Launch of the Third Edition of the World Observatory on Subnational Government Finance and Investment

The Third Edition of the World Observatory on Subnational Government Finance and Investment (SNG-WOFI) was launched on 24 October at a conference held both at the OECD headquarters and online. The conference gathered over 150 participants onsite, including the project co-founders and partners, international organisations and representatives from all levels of government, and around 150 participants online. The conference included presentations and roundtable discussions on the key findings of the SNG-WOFI. More information about the conference are available here.

What does the Third Edition offer? 

• A database covering 135 countries: this is the largest global database with standardised, reliable and transparent data on subnational government structure, finance and investment. The database also comes with a user-friendly visualisation tool to compare countries.
• 133 country profiles from all world regions: the country profiles comprise quantitative and qualitative information on a country's territorial organisation, regional and local amalgamations, inter-municipal cooperation, decentralisation reforms and fiscal frameworks. Data and information on the impact of the pandemic on subnational finance are also included in each country profile.
• A key findings report: the 2022 Synthesis Report puts into perspective the common trends and challenges in multi-level governance and subnational public finances from all data gathered in this third edition.

Please explore the website for more information. 

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Observatoire mondial des finances et des investissements des collectivités territoriales; Observatorio Mundial de las Finanzas e Inversiones de los Gobiernos; Subnacionales; Osservatorio mondiale sulle finanze e gli investimenti dei governi subnazionali; Verdensobservatoriet for subnationale offentlige finanser og investeringer; Weltobservatorium für subnationale Regierungsfinanzierung und -investitionen; Riiklikust tasandist madalama tasandi valitsemissektori rahastamise ja investeeringute ülemaailmne vaatluskeskus; Valtiotasoa alempien hallintotasojen rahoituksen ja investointien maailmanlaajuinen seurantaryhmä Pasaulinė subnacionalinių valdžios institucijų finansų ir investicijų observatorija; Wereldwaarnemingspost voor financiën en investeringen van subnationale overheden; Światowe Obserwatorium Finansów i Inwestycji Samorządów Lokalnych; Observatório Mundial das Finanças e do Investimento dos Governos Subnacionais; Ulusal Altı Yönetim Finansmanı ve Yatırım Dünya Gözlemevi; Всесвітня обсерваторія з питань субнаціональних державних фінансів та інвестицій; 지방 정부 재정 및 투자에 관한 세계 관측소; サブナショナル政府の財政と投資に関する世界観測所