Join the OECD Working Party on International Trade in Goods and Services Statistics (WPTGS) for a webinar on - Compiling crypto assets in macroeconomic statistics: Data requirements and ensuring consistency.
As crypto assets continue to gain prominence in the global economy, the need to ensure their appropriate representation within macroeconomic statistics has become increasingly important. In response, crypto assets have been incorporated into the latest updates of international macroeconomic standards—BPM7 and the 2025 SNA. For many countries, the requirements, and methodologies for compiling statistics on crypto assets remain largely unexplored. Nevertheless, with the introduction of these new statistical requirements, it has become imperative for countries to address the methodological and practical complexities associated with the statistical treatment of crypto assets. The recent revisions to the BPM and SNA have begun to highlight the significant challenges inherent in this task, particularly given the complex nature of crypto assets and the limited availability of reliable data sources.
The webinar will open with an interactive poll asking compilers about what is happening in their countries – challenges, opportunities, progress – with results discussed and shared at the end of the webinar.
Next the IMF, who are developing a “Crypto Assets Compilation Guide”, and the Eurostat-ECB Committee on Monetary, Financial and Balance of Payments Statistics (CMFB)/Task Force on Crypto Assets, will share their work.
Compilers will hear from Austria, Brazil, Germany and the United States, namely countries that have started work in compiling these statistics, who will share their experiences, and offer advice to national compilers of macroeconomic statistics.
