Annex 2 : Definition of proposed indicators

  Indicators Définitions
Macroeconomics
1 Inflation rate Annual average price increase rate measured in respect of the general price index (GPI) of the current year against the general price index of the previous year.
2 GDP per head Real GDP in a given year divided by the population.
3 Real GDP growth rate Real GDP of the current year compared with prices of a base year and the GDP of the previous year with prices of the base year.
4 Export/GDP ratio Ratio between the value of commercial exports against GDP.
5 Debt service/export ratio Ratio of the amount to be paid yearly by a country to its creditors, including amortization (partial repayment of borrowed capital) and interest, and value of commercial exports.
6 Investment rate Ratio of gross investments in fixed assets and GDP.
7 Fiscal burden rate Ratio of fiscal revenue and GDP
8 Current expenditure/fiscal revenue ratio Ratio of current budget expenditure and fiscal revenue
9 Primary fiscal balance as a percentage of GDP Ratio of primary fiscal balance [total revenue outside grants – current expenditure (including loans minus collections) – capital expenditure using own resources] and GDP
Poverty and social disparities
10 Poverty impact Number of persons living below the poverty line.
11 Depth of poverty Average relative gap between the poverty line and average poor household expenditure.
12 Severity of poverty Average disparities between the poverty line and average poor household expenditure
13 Proportion of the population with a PPPA of less than a dollar a day Percentage of the population living on less than $1 a day according to the adjusted 1993 international purchasing power price index.
14 Poverty disparity index Average disparity calculated on a percentage of the poverty threshold below $1 per day as a parity of the purchasing power [poverty impact x poverty depth].
15 Share of the poorest fifth to national consumption Proportion of national consumption of 20% of the poorest households.
16 Gini index Measures the difference between distribution of actual consumer expenditure and estimated distribution where each individual receives an equal share (0 representing lack of equality and 1 as the greatest possible inequality.
Health – Nutrition
17 Immunization coverage rate per vaccine (measles, DTC3, polio, BCG) Ratio between the number of immunized children in a given age group and the total number of children in the same age group.
18 Infant mortality rate Probability of death of infants between birth and their first year (calculated per 1000 live births).
19 Child mortality rate Ratio between the number of deaths among children after the first year and before the age of five per 1 000 births in a given period.
20 Maternal mortality rate Number of deaths among mothers per 100 000 live births occurring during pregnancy, delivery or after 42 days (six weeks) as a result of childbearing during a given period.
21 Percentage of pre-natal consultations Percentage of women with one live birth over the past five years to have undergone at least four prenatal consultations.
22 Number of births attended by health personnel Number of women aged 15–49 assisted during childbirth by skilled health personnel out of the number of women aged 15–49 who delivered during the year.
23 Rate of contraceptive use Percentage of women aged 15–49 using a contraceptive method.
24 HIV/AIDS prevalence rate Number of adults (aged 15 to 49) living with HIV/AIDS.
25 Percentage of underweight children under five Percentage of children under five with a body weight below 2 standard deviations compared with the mean weight of the reference population.
Education
26 Gross primary enrolment rate Ratio between the number of pupils enrolled in primary school (regardless of their age) and the population of the official age group corresponding to this level of education.
27 Net primary enrolment rate Ratio between the number of children enrolled in primary school belonging to the primary school enrolment age group and the total number of children belonging to the official age group corresponding to this level of education.
28 Primary school completion rate Percentage of pupils to have attended primary school from the first to sixth year.
29 Gender equality in education (primary, secondary, tertiary) Ratio of female pupils enrolled in the applicable cycle to male pupils.
30 Adult literacy rate (15+) Percentage of persons above 15 years who can read, write and understand a simple and short essay on their daily activities in a given language.
Employment
31 Activity rate Ratio of active population to working-age population.
32 Unemployment rate Ratio of jobseekers (persons without gainful employment or who are not self-employed, who are willing to work and are looking for a job) to active population.
33 Informal activity rate Ratio of jobs in the informal sector to the total number of jobs in the non-agricultural sector.
34 Urban under-employment rate Ratio of urban unemployed and active persons who are overtly (employed persons, wage-earners and non wage-earners alike, who unwillingly work for less than the standard working period in their workplace and who were hunting for another job or a were willing to take up another job) or covertly (active persons earning lower than the minimum hourly wage) under-employed to the urban active population.
35 Proportion of children aged 6 to 14 with an economic activity Ratio of children aged 6 to 14 carrying out an economic activity (production of merchant and non-merchant goods and services compensated by way of wages or payment in cash or kind, or for the purpose of earning profit or generating family income.
36 Percentage of female wage-earners outside agriculture Ratio of female wage-earners in the non agricultural sector to the total number of wage-earners in the non-agricultural sector.
Living conditions
37 Proportion of the population with access to an improved water source Proportion of the population using one of the following sources to fetch drinking water: pipe water, public taps, boreholes or pumps, wells (protected or covered) or a covered source.
38 Proportion of the population with access to electricity Ratio of persons with access to electricity to the total population.
39 Proportion of the population with access to an improved sanitation system Percentage of the population with access to sanitation systems complying with the two following standards: should have a running system (sewer, septic tank, cesspool, latrines) and be covered.
40 Proportion of the population with access to secure occupancy Proportion of the population with a document ascertaining occupancy rights to safeguard arbitrary eviction.
Communication and information
41 Percentage of households with a radio set Ratio of households with at least one radio set to total number of households.
42 Percentage of households with a TV set Ratio of households with a TV set to total number of households
43 Number of fixed telephone subscribers per 100 inhabitants Number of fixed telephone subscribers compared with total population.
44 Number of mobile telephone subscribers per 100 inhabitants Number of mobile telephone subscribers compared with total population.
Agriculture
45 Cereal production (the two major cereals) Production of the two major cereals
46 Tuber production (the two major tubers) Production of the two major tubers.
47 Production of the two major export crops Production of the two major export crops
48 Share of agriculture to GDP (crop and animal production) Ratio of added value of agriculture to GDP.
Infrastructure
49 Length of national paved roads Number of kilometres of paved national roads.
50 Length of rehabilitated roads Number of kilometres rehabilitated road.
51 Number of newly electrified villages Number of villages electrified during the year.
Private sector
52 Micro-credit access rate Percentage of households having received micro-credits
53 Industrial production index Laspeyres volume index is the weighted value added to factor costs of the base year.
Environment
54 Area of protected ecosystems Area of natural reserves, pristine areas and national parks.
55 Percentage of households using solid fuels (wood, charcoal) Proportion of the population depending on biomass (wood, charcoal, residue) and coal as primary source of household energy.
Governance and participation
56 Percentage of female parliamentarians Number of seats held by women expressed as a percentage of all seats available.
57 Public service user satisfaction index Percentage of users satisfied by public service provision.
58 Percentage of the population belonging to an association Percentage of the population belonging to an association
59 Average duration of remand in custody Average detention period of persons remanded in custody.
60 Percentage of tried cases compared with registered cases Ratio of tried cases to registered cases.
61 Percentage of public funds allocated to local governments Ratio of funds appropriated to local governments to State budget.