Knowledge Exchange Platform on Well-being

Metrics and Policy Practice (KEP)

Using well-being frameworks for people-focused policies

Well-being frameworks help governments monitor societal progress and inform policy decisions across multiple dimensions that matter for people, the planet and future generations. Mainstreaming well-being in policy is not a simple add-on to existing practice: it requires and supports new ways of thinking and acting that are more people-focused, more long-term, more joined-up across policy domains and better able to identify joint solutions that bring benefits across sectors and stakeholders.

Learning together to build thriving, resilient, sustainable and inclusive societies

The Knowledge Exchange Platform on Well-being Metrics and Policy Practice (KEP) provides a space for sharing experiences and solutions across countries on the development and policy application of well-being frameworks and associated metrics and tools.

Through the KEP, the OECD is building an In Practice repository of country well-being initiatives to provide examples of well-being measurement, tools and implementation, and the application of a well-being perspective to specific policy issues such as child well-being or mental health. The KEP will also foster peer learning and support governments through dedicated Knowledge Exchange Workshops and substantive research.

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How to Make Societies Thrive? Coordinating Approaches to Promote Well-being and Mental Health

Good mental health is a vital part of people’s well-being. This report uses the OECD Well-being Framework to systematically review how people’s economic, social, relational, civic and environmental experiences shape and are, in turn, shaped by their mental health.

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OECD Work on Child Well-being

Our work on children and child well-being helps countries design policies that ensure every child can have the best possible start in life. We monitor progress on child well-being outcomes and provide policy assistance and advice to make sure children have the opportunities they need for a bright future.

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Economic Policy Making to Pursue Economic Welfare

This OECD report, prepared for the 2023 Japan Presidency of the G7, takes stock of the limitations of GDP as an economic indicator and provides an overview of initiatives to overcome them, both within the system of national accounts and through the development of multidimensional well-being dashboards.

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Well-being in Finland: Bringing Together People, Economy and Planet

Drawing on the OECD Well-being Framework, this paper outlines the state of well-being outcomes in Finland and identifies strengths, weaknesses and trends compared to other OECD countries.

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20/11/2023
In practice
Australia’s Measuring What Matters Framework
The Australian government has launched a national Framework titled ‘Measuring What Matters’ to establish new indicators and priorities for the country’s well-being. Beyond informing a broader understanding of life in Australia, the Framework is intended to guide decision-making and budgeting across government agencies.
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Canada’s Quality of Life Framework
Canada’s Quality of Life Framework gathers data and evidence to inform priority setting and guide decision-making in various policy areas, including the budgetary process. The Framework comprises five domains –prosperity, health, environment, society and good governance – and two cross-cutting lenses: fairness and inclusion, and sustainability and resilience.
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The Irish Well-being Framework
The Irish Well-being Framework informs a multidimensional assessment of the country’s performance across 11 dimensions of well-being. First introduced in 2021, the Framework’s annual analysis has since been integrated across policy areas, notably in the budget process.
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UK Measures of National Well-being
The Office for National Statistics’ decade-long work on well-being is guided by the quarterly UK Measures of National Well-being, last reviewed in 2022. The 60 measures seek to assess individual, community-level and national well-being across 10 domains relevant to the United Kingdom.
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20/11/2023
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The Future Generations Act and Future Generations Commissioner for Wales
In 2015, the Welsh Government created the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act, enshrining in law the country’s emphasis on sustainability and well-being. A key provision of the Act was the establishment of a new role – the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales – tasked with advocating for the needs of future generations.
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Italy’s Equitable and Sustainable Well-being (Bes) Indicators
Italy’s national statistical office has been reporting on Equitable and Sustainable Well-being (Bes) indicators since 2013. The indicators also feature in parliamentary reporting and budgetary analysis.
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20/11/2023
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Japan’s initiatives to integrate well-being evidence in policy making
The Japanese government is committed to integrating multidimensional and cross-cutting evidence on well-being in its policymaking. The development of key performance indicators (KPIs) and the Cabinet Office’s annual Survey on Satisfaction and Quality of Life are notable initiatives.
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New Zealand’s Child and Youth Wellbeing Strategy
New Zealand’s Child and Youth Wellbeing Strategy is an integrated policy plan to improve the well-being of children and young people under 25. The Strategy’s implementation timeline is open-ended and it encompasses a wide range of policy areas.
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Wales’s Children and Young People’s Plan
Wales’s Children and Young People’s Plan is a five-year cross-government plan focused on the improvement of child well-being. It is part of the 2021 Programme for Government and closely tied to the well-being objectives laid out in the Well-being of Future Generations Act 2015.
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Belgium’s Sustainable Development Indicators and Complementary Indicators to GDP
The Sustainable Development Indicators report is an annual publication released by Belgium’s Federal Planning Bureau. It comprises over 80 indicators of well-being and development, designed to align with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, and incorporates the previous set of indicators for monitoring national well-being and sustainability, the Complementary Indicators to GDP.
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The Luxembourg Index of Well-being (LIW)
The Luxembourg Index of Well-being, produced by the National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies (STATEC), provides the country with a wide set of indicators to track the evolution of well-being over time.
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Portugal’s Well-being Index
Portugal’s Well-being Index provides a comprehensive and multidimensional overview of the country’s performance across ten domains of well-being. The Index is released annually.
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Finland’s National Action Plan for the Economy of Wellbeing 2023-25 and related initiatives
Finland is committed to developing an Economy of Well-being. Its National Action Plan identifies five directions to be taken by the country to integrate this approach in decision-making. This builds on a long history of interest in well-being, sustainability and fostering long-term cross-silo thinking in policy.
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Scotland’s National Performance Framework and efforts to build a Wellbeing Economy
The Scottish Government has employed a National Performance Framework since 2007, continually strengthening its focus on well-being outcomes over time. Scotland is also committed to transitioning to a Wellbeing Economy focused on equality, sustainability, prosperity and resilience, and was one of the founding members of the Wellbeing Economy Governments group.
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The Netherlands’ Monitor of Well-being and the Sustainable Development Goals
The Netherlands’ Monitor of Well-being and the Sustainable Development Goals has been released annually since 2018 by Statistics Netherlands. It presents trends in well-being in the Netherlands from a broad perspective - encompassing the economy, the environment and society – as well as Dutch progress on the SDGs.
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Chile’s Social Well-being Survey
Chile’s Social Well-being Survey comprises 11 dimensions of well-being. Developed by the Ministry of Social Development and Family to inform the development of social policy, the Survey is conducted every two years.
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Korea’s Quality of Life Indicators
Developed by Statistics Korea, Korea’s Quality of Life indicators have been released annually since 2014. They encompass 71 indicators, both objective and subjective, across 11 domains.
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Mexico’s Survey of Self-reported Well-being (ENBIARE)
Mexico’s Survey of Self-reported Well-being (ENBIARE) provides data on people’s perceptions of well-being, disaggregated by region. It follows the OECD’s Guidelines on Measuring Subjective Well-being.
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How’s Austria?
Statistics Austria has produced the How’s Austria? report annually since 2012, presenting indicators on material wealth, quality of life and the environment, to complement GDP measurement.
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Spain’s Quality of Life Indicators
In 2014, the Spanish National Institute of Statistics (INE) developed Quality of Life Indicators to monitor well-being beyond economic performance.
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