Annex A. Indicators’ coverage

The Global Partnership monitoring exercise tracks country-level progress in implementing the four internationally agreed effective development co-operation principles: 1) country ownership; 2) a focus on results; 3) inclusive partnerships; and 4) transparency and mutual accountability to one another. The biennial exercise reports on a monitoring framework that consists of ten indicators that focus on strengthening developing countries’ systems; increasing the transparency and predictability of development co-operation; enhancing gender equality; and supporting greater involvement of civil society, parliaments and the private sector in development efforts. These ten indicators, and how they inform different chapters of the Progress Report, are listed in Table A.1.

Table A.1. Global Partnership indicators and where to find analysis on indicator results in the 2019 Progress Report
Part I: How partner countries are promoting effective partnerships
Chapter 2: Partner country government leadership has advanced national development aspirations
Quality of national development strategies and results frameworks (Indicator 1b). The country strengthens its public financial management systems (Indicator 9a). Development co-operation is included in budgets subject to parliamentary oversight (Indicator 6). The country has systems to track and make public allocations for gender equality and women’s empowerment (Indicator 8, SDG 5.c).
Chapter 3: Partner country governments can enable more meaningful engagement to maximise a whole-of-society approach
Creates an enabling environment for civil society organisations (Indicator 2). Quality of public-private dialogue (Indicator 3).
Chapter 4: Mutual accountability mechanisms are adapting to an evolving development landscape
Quality of mutual accountability mechanisms (Indicator 7). Transparent information on development co-operation is reported at country level (Indicator 4).
Part II: How development partners are promoting effective, country-led partnerships
Chapter 5: Walking the talk: Development partners are not fully facilitating country leadership over development efforts
Development partners use national development strategies and results frameworks (Indicator 1a, SDG 17.15). Annual predictability of development co-operation (Indicator 5a). Medium-term predictability of development co-operation (Indicator 5b). Development co-operation is included in budgets subject to parliamentary oversight (Indicator 6). Development partners use public financial management systems (Indicator 9b). Aid is untied (Indicator 10).
Chapter 6: Development partners are taking steps to reinforce a whole-of-society approach to development
Create an enabling environment for civil society organisations (Indicator 2).
Chapter 7: Development partners are strengthening transparency of development co-operation information as an important step to enhanced accountability
Transparent information on development co-operation is published at global level (Indicator 4). Development partners’ perspective on mutual accountability mechanisms at country level (Indicator 7).

With regard to the response rates to each of the ten Global Partnership indicators, not all countries responded to or provided data on each aspect covered by the monitoring exercise. A total of 86 partner countries participated in the 2018 Monitoring Round, but the proportion of participating partner countries that responded varies across the 10 indicators. Figure A.1 presents an overview of the response rates on each indicator.

Figure A.1. Coverage of the country-level indicators in the 2018 Monitoring Round

Proportion of participating countries that reported on country-level indicators

Notes: The grey bars refer to indicators that are reported directly by the participating country. Yellow bars refer to indicators reported by the participating country with inputs from and/or in consultation with development partners and domestic stakeholders. Indicator 4 above refers to the country-level transparency assessment. Indicator 4 (global-level transparency) and Indicator 10 are not included in the figure because they are not collected at country level.

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Annex A. Indicators’ coverage