System of National Accounts 2025

The System of National Accounts, 2025 (2025 SNA) is an update of the System of National Accounts, 2008. It is the sixth version of the SNA, the first of which was published more than seventy years ago. The 2025 SNA retains the basic theoretical framework of the 2008 SNA. However, in line with the mandate of the United Nations Statistical Commission, the 2025 SNA introduces treatments for new aspects of the economy that have come into prominence, elaborates on aspects that have increasingly become the focus of analytical attention and clarifies guidance on a wide range of issues, based on advances in methodological research and needs of users. These include topics such as globalization, digitalization, emerging financial issues, Islamic finance and the informal economy. A unique feature of the 2025 SNA is the broadening of the national accounts framework to better account for elements affecting wellbeing and sustainability to inform various policy goals. This pre-edited version will be replaced by the final edited version once it becomes available.