Recommendations on the collection, collation, use and dissemination of development finance information .

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Abbreviations and acronyms Executive summary 1 Introduction 2 Methodology and definitions used in this study 2.1. Objectives of the study 2.2. Methodology 2.2.1. Methodology and definitions used in this study 2.3. Limitations 3 Lessons learnt on the usefulness of TOSSD as a measurement framework for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) era 3.1. TOSSD responds to developing countries' needs for information on external financing for sustainable development (pillar I) 3.1.1. TOSSD has the potential to provide a much higher transparency of external SDGfinancing in developing countries 3.1.2. Country case studies: Indonesia and Afghanistan 3.2. TOSSD can fill a key information gap on financing for international public goods that support the achievement of the SDGs (pillar II) 3.2.1. TOSSD can inform the international community about investments in international public goods that are important for the achievement of the SDGs 3.2.2. Tracking investments in international public goods is essential for monitoring the financing of the SDGs 4 Lessons learnt on data quality and data coverage 4.1. Lessons learnt on data quality and data coverage in pillar I 4.1.1. More efforts will be needed to fulfil the potential of TOSSD to provide a full picture of external public resources in developing countries 4.1.2. The Task Force should clarify the classification of certain activities directly supporting specific countries | 9 LESSONS LEARNT FROM THE 2019 TOTAL OFFICIAL SUPPORT FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (TOSSD) DATA SURVEY © OECD 2020 4.1.3. Particular attention should be given to improving the level of transparency and granularity of the data 4.2. Lessons learnt on data quality and coverage in pillar II 4.2.1. The actual test for the data coverage and quality in pillar II will be the data collection over the next few years 4.2.2. Better qualitative information can facilitate the analysis of pillar II data 4.3. The implementation of the SDG focus in providers' systems should improve the reporting on this field 4.4. Understanding data users and their needs 5 Lessons learnt on eligibility issues5.1. The need to operationalise the concept of environmental sustainability? 5.2. What is meant by "support" in TOSSD? 5.3. The case of official-supported export credits 5.4. The survey revealed potential double counting issues of general budget support in countries that are both recipients and providers of TOSSD resources 6 Lessons learnt on the data collection 6.1.

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The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the need for better tracking and monitoring domestic and international investments in health, including on pandemic preparedness. The total official support for sustainable development (TOSSD) framework can help, as it captures both cross-border flows to developing countries, such as international assistance, and domestic contributions to global public goods, such as pandemic preparedness. This pilot study tests the current TOSSD methodology for tracking the global financing for health, and explores how TOSSD can be shaped to best respond to the emerging information needs of the international community. | 5 TOSSD -TRACKING GLOBAL HEALTH EXPENDITURE IN SUPPORT OF THE SDGS © OECD 2021 ForewordTOSSD is a statistical framework that aims to track the global financing of the SDGs. It is composed of two pillars: (i) cross-border resource flows to developing countries and (ii) global and regional expenditures on international public goods (IPGs), development enablers, and global challenges. The development of TOSSD is overseen by the International TOSSD Task Force. This working paper is part of a series of TOSSD pilot studies exploring different options for measuring TOSSD. They are meant to inform the TOSSD Task Force as well as the international community working on, or interested in, the financing of the SDGs. The general objective of this pilot is to test the current TOSSD methodology for tracking the global financing for health, and explore how it can be shaped to best respond to the international community's emerging information needs, including those of developing countries. The need for this work emerged in the context of the COVID-19 crisis and the increasing demand for measuring the financing of IPGs, in particular on health. Because of the multiple challenges impeding the achievement of global health objectives, however, the scope of the study goes beyond COVID-19 or global pandemics, thereby covering global health financing more broadly.This study is based on a comprehensive literature review as well as interviews with recognised experts from national administrations, international organisations, academia, and private foundations. After briefly showing how TOSSD Pillar I improves the measurement of the international public financing of health in developing countries, it focuses on measuring the public financing of health-related international public goods (IPGs) in TOSSD Pillar II. We test the current TOSSD reporting instructions and propose options for further refining the methodology, based on the broader objectives selected by the TOSSD Task Force. To illustrate the order of magnitude of TOSSD under each of the options, we provide estimates of public funding that would be captured for selected providers. Box 4.1. TOSSD Pillar II -contributions to international public goods: definitions and parameters Box 4.2. TOSSD criteria for counting R&D funding as a contribution to IPGs Box 4.3. The G-Finder survey of global funding for global health R&D Box 4.4. International rese...