Public Social Spending as a % of GDP, ILO
| Quick info | |
|---|---|
| Data type | Numeric |
| Scale | Metric |
| Value labels | Not applicable |
| Technical name | socx_public_ilo |
| Category | Economic and financial factors |
| Label | Social Spending (% of GDP, ILO) |
| Related indicators | socx_public_oecd |
This is one of the most widely used measures of 'social policy' in the welfare state literature; however most researchers focus on the OECD. Despite problems (see Green-Pedersen 2004) it captures a societies overall commitment to social welfare.
Coding rules
This is a combined measure from the ILO using data from the World Bank, OECD and IMF and a few other sources. Comparability of measures across datasets is less reliable, but it provides a much broader range of countries than any single database. In the "source" column of the data the citation includes both the ILO main citation ("ILO 2020") and a sub-citation (such as "OECD" or "IMF") to indicate where the ILO sourced its values.
Bibliographic info
Citation: ILO (2020). "Social Spending as a % of GDP. Table B.16". ILO World Social Protection Database https://www.social-protection.org/gimi/gess/ShowWiki.action?id=594#tabs-3. Accessed 30-Jun-2020.
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Misc
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Sources
ILO World Social Protection Database https://www.social-protection.org/gimi/gess/ShowWiki.action?id=594#tabs-3.
