National Accounts (or National Account System) involves the implementation of complete and consistent accounting techniques for measuring the economic activity of a nation.
Somalia currently prides itself with the Gross Domestic Product, Supply and Use Tables (SUT) and Social Accounting matrix techniques to measure the economic activities carried out in the country.
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is the total value of time,usually annually or quarterly. Somalia has regularly been compiling quarterly estimates since 2018
Basically, the normal and real GDP are computed across the globe. Nominal GDP estimates are commonly used to determine the structure of te economy whereas real GDP affords users the posibility to assess economic performance even among sectors. There are three approches adopted for producing GDP. Somalia currently produces GDP estimates using the expenditure and production approach. More information is being explored to also produce estimates by the income approach
Based on availability of information GDP estimates may either be projected, provisional, revised or final.