The Task Force on Finance Statistics (TFFS) sets methodological standards for statistics on external debt, and on public debt, both external and domestic; promotes data availability on financial stocks, particularly external debt; encourages internationally accepted statistical practices to enhance data quality; and fosters inter-agency collaboration in statistical capacity building.

The current members of the TFFS are the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), the Commonwealth Secretariat (ComSec), the European Central Bank (ECB), Eurostat, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the Paris Club Secretariat, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), and the World Bank. It is chaired by the Statistics Department of the IMF.

The TFFS meets annually either in Washington or in Europe, at the Headquarters of one of its members. The TFFS reports every four years to the United Nations Statistical Commission, and annually to the IMF's Committee on Balance of Payments Statistics. This year's meeting will be held in Washington DC, USA and the Secretariat will be participating.