The Size of Government Procurement Markets [electronic resource] / Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Industry and Services.

Local Subjects:

Industry and Services.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (35 p. ) ill. ;

Place of Publication:

Paris : OECD Publishing, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Governments are significant purchasers of goods and services and these markets represent huge opportunities for international trade. This document presents a synthesis of the analytical studies on the quantification of the size of government procurement markets and proposes a series of estimates of procurement markets for over 130 individual countries. The world total government procurement is estimated to amount to $5550 billion in 1998, which is equivalent to 82.3% of the world merchandise and commercial services exports in 1998. The world value of government procurement that is potentially opened up to international trade is estimated at $2083 billion, which is equivalent to 7.1% of the world Gross Domestic Product (GDP) or 30.1% of the world merchandise and commercial services exports. Detailed estimates of government procurement markets are proposed for OECD countries, including estimates of procurement broken down by government levels, types of expenditure (consumption versus investment) and contestable shares. Informed knowledge about the size of government procurement markets and in particular the shares of national markets that are potentially opened up to international competition is relevant for the business community, government and trade negotiators.

Contents:

Acronyms

Executive Summary

Chapter 1. Introduction

Chapter 2. Evolving Multilateral Trade Disciplines

Chapter 3. Economic Literature on the Effects of Procurement Practices

Chapter 4. The Size of Government Procurement Markets

Chapter 5. Conclusions

Annex I. Tables

Annex II. Glossary of Main Terms

Annex III. Reconciliation of Final Consumption Expenditure and Intermediate Consumption Data Series

Annex IV. Assumptions Used for Estimating Missing National Data

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

ISBN:

92-64-19630-7