Report on the Assessment of SNA implementation in Africa Seminar on The Implementation of The 2008 SNA In Africa April 11- 15, 2011 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Contents of the Presentation Background The objectives Main findings Summary

Background Recommendation of AGNA and DG meeting in 2010 One of the recommendation of the global strategy The result of the assessment is a pre-requisite for the regional ProDoc. To this effect ECA in close consultation with AfDB and UNSD prepared assessment questionnaire and distributed to all the African countries. The response rate : 44/53

Objectives and Structure assess the current level of implementation of SNA in Africa to identify areas of support needed The structure of the questionnaire: Resources General NA compilation Accounts compiled GDP, National Income and Saving Availability of source data Annual, quarterly, and monthly price indexes Coverage, etc

Main Findings

Organization and Legal framework Who compiles NA NSOs : 88% Ministry of Economic Affairs/ Planning: 10% Other institution including central bank: 2% Legal framework existing: 98% Out of which Statistics Law: 95% Trade/Commercial act: 5%

Staff members Average number: Professional: 7 support : 3. Professional staff turnover in the past 5 years 3 joined 3 left Regular training program for NA staff (domestic or foreign) : 74% Average number of professional who have participated in a training in the past 5 years is: Domestic 8 Foreign 6

Data dissemination Data dissemination infrastructure: Almost all use printed publication website and e-mail: 60%. Advance release calendar: 56% Average release time of annual GDP: First estimate: 5 months Final estimate: 17 months

SNA Version used SNA Version 1993 SNA: 88% 1968 SNA: 12%

Production or Expenditure GDP SUT: 63% Approach Production or Expenditure Both 12% 88% Frequency Annual Quarterly 100% 38% Price Current Constant

Accounts compiled 97% 72% 65% 57% 55% 15% Production Generation of Income 72% Allocation of primary income 65% Secondary distribution of income 57% Use of disposable income Capital account 55% Financial account 15%

Classifications COICOP used: 90% COFOG used: 89% Industrial classifications used Product classification used COICOP used: 90% COFOG used: 89% ISIC Rev.2 ISIC Rev.3 ISIC Rev.3.1 ISIC Rev.4 Other 10% 28% 33% 23% 8% CPC Ver. 1 CPC Ver. 1.1 CPC Ver.2 Other 22% 37% 4%

Administrative records Data source Availability of source data Industry Administrative records Census Survey Agriculture and fishery 70% 24% 39% Mining, Manuf., Constr. & Util 69% 16% 49% Services 60% 14% 40%

Summary Average number of NA professionals is 7 with high staff turnover Data dissemination using website and e-mail: 60% SUT compiled: 63% Around 1/4 use ISIC Rev. 4 and around1/3 use CPC Ver.2

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