SNA 1968

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SNA 1968 is the first internationally agreed version of the United Nations System of National Accounts, establishing a standardized framework for measuring countries’ economic activity.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf System of National Accounts
international statistical standard
macroeconomic accounting framework
adoptionYear 1968
aimsTo ensure international comparability of macroeconomic statistics
standardize national accounting practices across countries
appliesTo national economies
definesConcept capital formation
government sector
gross domestic product
gross national product
household sector
input‑output tables
rest of the world sector
sectoral accounts
developedBy International Monetary Fund
OECD
surface form: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Eurostat
surface form: Statistical Office of the European Communities

United Nations
World Bank
documentType statistical manual
fieldOfUse economic policy analysis
international comparisons of GDP
macroeconomic statistics
followedBy SNA 1993
SNA 2008
follows pre‑SNA national accounting practices
geographicalScope worldwide
hasEditionType first internationally agreed version of the System of National Accounts
hasTitle United Nations System of National Accounts
surface form: System of National Accounts 1968
issuedBy United Nations Statistics Division
surface form: United Nations Statistical Office
language English
mainSubject measurement of economic activity
national accounts
partOf United Nations System of National Accounts
publicationYear 1968
publishedBy United Nations
scope accumulation accounts
balance sheets
expenditure accounts
income accounts
measurement of production
shortName 1968 SNA
standardizes accounting rules for national accounts
classification of institutional sectors
definitions of economic aggregates
usedAsBasisFor European System of Accounts
surface form: European System of Accounts 1979

European System of Accounts
surface form: European System of Accounts 1995

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