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Research on the Development of International Trade in Services Statistical System



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NI Kun

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DOI:10.17265/2328-2134/2025.05.004

Shenzhen Polytechnic University, Shenzhen, China

This article focuses on the development of the international service trade statistics system. The 1994 General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) provided a institutional basis for service trade statistics. The 2002 “International Service Trade Statistics Manual” (MSITS 2002) established the international balance of payments statistics paradigm. The revised MSITS 2010 in 2010 introduced the expanded balance of payments service classification (EBOPS 2010), incorporating foreign affiliate service trade statistics (FATS), and constructing a comprehensive statistics system. The update of MSITS 2010 originated from changes in the global economic environment, technological progress leading to diversified forms of service trade, and the demands of international service trade negotiations. This standard has constructed a multi-level classification system. Since the release of MSITS 2010, many countries have implemented the new statistical framework, but some developing countries face challenges. International organizations and developed countries have provided corresponding support for service trade statistics standards.

international service trade, statistical system, MSITS 2010

NI Kun. (2025). Research on the Development of International Trade in Services Statistical System. International Relations and Diplomacy, Sept.-Oct. 2025, Vol. 13, No. 5, 270-274.