1) Portugal has implemented satellite accounts for the social economy in stages since 2006 to improve measurement and visibility. 2) A modular approach was used to classify social economy entities into groups according to the national legal framework. 3) Both opportunities and hurdles exist in implementing satellite accounts, including different concepts and data limitations.

1. Towards Satellite Accounts for Third
Sector and Social Economy:
challenges and opportunities
National Accounts Department
Unit for Satellite Accounts and Quality Assessment of the National Accounts
Ana Cristina Ramos / Carina Rodrigues
16th October 2017, OECD
“Case Study 2: Implementing a satellite account for the social
economy – Lessons learnt from Portugal”

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Stage 5
Stage 4
Stage 3
Stage 2
Stage 1
• Social Economy Satellite Account 2016 ?
• Social Economy Satellite Account 2013
(Base 2011) Stage 3 – Survey on
volunteer work
• Social Economy Satellite Account 2010
(Base 2006) Stage 2 +
Cooperatives + Mutual Associations+
Survey on volunteer work (2012)
• Non-profit institutions satellite account
2006 Stage 1 + Other non-profit
institutions
• National Accounts 2006 Non-profit
institutions serving households (NPISH)
exhaustive study
American
approach
Europeanapproach
Implementing a satellite account for the social economy – Lessons learnt from Portugal
1. PROJECT EVOLUTION

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2. METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH
Group
2 Group
3
Group
5
Group
…
Group
1
Modular
approach
Group
4
Set and subset
approach

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3. HURDLES AND OPPORTUNITIES
Opportunities:
• High value added
• Strategic partnerships
• Social Economy visibility enhancement
• Support to public policy-making process
Hurdles:
• Different concepts and methodological
approaches to Social Economy
• Identifying and classifying Social Economy
entities
• Insufficient information
• Comparing results
• Growing demand for satellite accounts

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4. SOCIAL ECONOMY ENTITIES
Conta
Satélite das
ISFL
Cooperatives Mutual
Assoc.
Holy Houses
of Mercy
Foundations
Assoc.
altruistic goals
Community Self-
Manag. Subsectors
Modular approach according to Portuguese Social Economy
Legal framework
Groups of
entities
Institutional
Sectors
“Classification of Social
Economy Entities’ Activities”

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4. SOCIAL ECONOMY ENTITIES
SOCIAL ECONOMY FRAMEWORK LAW
Article 4
Social economy entities
(…)
h) Other entities with legal personality, that respect the guiding principles
mentioned in article 5 and that are included in the social economy data base.
Should commercial companies owned by cooperatives or by other Social
Economy entities (directly or through holdings) be included?
• Commercial companies 100% owned by Cooperatives GVA: 137.8 M€;
•Including these companies, Cooperatives would become the second most
relevant group in terms of GVA;
•Social Economy GVA weight in National Economy including these companies
would grow from 2.8% to 2,9%.
Question:

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5. RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
SOCIAL ENTERPRISES – DO THEY EXIST IN PORTUGAL?
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT LAW
Article 250.º - D
Contracts reserved for certain services
1 – Contracting authorities may launch procedures for reserved contracts when
these are concerned with health, social, educational and cultural services
which are included in Annex X to this Law (…)
7 — For the purposes of this article, social enterprises should be considered as
those engaged in the production of goods and services with a strong
component of social entrepreneurship or social innovation, and promoting
integration in the labor market through the development of research programs,
innovation and social development in the areas of services provided for in
number 1.
FROM JANUARY 2018 ONWARD!

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6. ADAPTING TO DIFFERENT FRAMEWORKS
UN Handbook Social Economy framework
• The updated and expanded version of the International Classification of
Nonprofit Organizations (ICNPO) can be adopted;
• Other methodological improvements from the new Handbook will be adressed
in a new edition according to the available information in National Accounts;
• We have take into consideration the national Social Economy framework law
which states which organizations are included in Social Economy in Portugal.

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7. SURVEY ON VOLUNTEER WORK
Volunteer rate and GDP
• It is estimated that about 483 thousand individuals have developed volunteer
work in Social Economy organizations, which corresponds to approximately
90% of formal volunteer work ;
• Comparing with the total hours worked in the National Accounts and the full time
equivalent (FTE) associated, it is estimated that volunteer work, expressed in
FTE, represents around 41,8% of employment (FTE) in Social Economy.
Type of activities
SURVEY ON VOLUNTEER WORK- 2012
NL
DK
FI AT
LUDE
SI
IEEE
SK
BE
IT
FR
UE27
LT
CZCY UKLV
HU SE
MT ESRO
EL
PTBG
PL
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
0 50 100 150 200 250 300
Volunteerrate
GDP per capita (PPC)
%
0 10 20 30 40 50
Sports
Culture, art, education
Charitable or social support
Community associations
Religious organizations
Environment, animal rights, etc.
Recreation
Professional organizations, unions
Advocacy organizations
Political organizations
Others
%
PT UE

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Thank you for your attention.
cristina.ramos@ine.pt
carina.rodrigues@ine.pt
Implementing a satellite account for the social economy – Lessons learnt from Portugal