 | M | M | M | O, LNO, LO, O | O, O, O, LO, LO | 2014 |
| Broad Money | Feb-2019 | 03/22/19 | M | M | M | 2014 | ||
| Central Bank Balance Sheet | Feb-2019 | 03/22/19 | M | M | M | 2014 | ||
| Consolidated Balance Sheet of the Banking System | Feb-2019 | 03/22/19 | M | M | M | 2014 | ||
| Interest Rates2 | Jan-2019 | 02/22/19 | M | M | M | 2014 | ||
| Consumer Price Index | Feb-2019 | 03/01/19 | M | M | M | O, LO, O, O | LO, LO, O, O, LO | 2014 |
| Revenue, Expenditure, Balance and Composition of Financing3 – CG | Feb-2019 | 03/22/19 | M | M | M | LNO, LNO, LNO, LO | LO, LO, LO, LO, LO | 2017 |
| Revenue, Expenditure, Balance and Composition of Financing – CPS4 | Dec-2017 | 06/30/18 | A | A | A | LNO, LNO, LNO, LO | LO, LO, LO, LO, LO | not disseminated |
| Stocks of CG Debt5 | Jan-2019 | 03/01/19 | M | M | M | 2004 | ||
| International Investment Position6 | Q3 2018 | 12/24/18 | Q | Q | Q | 2014 | ||
| External Current Account Balance | Q3 2018 | 12/24/18 | Q | Q | Q | LO, LO, LO, LO | LO, O, LO, O, LO | 2014 |
| Exports and Imports of Goods and Services7 | Feb-2019 | 03/12/19 | M | M | M | 2014 | ||
| GDP/GNP | Q3 2018 | 12/24/18 | Q | Q | Q | LO, LNO, LO, LO | LNO, LO, LNO, O, LO | 2014 |
| Gross External Debt | Q3 2018 | 12/24/18 | Q | Q | Q | 2014 | ||
Any reserve assets that are pledged or otherwise encumbered should be specified separately. Also, data should comprise short-term liabilities linked to a foreign currency but settled by other means as well as the notional values of financial derivatives to pay and to receive foreign currency, including those linked to a foreign currency but settled by other means.
Both market-based and officially-determined, including discount rates, money market rates, rates on treasury bills, notes and bonds.
Central government (CG) revenue, expenditure, balance, and composition of financing data are available monthly.
The consolidated public sector consists of the central government, social security funds, state and local governments, public financial institutions, and nonfinancial public enterprises.
Debt guaranteed by the central government. Includes debt by the central administration and decentralized administration (central bank, autonomous entities, nonfinancial public enterprises, social security, and financial public institutions).
Includes external gross financial asset and liability positions vis-à-vis nonresidents.
Monthly frequencies for goods only.
Daily (D), Weekly (W), Monthly (M), Quarterly (Q), Annually (A); Irregular (I); Not Available (NA).
Reflects the assessment provided in the data ROSC published in August 2014 and based on the findings of the mission that took place during February 12–26, 2014 for the dataset corresponding to the variable in each row. The assessment indicates whether international standards concerning (respectively) concepts and definitions, scope, classification/sectorization, and basis for recording are fully observed (O), largely observed (LO), largely not observed (LNO), not observed (NO), or not available (NA).
Same as footnote 9, except referring to international standards concerning (respectively) source data, assessment of source data, statistical techniques, assessment and validation of intermediate data and statistical outputs, and revision studies.