SOCX 1980-2021-2024 (in OECD data-explorer)
- Aggregated data (public and private social spending data in various units)
- Net total social expenditure in % GDP
- Social expenditure data at programme level (.xlsx)
Social Expenditure Database (SOCX)
The OECD Social Expenditure Database (SOCX) has been developed in order to monitor changes in social policy across OECD countries over time. It includes reliable and internationally comparable statistics on public and private social expenditure at programme level as well as net social spending indicators. It covers all 38 OECD countries as well as selected accession countries.
SOCX Database
Further information
- Net social expenditure indicators: net social spending data (Table.xlsx) and detailed information on the impact of the tax system on social expenditure by country (.xlsx)
SOCX country notes and metadata
Contact
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
SOCX in Latin America
The database includes public and private social spending according the OECD SOCX methodology for Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Peru, Dominican Republic, Trinidad and Tobago and Uruguay for 2008-2019.
CEPALSTAT: Public and private social spending (SOCX methodology), in national currency
CEPALSTAT: Public and private social expenditure (SOCX methodology), in percentages of GDP