Tax revenue by types of tax as a percentage of gross domestic product, 2016 or latest available year

An assessment of 22 countries in Asia on a spectrum of civic space shows that 94 per cent of people live in countries with closed,...

Percentage of women (aged 15–49) not involved in major household purchasing decisions

Despite efforts that include affirmative actions and quotas, the gender imbalance in political participation persists in the region, with...

Registered civil society organizations and philanthropic associations

Among the seven countries analysed – notwithstanding that the number of registrations does not equate to the number of active...

Tax revenue as a percentage of gross domestic product

Absolute tax revenues in Asia and the Pacific have been rising over time, although trends vary substantially across countries and...

Elements of an empowerment-and-inclusion framework

A close review of the SDG targets that are most relevant to empowerment and inclusion points to four interlinked and synergistic elements...

Legal protection from violence against women and girls

Legal protection from violence against women and girls

Civil society participation is beginning to decline

Civil Society Participation Index for Asia and the Pacific

Access to mass media can facilitate social change, yet many women do not have access

Proportion of women who report having no access to television. Empirical analyses for this report using household survey data revealed that...

Elements of an empowerment-and-inclusion framework

While both norms and institutions are important in advancing development, adverse norms and discriminatory institutions can lead to the...

Ensuring rights and justice can strengthen environmental outcomes

Analyses for this report explored the relationship between environmental performance and environmental rights. Environmental rights include...