Webinar series on the 2025 System of National Accounts (2025 SNA) Implementation

The 2025 System of National Accounts (2025 SNA) was adopted by the United Nations Statistical Commission during the 56th session in March 2025. The 2025 SNA is integrated with the 7th edition of the Integrated Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM). Varying capacities and experiences of national statistical offices in implementing the 2008 SNA will have an impact on the smooth transition to the updated framework. The implementation challenges are accentuated especially in small island developing states and most developing countries where data collection is not frequent nor granular for the new standard breakdown and/or supplementary tables/accounts, due to an array of factors such as resource constraints amongst others.

Past SNA outreach activities presented the key concepts, definitions, and recommendations of the SNA manual and guidance notes. During the introductory webinar co-organized by the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) Statistics Division, Statistical Institute for Asia and the Pacific, and the Pacific Community (SPC) in March 2025, participants raised the need to share country priorities and practices in implementing the SNA. Country-specific technical concerns and issues, however, would require in-depth training and technical assistance to ensure effective skills transfer. It is also imperative that national strategies for statistical development include the 2025 SNA.