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Global Program for Improving Public Administration Performance

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Improving Global and Country-Specific Data

The Program develops cross-national and country-specific datasets on public administration aimed at assisting the World Bank Group, development partners, researchers, and policymakers answer questions about the affordability of the wage bill, the design of compensation and employment policies, and the drivers of motivation and productivity of the public sector workforce.?

We collaborate with partners to enhance data collection methodologies and systems, thereby improving the quality, accessibility, and comprehensiveness of both global and country-specific datasets related to public administration.?

Bureaucracy Lab

The Bureaucracy Lab is an initiative jointly led by the World Bank¡¯s Institutions Global Department (IGD) and the Development Impact Group (DIME). It seeks to promote the use of evidence and technology in public administration reform. This year marks a decade of enhancing public administration through data-driven insights. We celebrate 10 years of the Bureaucracy Lab!?

The Lab collaborates closely with operational task teams to provide technical support on a range of governance-related issues. It offers data management and advisory services, providing essential tools and guidance for impact evaluation analytics.?

Global Datasets

: The WWBI presents over 300 indicators on the characteristics of public and private sector workforces, public sector wage bills, pay compression ratios and gender pay gaps. ?

: The GSPS presents the largest harmonized set of public servants survey data in the world with 29 countries and responses from over 1,000,000 public servants.?

Global Indicator Data Set

  • Country survey indicators

Worldwide Bureaucracy Indicators (WWBI)

  • Worldwide Bureaucracy Indicators Publication
    Dataset
    Produced by the Bureaucracy Lab, this is the most comprehensive global dataset on public sector employment and wages, and is being continuously updated.

Global Survey of Public Servants

  • Global survey of public servants image
    Data
    An international research initiative to better understand how public services work and to help governments manage public servants.

Characteristics of Public Sector Workforce

  • Characteristics of public sector workforce WBI dashboard
    Data
    From the Worldwide Bureaucracy Indicators Dashboard explore a country snapshot of the public sector and more.

Public Sector Employment and Compensation: An Assessment Framework

  • Public Sector Employment and Compensation: An Assessment Framework
    Report
    This paper aims to provide a framework for conducting public sector employment and compensation assessments that can help develop evidence-based reforms.

Governance Global Practice