Balance of Payments
The balance of payments (BOP) is a statement of all transactions made between entities in one country and the rest of the world over a defined period of time, such as a quarter or a year. These transactions are made by individuals, firms and government bodies and record the value of the country's transactions in goods, services, primary and secondary income. Balance Of payments also records changes in a country's financial claims on assets, and liabilities to the rest of the world.
Balance of payments provides detailed information concerning the demand and supply of a country's currency.
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PDH.stat datasets
- .statBalance of paymentsBalance of payments data from IMF’s Balance of Payment analytical presentation per country for Pacific Island Countries and Territories.
pdfCoordination paper on Technical Assistance on Pacific Core Set of Economic Statistics for the Pacific Island Countries and Territories 2022
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pdf2022 Pacific harmonized commodity description and coding system
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pdfPacific Classification of Individual Consumption According to Purpose 2020
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pdfTourism as a Driver of Growth in the Pacific - A pathway to growth and prosperity for Pacific island countries
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