European System of Accounts

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The European System of Accounts is the EU’s standardized framework for compiling and presenting national and regional economic statistics, harmonized with the international System of National Accounts.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf European Union standard
national accounts system
statistical framework
version of European System of Accounts
version of European System of Accounts
version of European System of Accounts
abbreviation ESA
appliesTo Member States of the European Union
surface form: EU Member States

EU candidate countries
European Free Trade Association
surface form: European Free Trade Association countries
basedOn United Nations System of National Accounts
surface form: System of National Accounts
country European Union
defines accounting rules for national accounts
classifications for national accounts
concepts for national accounts
government debt
government deficit
gross domestic product
gross national income
institutional sectors
statistical units
stocks of assets and liabilities
transactions and other flows
effectiveIn European Union
goal ensure comparability of economic statistics across EU countries
provide coherent and consistent macroeconomic data
harmonizedWith United Nations System of National Accounts
surface form: System of National Accounts 2008

United Nations System of National Accounts
surface form: System of National Accounts 2008
language English
all official EU languages
publisher Eurostat
regulates compilation of national accounts
compilation of regional accounts
presentation of macroeconomic statistics
replaced ESA 95
supports EU budget contributions calculation
convergence criteria monitoring
economic policy-making in the European Union
excessive deficit procedure
structural funds allocation
usedFor economic research
international comparisons of economic performance
macroeconomic modelling
monitoring economic and monetary union
version ESA 2010
ESA 79
ESA 95

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United Nations System of National Accounts influenced European System of Accounts
UKC introducedBy European System of Accounts
this entity surface form: European Union statistical legislation
SNA 1968 usedAsBasisFor European System of Accounts
this entity surface form: European System of Accounts 1979
SNA 1968 usedAsBasisFor European System of Accounts
this entity surface form: European System of Accounts 1995
Eurostat usesMethod European System of Accounts