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The work area of the Economic Statistics and National Accounts Section (ESNA) at the African Centre for Statistics of the Economic Commission for African (ECA) encompasses:

  • the System of National Accounts;
  • balance of payments;
  • government finance statistics;
  • monetary and financial statistics;
  • price statistics;
  • international trade statistics;
  • satellite accounts on household production; and
  • the System of Environmental-Economic Accounting.

ESNA is engaged in supporting the production of quality, timely, and harmonized economic statistics in the national statistics offices of Member States. Through the application of international statistics standards and recommendations, provision of technical assistance, administration of training workshops, and compilation of technical operational guidebooks, ESNA works to strengthen the capacity of Member States in the collection, compilation, analysis, and dissemination of economic statistics and national accounts.