When compiling statistics, Banco de Portugal complies with the principles and guidelines laid down in a set of international manuals:
European System of National and Regional Accounts - ESA 2010
United Nations - System of National Accounts (SNA 2008)
Portuguese classification of economic activities - CAE Rev.3 - (in Portuguese only)
IMF's Monetary and Financial Statistics Manual
IMF's Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual
Guidelines for Data Template on International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity
OECD Benchmark Definition of Foreign Direct Investment
Manual on Statistics of International Trade in Services
Manual on Government Deficit and Debt (ESA 2010)