High-Level Summary Technical Assistance Reports

Zambia: Data Quality Assessment for Public Sector Debt Statistics (September 30–October 4, 2024)

By Andrew Kitili, David S Bailey, Robert O Osudi

December 30, 2024

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Andrew Kitili, David S Bailey, and Robert O Osudi. "Zambia: Data Quality Assessment for Public Sector Debt Statistics (September 30–October 4, 2024)", High-Level Summary Technical Assistance Reports 2024, 057 (2024), accessed January 2, 2025, https://doi.org/10.5089/9798400297489.029

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Summary

In October 2024, an assessment was undertaken of the data quality of the public sector debt statistics (PSDS) of the Republic of Zambia against the IMF’s Data Quality Assessment Framework (DQAF) for PSDS. The assessment was undertaken as part of a project to strengthen the quality of public sector debt in select African countries, funded by the Government of Japan. The mission reviewed the PSDS compilation and dissemination practices against each element of the DQAF and presented a series of recommendations to improve the quality and transparency of the PSDS of the Republic of Zambia.

Subject: Data Quality Assessment Framework (DQAF), Economic and financial statistics, Government debt management, Government finance statistics, Public debt, Public financial management (PFM)

Keywords: Business enterprises, Data Quality Assessment Framework (DQAF), Data Quality Assessment Framework (DQAF), Debt Reporting, Debt Transparency, Government debt management, Government finance statistics, JSA, Public Debt, Public sector, Public Sector Debt Statistics (PSDS), Zambia

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