Coverage, Periodicity, and Timeliness Coverage characteristics Data for central government debt, in millions of Icelandic Kr nur, cover the debt of all budgetary central government units and debt guarenteed by the central government. There are no central government extrabudgetary funds in Iceland. Data are presented for the actual monthly figures for the current year.
All figures are on a cash basis and are presented on a consolidated basis.
Within one month from the end of the reference period. An advance release calendar is available giving precise dates of Central Government Debt for the current year. The calendar is published on the Ministry of Finance Internet web site in Icelandic and English and on the IMF's DSBB site. The monthly data on central government debt are prepared by the State Accounting Office. There is no internal government access to monthly data before release.