Others titles
- Classifying the Top Level Functions of the Government
- General Functions of the Government and their Classification
- Comparing Accounts of Different Countries on the Basis of COFOG
Keywords
- Functions of Government
- General Public Services
- Public Order and Safety Data
- Economic Affairs Data
- Environmental Protection Statistics
- Health and Recreation Data
- Culture and Religion Statistics
- Education and Social Protection
- Top Level Functions of Government
Classification of the Functions of Government
This dataset contains the codes, description and explanatory notes to describe the classification of different functions of the Government by the United Nations (UN) Statistics Division. The salient functions involve general public services, defense, public order and safety, economic affairs, environmental protection, housing and community amenities, health, recreation, culture and religion, education and social protection.
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Description
This dataset is sourced from the United Nations (UN) site which is raw access database from the UN and extracted using the scripts found in the scripts directory of the source data package. In addition to the UN site, versions of Classification of the Functions of Government (COFOG) can also be found in Eurostat where there are additional languages (e.g. German) for the data. This is directly sourced from Open Knowledge International website (okfn.org) where there is ease of access and where the latest in the series can be found.
Classification of the Functions of Government (COFOG) is a classification defined by the United Nations Statistics Division. Its purpose is to “classify the purpose of transactions such as outlays on final consumption expenditure, intermediate consumption, gross capital formation and capital and current transfers, by general government”.
Main top level functions involve general public services, defense, public order and safety, economic affairs, environmental protection, housing and community amenities, health, recreation, culture and religion, education and social protection. All of the above functions also comprise of different sub-functions to specifically narrate their use as the main functions are very general in meaning.
These functions are designed to be general enough to apply to the government of different countries. The accounts of each country in the United Nations are presented under these categories. The value of this is that the accounts of different countries can be compared.
About this Dataset
Data Info
Date Created | 2011-02-09 |
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Last Modified | 2018-03-14 |
Version | 2018-03-14 |
Update Frequency |
Irregular |
Temporal Coverage |
N/A |
Spatial Coverage |
World |
Source | John Snow Labs; United Nations; |
Source License URL | |
Source License Requirements |
N/A |
Source Citation |
N/A |
Keywords | Functions of Government, General Public Services, Public Order and Safety Data, Economic Affairs Data, Environmental Protection Statistics, Health and Recreation Data, Culture and Religion Statistics, Education and Social Protection, Top Level Functions of Government |
Other Titles | Classifying the Top Level Functions of the Government, General Functions of the Government and their Classification, Comparing Accounts of Different Countries on the Basis of COFOG |
Data Fields
Name | Description | Type | Constraints |
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Government_Function_Code | Refers to the code representing the specific or general classification of the function of government. | string | required : 1 |
Function_Description | Describing the specific function of government against their specific codes. | string | required : 1 |
Class_of_Service | Indicates whether the services produced by general government units are "Collective" or "Individual Services". | string | - |
Explanatory_Note | The general notes explaining the different functions of the government against their particular descriptions. | string | - |
Data Preview
Government Function Code | Function Description | Class of Service | Explanatory Note |
1 | General public services | ||
1.1 | Executive and legislative organs, financial and fiscal affairs, external affairs | ||
01.1.1 | Executive and legislative organs | Collective Services | - Administration, operation or support of executive and legislative organs. Includes: office of the chief executive at all levels of government - office of the monarch, governor-general, president, prime minister, governor, mayor, etc.; legislative bodies at all levels of government - parliaments, chambers of deputies, senates, assemblies, town councils, etc.; advisory, administrative and political staffs attached to chief executive offices and legislatures; libraries and other reference services serving mainly executive and legislative organs; physical amenities provided to the chief executive, the legislature and their aides; permanent or ad hoc commissions and committees created by or acting on behalf of the chief executive or legislature.Excludes: ministerial offices, offices of heads of departments of local governments, interdepartmental committees, etc. concerned with a specific function (classified according to function). |
01.1.2 | Financial and fiscal affairs | Collective Services | - Administration of financial and fiscal affairs and services; management of public funds and public debt; operation of taxation schemes; - operation of the treasury or ministry of finance, the budget office, the inland revenue agency, the customs authorities, the accounting and auditing services; - production and dissemination of general information, technical documentation and statistics on financial and fiscal affairs and services. Includes: financial and fiscal affairs and services at all levels of government. Excludes: underwriting or flotation charges and interest payments on government loans (01.7.0); supervision of the banking industry (04.1.1). |
01.1.3 | External affairs | Collective Services | - Administration of external affairs and services; - operation of the ministry of external affairs and diplomatic and consular missions stationed abroad or at offices of international organizations; operation or support of information and cultural services for distribution beyond national boundaries; operation or support of libraries, reading rooms and reference services located abroad; - regular subscriptions and special contributions to meet general operating expenses of international organizations. Excludes: economic aid to developing countries and countries in transition (01.2.1); economic aid missions accredited to foreign governments (01.2.1); contributions to aid programmes administered by international or regional organizations (01.2.2); military units stationed abroad (02.1.0); military aid to foreign countries (02.3.0); general foreign economic and commercial affairs (04.1.1); tourism affairs and services (04.7.3). |
1.2 | Foreign economic aid | ||
01.2.1 | Economic aid to developing countries and countries in transition | Collective Services | - Administration of economic cooperation with developing countries and countries in transition; - operation of economic aid missions accredited to foreign governments; operation or support of technical assistance programmes, training programmes and fellowship and scholarship schemes; - economic aid in the form of grants (in cash or in kind) or loans (regardless of interest charged). Excludes: contributions to economic development funds administered by international or regional organizations (01.2.2); military aid to foreign countries (02.3.0). |
01.2.2 | Economic aid routed through international organizations | Collective Services | - Administration of economic aid routed through international organizations; - contributions in cash or in kind to economic development funds administered by international, regional or other multinational organizations. Excludes: aid to international peacekeeping operations (02.3.0). |
1.3 | General services | This group covers services that are not connected with a specific function and which are usually undertaken by central offices at the various levels of government. It also covers those services connected with a particular function that are undertaken by such central offices. For example, the compilation of industry, environment, health or education statistics by a central statistical agency is included here. | |
01.3.1 | General personnel services | Collective Services | - Administration and operation of general personnel services, including development and implementation of general personnel policies and procedures covering selection, promotion, rating methods, the description, evaluation and classification of jobs, the administration of civil service regulations and similar matters. Excludes: personnel administration and services connected with a specific function (classified according to function). |