Background
MEFMI supports the implementation of international standards in national accounting which provide the methodological basis for improving the international comparability of national accounts data of member countries. The conceptual change over from the 2008 System of National Accounts (SNA) to the 2025 SNA is aimed to improve the scope, detail and quality of the national accounts and support economic statistics. It is on this basis that during Phase VI (2022-2026), MEFMI recommends that its member countries adopt the latest international compilation standards and encourage all countries to compile and report their national accounts on the basis of the 2025 SNA. As part of this effort, MEFMI will conduct an e-Learning course on introduction to real sector statistics compilation and reporting from 10-28 July 2026.

Objectives
To enhance knowledge of the participants in real sector statistics compilation and reporting based on 2025 SNA conceptual framework. The training will also provide a platform for participants to indicate existing country-specific capacity gaps in real sector statistics, and related technical assistance requirements.

Course Content
The course will cover the following issues, among others:

• Main concepts and definitions.

• Supply and Use Tables.

• Price and volume measures in the national accounts.

• The full sequence of accounts.

• GDP Approach and Calculations.

• Quarterly national accounts.

• Regional accounts.

• Satellite accounts; and

• High-quality national accounts statistics to policy makers and business decision-makers.

Target Group
This course is designed for junior to middle level staff in central banks, ministries of finance and national statistics offices/agencies responsible for compilation and dissemination of national accounts.