diff --git a/statvar_imports/oecd/quarterly_gdp/golden_data/golden_observations.csv b/statvar_imports/oecd/quarterly_gdp/golden_data/golden_observations.csv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..34672df2ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/statvar_imports/oecd/quarterly_gdp/golden_data/golden_observations.csv
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+"observationAbout"
+"country/SAU"
+"country/RUS"
+"country/SVK"
+"country/ITA"
+"country/ISL"
+"country/ESP"
+"country/PRT"
+"country/BEL"
+"country/TUR"
+"country/LTU"
+"country/FIN"
+"country/CHN"
+"country/NOR"
+"country/CAN"
+"country/GBR"
+"country/USA"
+"country/IRL"
+"country/DEU"
+"country/LUX"
+"country/KOR"
+"country/HUN"
+"country/CZE"
+"country/NLD"
+"country/GRC"
+"country/MEX"
+"country/DNK"
+"country/SVN"
+"country/LVA"
+"country/NZL"
+"country/CHL"
+"country/IDN"
+"country/COL"
+"country/AUS"
+"country/IND"
+"country/ARG"
+"country/BRA"
+"country/ISR"
+"country/POL"
+"country/EST"
+"country/AUT"
+"country/CHE"
+"country/JPN"
+"country/ZAF"
+"country/SWE"
+"country/CRI"
+"country/FRA"
diff --git a/statvar_imports/oecd/quarterly_gdp/golden_data/golden_summary_report.csv b/statvar_imports/oecd/quarterly_gdp/golden_data/golden_summary_report.csv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c6d5a46d9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/statvar_imports/oecd/quarterly_gdp/golden_data/golden_summary_report.csv
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+"Units","ScalingFactors","observationPeriods","MinDate","MeasurementMethods","NumPlaces","StatVar"
+"[Percent]","[]","[P3M]","2020-03","[ChainLinkedVolume]","46","Adjusted_GrowthRate_GrossDomesticProduct_EconomicActivity_QuarterOnChange"
+"[Percent]","[]","[P3M]","2020-03","[ChainLinkedVolume]","46","Adjusted_GrowthRate_GrossDomesticProduct_EconomicActivity_YearOnChange"
diff --git a/statvar_imports/oecd/quarterly_gdp/manifest.json b/statvar_imports/oecd/quarterly_gdp/manifest.json
index 08512a3ef5..3a8c932076 100644
--- a/statvar_imports/oecd/quarterly_gdp/manifest.json
+++ b/statvar_imports/oecd/quarterly_gdp/manifest.json
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@
           "cleaned_csv": "output/oecd_quarterly_gdp.csv"
         }
       ],
-      "cron_schedule": "0 8 1 */3 *"
+      "cron_schedule": "0 8 1 */3 *",
+      "validation_config_file": "validation_config.json"
     }
   ]
 }
diff --git a/statvar_imports/oecd/quarterly_gdp/pvmap.csv b/statvar_imports/oecd/quarterly_gdp/pvmap.csv
index d8032f170d..3038da4d3a 100644
--- a/statvar_imports/oecd/quarterly_gdp/pvmap.csv
+++ b/statvar_imports/oecd/quarterly_gdp/pvmap.csv
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ key,property,value,property2,value2,property3,value3
 # Dimensions,,,,,,
 FREQ:Q,observationPeriod,P3M,,,,
 REF_AREA,observationAbout,country/{Data},,,,
+REF_AREA:EU,#ignore,reason: not a country,,,,
+REF_AREA:EA,#ignore,reason: not a country,,,,
 REF_AREA:EU27_2020,#ignore,reason: not a country,,,,
 REF_AREA:EA20,#ignore,reason: not a country,,,,
 REF_AREA:OECD,#ignore,reason: not a country,,,,
diff --git a/statvar_imports/oecd/quarterly_gdp/validation_config.json b/statvar_imports/oecd/quarterly_gdp/validation_config.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..47eaf0417c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/statvar_imports/oecd/quarterly_gdp/validation_config.json
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+{
+    "schema_version": "1.0",
+    "rules": [
+        {
+            "rule_id": "check_deleted_records_percent",
+            "description": "Checks that the percentage of deleted points is within the threshold.",
+            "validator": "DELETED_RECORDS_PERCENT",
+            "params": {
+                "threshold": 0.1
+            }
+        },
+        {
+            "rule_id": "check_goldens_summary_report",
+            "validator": "GOLDENS_CHECK",
+            "params": {
+                "golden_files": "../../../../golden_data/golden_summary_report.csv"            
+        }
+        },
+        {
+            "rule_id": "check_goldens_output_csv",
+            "description": "Verifies the generated output CSV data matches established critical golden records",
+            "validator": "GOLDENS_CHECK",
+            "params": {
+                "golden_files": "../../../../golden_data/golden_observations.csv",
+                "input_files": "../../../../output/oecd_quarterly_gdp.csv"
+            }
+        }
+    ]
+}