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IMF Country Report No. 21/37
VANUATU
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE REPORT—FEASIBILITY STUDY ON THE INTRODUCTION OF QUARTERLY NATIONAL ACCOUNTS
February 2021
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VANUATU
Feasibility Study on the Introduction of Quarterly National Accounts in Vanuatu
APRIL 2020
PREPARED BY
Mr Marcus Schelblecker, IMF-PFTAC
MEMBERS
Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu
PARTNERS
New Zealand, Canada, Australia, European Union, Republic of Korea, Asian Development Bank
DISCLAIMER
The contents of this report constitute technical advice provided by the staff of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to the authorities of the Republic of Vanuatu (the “TA recipient”) in response to their request for technical assistance. This report (in whole or in part) or summaries thereof may be disclosed by the IMF to IMF Executive Directors and members of their staff, as well as to other agencies or instrumentalities of the TA recipient, and upon their request, to World Bank staff, and other technical assistance providers and donors with legitimate interest, including members of the Steering Committee of PFTAC, unless the TA recipient specifically objects to such disclosure (see Operational Guidelines for the Dissemination of Technical Assistance Information). Publication or Disclosure of this report (in whole or in part) or summaries thereof to parties outside the IMF other than agencies or instrumentalities of the TA recipient, World Bank staff, other technical assistance providers and donors with legitimate interest, including members of the Steering Committee of PFTAC, shall require the explicit consent of the TA recipient and the IMF’s Statistics Department.
Glossary
| 2008 SNA |
System of National Accounts, 2008 |
| ANA |
Annual National Accounts |
| BoP |
Balance of Payments |
| CPI |
Consumer Price Index |
| GDP |
Gross Domestic Product |
| IMF |
International Monetary Fund |
| ISIC Rev. 4 |
International Standard Industrial Classification, fourth revision |
| MFEM |
Ministry of Finance and Economic Management |
| NA |
National Accounts |
| NPISH |
Non-Profit Institutions Serving Households |
| PFTAC |
Pacific Financial Technical Assistance Centre |
| QNA |
Quarterly National Accounts |
| RBV |
Reserve Bank of Vanuatu |
| VAT |
Value-Added Tax |
| VNSO |
Vanuatu National Statistics Office |
Contents
Glossary
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
FEASIBILTY STUDY ON THE INTRODUCTION OF QUARTERLY NATIONAL ACCOUNTS IN VANUATU
A. Introduction
B. Human Resources Requirements
C. Organization
D. Information Technology Infrastructure
E. Data Requirements
FIGURES
1. Current Organizational Structure of the VNSO
2. Proposed New Organizational Structure of the Economics Section
TABLE
1. Priority Recommendations to the Vanuatu National Statistics Office
ANNEX
I. List of Components and Indicators
