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 System of National Accounts 2008
latestMajorRevision 2008
publisher European Commission
International Monetary Fund
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
linked to: OECD

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