Social Protection Expenditure and Performance Reviews (SPERs)
The aim of the Social Protection Expenditure and Performance Reviews (SPERs) is to provide detailed information on the performance of national social protection schemes in a given number of countries as well as on the extent of coverage and exclusion from social protection. In the first place, the SPERs provide information about the structure and level of total social expenditure, and establish indicators of system performance with respect to its effectiveness, efficiency, population coverage and the adequacy of benefit levels. Secondly, the SPERs are used to make available internationally comparable statistics on social protection.
The SPERs document the extent of coverage and of exclusion from social protection in various parts of the world, based on existing statistics and new statistical methods in selected countries. Coverage is measured in terms of persons (men and women), range of contingencies covered and level of protection. Statistics on other aspects of social protection coverage, such as access to health care, are also taken into account. It also attempts to determine the distributional impact of public social expenditure.
Further information: SPER Methodology
The SPERs document the extent of coverage and of exclusion from social protection in various parts of the world, based on existing statistics and new statistical methods in selected countries. Coverage is measured in terms of persons (men and women), range of contingencies covered and level of protection. Statistics on other aspects of social protection coverage, such as access to health care, are also taken into account. It also attempts to determine the distributional impact of public social expenditure.
Further information: SPER Methodology
Key resources
- Social protection in Cap Vert. Situation and challenges: Social protection expenditure and performance review, 2013
- Cambodia. Social protection expenditure and performance review, 2013
- Burkina Faso. Revue des dépenses et de la performance de la protection sociale, 2013
- Social Protection in Honduras. STEP Synthesis, 2013
- Tanzania Mainland. Social Protection Expenditure and Performance Review and Social Budget
- Zanzibar. Social protection expenditure and performance review and social budget
- Zambia Social Protection Expenditure and Performance Review and Social Budget
- Sénégal. L’analyse des prestations et des indicateurs de resultats de la protection sociale
- Social protection expenditure and performance review. Slovak Republic