Government Finance Statistics - Database and Browser (Bonus Issue)

The Government Finance Statistics (GFS) CD-ROM contains statistical data on government financial operations for 145 IMF member countries. The GFS CD-ROM contains time series from 1990 onwards using the Government Finance Statistics Manual 2001 framework. The CD-ROM is issued quarterly, and updated as new data are received and time series become available. The CD-ROM incorporates a Windows-based browser facility for accessing the database, selecting specific data series, displaying the selected series in a spreadsheet format, and saving the selected series for transfer to other software systems, such as Microsoft Excel. Subscribers to Government Finance Statistics on CD-ROM will receive, at no additional cost, this new product, which complements the monthly GFSM 2001 Database and Browser on CD-ROM (1990 to present). The new GFSM 1986 Historical Database and Browser on CD-ROM (1972-1989) contains more than 19,000 time series of annual GFS data for 149 countries compiled using the analytical framework of A Manual on Government Finance Statistics, 1986 (GFSM 1986). A guidance note on the linkages between the GFSM 1986 and the GFSM 2001 frameworks is included on this CD-ROM. This database can be accessed interactively, via an easy-to-use Windows-based browser, or directly—via a “flat” file—stored in scientific notation format.