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- 1. OECD GOVERNMENT AT AGLANCE 2025 Elsa Pilichowski Director, OECD Public Governance 19 June 2025
- 2. Restricted Use -À usage restreint Source: Government at a Glance 2025 Government at Glance 2025: Report structure Governing for the Green Transition (focus chapter) Governing for the green transition Trust, satisfaction with public services and prosperity Achieving results with good governance practices What resources public institutions use and how they are managed Focus chapter 1 2 3
- 3. Restricted Use -À usage restreint Source: Government at a Glance 2025 Source: Government at a Glance 2025 Key policy issues facing OECD countries, 2023 Trust in national and local government, the national civil service, the judiciary, and parliament, 2023 Governments are navigating a high-stakes environment where building trust and ensuring prosperity are essential 54.09% 45.35% 44.97% 39.30% 36.52% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% Courts And Judicial System National Civil Service Local Government National Government National Parliament 19.63% 21.12% 21.92% 23.03% 24.79% 28.44% 30.18% 32.76% 58.53% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% Corruption Climate Change Or Other Environmental Threats Unemployment And Jobs Housing Immigration Essential Services (e.g. Healthcare) Crime Or Violence Poverty And Social Inequality Rising Prices Or Inflation Share of population who view policy issue as among the three most important ones facing their country Nb of countries where the issue is among the top 5 concerns 30 27 16 15 15 12 10 14 12 OECD average
- 4. Restricted Use -À usage restreint Source: Government at a Glance 2025 Source: Government at a Glance 2025 • Fiscal deficit is on average higher than pre COVID-19 levels and levels of taxation are considered high • Regulatory tools are not fully adapted: Less than half of the population considers government can regulate new technologies appropriately • While AI and digital tools are a big opportunity for productivity Average deficit as a share of GDP, 2015-2019 % of GDP COVID-19 Constrained government levers 41.4% of the population find it likely that government can regulate new technologies appropriately 2.9% 10.8% 7.2% 3.0% 4.6% 0% 2% 4% 6% 8% 10% 12% 2015-2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
- 5. Restricted Use -À usage restreint Source: Government at a Glance 2025 Source: Government at a Glance 2025 • Most countries are carrying out annual spending reviews but much more can be done to increase efficiency and effectiveness of spending • The quality of RIA systems for primary laws has improved but regulatory tools need upgrading • The average score of DGI is 0.61, with most governments placed in the upper half of the index while AI is a big opportunity Digital government index, 2023 BELDEU DNK ESP FRA GRC HUN IRL ISL ITA KOR LTU LVA MEX NLD NOR POL PRT SVK USA AUS AUT CAN CHE EST FIN GBR NZL SVN CHL COL CRI CZE LUXSWE Periodic spending reviews 9 (26%) Pilot reviews so far 5 (14%) No, but under consideration 1 (3%) Annual spending reviews 20 (57%) Use of spending reviews, 2023 2.1 2.3 0 1 2 3 2014 2024 Index score (0-4) 0.684 0.633 0.615 0.525 0.607 0.567 0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1 Digital by Design Data-driven public sector Government as a Platform Open by Default User-Driven Proactiveness OECD Avg Index score (0-1) Regulatory Impact Assessment for primary laws, 2014-2024 Strengthening overall capacity for improved government efficiency and effectiveness OECD average
- 6. Restricted Use -À usage restreint Source: Government at a Glance 2025 29.84% 38.44% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% The political system allows people to have a say in what government does National parliament holds the national government accountable Share of the population that considers to have a say and that parliaments will hold government accountable, 2023 • Improve public voice and government responsiveness • Make sure that institutions work for the general interest and increase accountability mechanisms Priority 1: Restoring a sense of dignity in people’s interactions with public institutions 43% expect the government to accept the demands of a corporation beneficial to their industry but harmful to society as a whole Strength of regulations on conflict of interest and their implementation OECD average 77% 42% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Regulation Practice
- 7. Restricted Use -À usage restreint Source: Government at a Glance 2025 Services delivered using a life events approach, 2024 • Most countries (71%) have adopted an approach in service delivery focused on the major life events of citizens • There is room to further deepen services integration And provide services that are more people-centred Integrated services No integrated services Life events approach No life events approach Austral Austria Denmark Finland Iceland Israel Japan Latvia Lithuania New Zealand Norway Spain Sweden Chile Canada Estonia France Netherlands Slovakia Portugal Colombia Costa Rica Italy Belgium Switzerland Hungary Ireland Slovenia
- 8. Restricted Use -À usage restreint Source: Government at a Glance 2025 • There is room to enhance fair impartial and affordable access to justice • Economic risk can be decreased by preserving a minimum standard of living • Preserving the interests of future generations is an important driver of trust 0.68 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 OECD Quality of civil justice, 2014 and 2024 0-1 (max) Relative poverty rates before and after taxes and transfers, 2021 Priority 2: Ensuring a greater people’s sense of security 2014 2024 AUS BEL CAN CHE CHLCOL CRI CZE DEU DNK ESP EST FIN FRA GBR GRC IRL ITA KOR LUX LVA MEX NZL PRT SVK SVN SWE OECD R² = 0.4572 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50% 55% 60% 65% % Confident that government balances interests of current and future generations % high or moderately high trust in national government Trust in the national government and confidence that it will consider the interests of future generations, 2023 27.37 11.38 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 OECD % Before taxes and transfers After taxes and transfers
- 9. Restricted Use -À usage restreint Source: Government at a Glance 2025 Lobbying standards fulfilled in regulation and in practice, 2023 Share of high value datasets available as open data, 2023 Share of countries considering efficiency in their public procurement systems, 2023 • Smarter, better enforceable, simpler and streamlined regulation will be key to productivity and growth • Government’s efficiency matters: further can be done to enhance efficiency in public procurement • More government datasets could be made available for wider use in the economy, also to support use of artificial intelligence • Further compliance with lobbying standards is necessary to avoid policy capture by specific interests and enhance policy effectiveness and competition Priority 3: Support growth of productivity in the economy 68.5% Consider efficiency as a metric of performance 60% Use new technologies to support efficiencies Education 37% 56% Mobility 42% Healthcare and social welfare OECD average 42% 36% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% Regulation Practice
- 10. Restricted Use -À usage restreint Source: Government at a Glance 2025 • Most OECD countries have placed Net Zero Emissions targets in legislation • Less than half of OECD countries have an Independent Climate Advisory Body Existence Independent Climate Advisory Body, 2023 Status of Net Zero targets Climate at the intersection between dignity, security and productivity: improve commitment In Law In Proposed Legislation In Policy Announcement 23 countries: AUS, AUT, CAN, CHL, COL, DNK, FIN, FRA, DEU, GRC, HUN, ISL, IRE, JPN, KOR, LUX, NZL, NOR, PRT, ESP, SWE, CHE, GBR 5 countries: ISR, LVA, SVK, SLV, TUR 3 countries: CRI, ITA, LTH 2 countries: EST, MEX Nb of OECD Countries AUS CAN COL CRI DNK ESP FIN FRA DEU GRC ISL IRL KOR LTU MEX NZL GBR CHL SWE AUT BEL CZE EST HUN ISR ITA JPN LVA LUX NLD NOR POL PRT SVK SVN CHE TUR Established by Law Established None
- 11. Restricted Use -À usage restreint Source: Government at a Glance 2025 • Most OECD countries have green public procurement frameworks in place • There is room for improving environmentally sustainable and climate-resilient infrastructure 0.52 0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1 Index on environmentally sustainable and climate- resilient infrastructure,2022 0 (minimum)-1 (maximum) Green public procurement frameworks,2024 Number of countries Build up capabilities 32 20 28 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 Existence of an active GPP framework GPP framework updated in the last three years GPP mentioned in national commitments on climate action
- 12. Restricted Use -À usage restreint Source: Government at a Glance 2025 • Environment is the most common issue in deliberative processes • Ensuring representation of diverse groups is essential Number of times a policy issue was addressed through a deliberative process, 2021-23 As well as strengthen consensus 7 8 14 14 60 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 Energy Urban planning Strategic planning Health Environment
- 13. Restricted Use -À usage restreint Source: Government at a Glance 2025 • Navigating the complex challenges ahead and mitigating associated risks will require strengthening trust in public institutions and fostering shared prosperity Conclusions Enhance a sense of dignity Enhance a sense of security Support growth in productivity
- 14. Restricted Use -À usage restreint Source: Government at a Glance 2025