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Social Expenditure Database (SOCX)

The OECD Social Expenditure Database (SOCX) has been developed in order to serve a growing need for indicators of social policy. It includes reliable and internationally comparable statistics on public and (mandatory and voluntary) private social expenditure at programme level as well as net social spending indicators. SOCX provides a unique tool for monitoring trends in aggregate social expenditure and analysing changes in its composition. It covers 36 OECD countries for the period 1980-2015/16 and estimates for 2016-2018.

Latest analysis

January 2019: Social Expenditure Update - 8-page report  (.pdf) (see also in French and Spanish)
Public social spending is high in many OECD countries - Insights from the OECD Social Expenditure database (SOCX)

See also background information:
- all figures from above SOCX data update 2019 ( in one .xls file)
- net social expenditure indicators:  net social spending data (Table.xls) and detailed information on the impact of the tax system on social expenditure by country (.xls)

For data on social benefit Recipients, see the Social Benefit Recipients Database (SOCR)

See also May 2018 Policy Brief on the Future of Social Protection: What works for non-standard workers?

October 2018 Policy Brief on Child well-being: Poor children in rich countries: why we need policy action

Child Well Being Data Portal: Child Policies indicators

 

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See data for all countries/years from aggregated SOCX data (link below).

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SOCX Database

SOCX 1980-2015-2018 contains 3 datasets 

- Aggregated data (public and private social spending data in various units)

- Detailed data by social programme
- Reference series  (GDP, NNI, governement spending, PPPs, population, etc.)
  (more reference series i.e. population, employment, unemployment, etc. can be found via OECD Social Indicators)
 

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OECD.Stat Instructions Default views in OECD.Stat are as follows: - years 1980, 1985, 1990, 1995, 2000, 2010 and 2015/16 (data for intervening years are also available by changing the time period selection) - all countries are selected for aggregated and reference series datasets Default selections can be modified by double-clicking on appropriate variable and selecting appropriate item(s). Tips: - all variables can be moved by drag & drop in headers/columns/lines as in a pivot-table - meta-data information are available by clicking on "i" next to specific variable/item - any table can be exported into Excel / text file by clicking on appropriate top-right icon - datasets in French available by clicking on "version française" at top-right of screen

Click here if you wish to be informed when the SOCX database is updated.
‌For comments and questions please email social.contact@oecd.org

SOCX Manual/Methodology

OECD SOCX Manual 2019 Edition: A guide to the OECD Social Expenditure Database

 

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