United Nations System of National Accounts

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The United Nations System of National Accounts is an internationally agreed statistical framework that provides standardized concepts, definitions, classifications, and accounting rules for measuring a country’s economic activity and compiling national accounts such as GDP.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf international standard
national accounting system
statistical framework
abbreviationOf SNA 2008
appliesTo gross domestic product
gross national income
input-output tables
sector accounts
supply and use tables
coordinatingBody United Nations Statistics Division
definesAccountingRule accrual accounting
consolidation rules
double-entry accounting
quadruple-entry accounting
time of recording
valuation at market prices
definesClassification classification of assets
classification of transactions
functional classifications of government expenditure
institutional sector classification
definesConcept assets and liabilities
capital stock
consumption of fixed capital
disposable income
final consumption expenditure
financial assets
gross capital formation
institutional sectors
net lending or net borrowing
non-financial assets
primary income
production boundary
rest of the world account
satellite accounts
saving
value added
field economic statistics
macroeconomics
national accounts
firstEditionYear 1953
geographicalScope worldwide
governs compilation of national accounts statistics
hasEdition SNA 1953
SNA 1968
SNA 1993
SNA 2008
influenced European System of Accounts
language English
latestEditionName United Nations System of National Accounts self-linksurface differs
surface form: System of National Accounts 2008
latestMajorRevision 2008
publisher European Commission
International Monetary Fund
OECD
surface form: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

United Nations
World Bank
purpose to ensure international comparability of macroeconomic statistics
to provide an internationally agreed standard for national accounts
relatedStandard Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual
Government Finance Statistics Manual
Monetary and Financial Statistics Manual
scope institutional sectors of an economy
whole economy
shortName SNA
United Nations System of National Accounts self-linksurface differs
surface form: System of National Accounts
status global standard for national accounts
useBy central banks
international organizations
ministries of finance
national statistical offices
usedFor calculation of GDP
calculation of GNI
economic research
international comparisons of economic performance
macroeconomic policy analysis

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International Economic Accounts methodologyBasedOn United Nations System of National Accounts
United Nations System of National Accounts shortName United Nations System of National Accounts self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: System of National Accounts
United Nations System of National Accounts latestEditionName United Nations System of National Accounts self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: System of National Accounts 2008
United Nations Statistical Commission notableWork United Nations System of National Accounts
this entity surface form: System of National Accounts
SNA fullName United Nations System of National Accounts
this entity surface form: System of National Accounts
SNA alsoKnownAs United Nations System of National Accounts
SNA abbreviationFor United Nations System of National Accounts
this entity surface form: System of National Accounts
SNA majorRevision United Nations System of National Accounts
this entity surface form: 1968 System of National Accounts
SNA majorRevision United Nations System of National Accounts
this entity surface form: 1993 System of National Accounts
SNA majorRevision United Nations System of National Accounts
this entity surface form: 2008 System of National Accounts
SNA latestVersion United Nations System of National Accounts
this entity surface form: 2008 System of National Accounts
United Nations Statistics Division notableWork United Nations System of National Accounts
this entity surface form: System of National Accounts
SNA 1953 hasTitle United Nations System of National Accounts
this entity surface form: A System of National Accounts and Supporting Tables
SNA 1953 partOf United Nations System of National Accounts
SNA 1953 hasAlternativeName United Nations System of National Accounts
this entity surface form: 1953 System of National Accounts
SNA 1953 hasAlternativeName United Nations System of National Accounts
this entity surface form: First United Nations System of National Accounts
SNA 1968 hasTitle United Nations System of National Accounts
this entity surface form: System of National Accounts 1968
SNA 1968 partOf United Nations System of National Accounts
SNA 2008 fullName United Nations System of National Accounts
this entity surface form: System of National Accounts 2008
SNA 2008 updateOf United Nations System of National Accounts
this entity surface form: System of National Accounts
Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual relatedTo United Nations System of National Accounts
this entity surface form: System of National Accounts
Government Finance Statistics Manual alignedWith United Nations System of National Accounts
this entity surface form: System of National Accounts
Monetary and Financial Statistics Manual followsStandard United Nations System of National Accounts
this entity surface form: System of National Accounts
Monetary and Financial Statistics Manual relatedTo United Nations System of National Accounts
this entity surface form: System of National Accounts 1993
Monetary and Financial Statistics Manual relatedTo United Nations System of National Accounts
this entity surface form: System of National Accounts 2008
SNA 1993 fullName United Nations System of National Accounts
this entity surface form: System of National Accounts 1993
SNA 1993 predecessorOf United Nations System of National Accounts
this entity surface form: System of National Accounts 2008
SNA 1993 revisedBy United Nations System of National Accounts
this entity surface form: System of National Accounts 2008
European System of Accounts basedOn United Nations System of National Accounts
this entity surface form: System of National Accounts
European System of Accounts harmonizedWith United Nations System of National Accounts
this entity surface form: System of National Accounts 2008
European System of Accounts harmonizedWith United Nations System of National Accounts
subject surface form: ESA 2010
this entity surface form: System of National Accounts 2008
Statistics Canada usesStandard United Nations System of National Accounts
this entity surface form: System of National Accounts
Sir Richard Stone notableWork United Nations System of National Accounts
subject surface form: Richard Stone
this entity surface form: System of National Accounts