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

2. Contents of the Presentation
Background
The objectives
Main findings
Summary

3. 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

4. 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

5. Main Findings

6. 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%

7. 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

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

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

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

11. 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%

12. 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%

13. 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%

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

15. African Centre for Statistics
Thank you
African Centre for Statistics