As a global hub for knowledge on economic and financial issues, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is dedicated to offering global leadership on macroeconomic and financial statistics, employing its analytical, policy, and operational expertise to advance international statistical methodology, capacity development, and economic surveillance. To fulfill this mandate, the IMF Statistics Department (STA) serves as a central resource for comprehensive, internationally comparable, and reliable data, statistical products, and services responding to the analytical and policy needs of the IMF, its member countries, and the international community, while also offering technical assistance, training, and statistical guidance primarily to Read more