System of National Accounts (SNA)

An international set of guidelines for a system of economic accounts, published by the Commission for the European Communities, the International Monetary Fund, the Organization for Economic Co- operation and Development, the United Nations, and the World Bank. The SNA organizes information about the flows and stocks that describe an economy within a comprehensive, integrated framework. The SNA provides the general accounting framework for the national economic accounts for the United States and other countries. The most recent edition of the SNA was published in 2008.