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Table 3 Social spending floors as share of current spending (initial end-of-year floor)

From: Social protection and the International Monetary Fund: promise versus performance

 

Country

As % of current spending

More limited

Nepal

0.5

definition

Congo, Dem. Rep.

0.5

 

Barbados

0.8

 

Mozambique

1.8

 

Gabon

3.9

 

Argentina

4.8

 

Egypt

5.3

 

Suriname

6.7

 

Niger

9.0

 

Jordan

9.5

 

Sudan

10.3

 

Madagascar

11.0

 

Benin

12.4

 

Kenya

15.7

 

Congo, Rep.

22.7

 

Uganda

24.5

 

Cabo Verde

27.2

 

Afghanistan

27.3

 

Zambia

29.4

 

Chad

32.4

 

Gambia

33.2

 

Moldova

34.2

More expansive

Cameroon

37.1

definition

Tanzania

52.9

  1. Full definition of each country’s floor is presented in the Appendix. Data on current expenditures are drawn from IMF loan agreements and are available in the supplementary data file. Source Authors, drawing on IMF loan documentation