Government at a Glance: Latin America and the Caribbean 2020
This third edition of Government at a Glance Latin America and the Caribbean provides the latest available evidence on public administrations and their performance in the LAC region and compares it to OECD countries. This publication includes indicators on public finances and economics, public employment, centres of government, regulatory governance, open government data, public sector integrity, public procurement and for the first time core government results (e.g. trust, inequality reduction). Governance indicators are especially useful for monitoring and benchmarking governments' progress in their public sector reforms. Each indicator in the publication is presented in a user-friendly format, consisting of graphs and/or charts illustrating variations across countries and over time, brief descriptive analyses highlighting the major findings of the data, and a methodological section on the definition of the indicator and any limitations in data comparability.
Also available in: Spanish, Portuguese
General government expenditures
Governments spend money in providing goods and services to the population, some of which are its exclusive competence (e.g. administering justice), and on redistributing income (e.g. via social benefits and subsidies). Government expenditures are usually less flexible than revenues as they are less sensitive to the business cycle and reflect past and current policy decisions guaranteeing entitlements and rights.
Also available in: Spanish, Portuguese
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