Turning numbers into analysis
Campaigns and advocacy can only change government policy if they are backed by strong analysis. To make the right decisions, policymakers in governments and international institutions need clear analysis of spending trends, comparisons with other countries, and assessments.
Government Spending Watch is committed to collaborating with others to produce the best possible research and analysis.
Government Spending Watch collates data on government spending across nearly 80 low and lower and middle-income countries and also conducts specially commissioned research and analysis.
We work in collaboration with others to produce unique research and analysis – including with Oxfam, UNESCO, UN Women and WaterAid.
As well as working with others, GSW has previously produced an analysis every two years, which discusses the latest trends identified through our work compiling the GSW cross-country database. To read more you can download the Government Spending Watch 2013 and 2015 reports and the 2024 Commitment to Reducing Inequality report which contains the latest GSW data.
We will also continue to work with other partners to produce more detailed sectoral and other reports, including country case studies, and to encourage other key institutions to use the data for their own research and analysis. Reports and analysis are arranged on the site as follows. There is a section analysing overall spending trends, assessing the scope to increase overall spending; while others have focussed on particular sectors such as education, health, social protection, and water and sanitation
On the right hand side of the page you will find links to all of the recent analysis using the GSW data, broken down by the various sectors. If you have any questions on the research, or would be interested in collaborating on further work, then please get touch with us via our contact page.