Statistical Terms Glossary

Includes unfunded pension obligations, exposure to government guarantees, and arrears (obligatory payments that are not made by the due-for-payment date) and other contractual obligations.

Non-deductible value added tax (VAT) is the VAT payable by a purchaser which is not deductible from his own VAT liability, if any.

A non-deliverable forward contract is a foreign currency financial derivative instrument. An NDF differs from a normal foreign currency forward contract in that there is no physical settlement of two currencies at maturity. Rather, based on the movement of two currencies, a net cash settlement will be made by one party to the other.

A non-durable good is one which is used up entirely in less than a year, assuming a normal or average rate of physical usage

Any of the following forms of investment which have terms of at least three years and the other characteristics individually specified. Investments such as: production-sharing contracts, profit-sharing contracts, management contracts, franchising agreements, licensing agreements, turnkey contracts, operating leasing agreements and subordinated debentures.

Any injury accident other than a fatal accident.

An injury, other than a fatal injury, which is sustained by a person in an accident.

Private corporations are all resident corporations and quasi-corporations that are not controlled by government

Public corporations are resident corporations and quasi-corporations that are subject to control by government units, with control over a corporation being defined as the ability to determine general corporate policy by choosing appropriate directors, if necessary.

Non-financial assets are entities, over which ownership rights are enforced by institutional units, individually or collectively, and from which economic benefits may be derived by their owners by holding them, or using them over a period of time, that consist of tangible assets, both produced and non-produced, and most intangible assets for which no corresponding liabilities are recorded.

See: Institutional sector

Non-financial corporations are corporations whose principal activity is the production of market goods or non-financial services.

Non-financial quasi-corporations are quasi-corporations whose principal activity is the production of market goods or non-financial services.

Education that is institutionalized, intentional and planned by an education provider. The defining characteristic of non-formal education is that it is an addition, alternative and/or a complement to formal education within the process of the lifelong learning of individuals. It is often provided to guarantee the right of access to education for all. It caters for people of all ages, but does not necessarily apply a continuous pathway-structure; it may be short in duration and/or low intensity, and it is typically provided in the form of short courses, workshops or seminars. Non-formal education mostly leads to qualifications that are not recognized as formal qualifications by the relevant national educational authorities or to no qualifications at all. Non-formal education can cover programmes contributing to adult and youth literacy and education for out-of-school children, as well as programmes on life skills, work skills, and social or cultural development.

Any organisation that is not a part of federal, provincial, territorial, or municipal government Usually refers to non-profit organisations involved in development activities.

Is a term that has become widely accepted as referring to a legally constituted, non-governmental organization created by natural or legal persons with no participation or representation of any government. In the cases in which NGOs are funded totally or partially by governments, the NGO maintains its non-governmental status and excludes government representatives from membership in the organization.

Non-instructional educational institutions are educational institutions that provide administrative, advisory or professional services, frequently for other educational institutions.

Non-instructional educational institutions are educational institutions that provide administrative, advisory or professional services to other educational institutions, although they do not enrol students themselves.

Refers to death not deliberately inflicted on a person by another person. This includes the crime of manslaughter, but excludes traffic accidents that result in the death of persons.

Area cultivated and not irrigated, where drainage is used to remove excess water from the land surface and/or the upper soil layer to make humid/wet land more productive.