Budget allocation using national multidimensional poverty indices

Report

This briefing looks at how budget allocation can be guided by a national MPI. It focuses on how the MPI can inform two approaches: needs-based resource allocation (distributing scarce resources across different geographic regions and groups based on their specific needs) and performance budgeting (setting poverty reduction goals for different programmes). The brief then explores these approaches using two case studies in Costa Rica (2016–2018) and Mexico (2014–2018).

Authors: Conconi, A; Hernández-Licona, G; Pinilla-Roncancio, M

• Publication status: Published
• Publisher: Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI)
• Series: OPHI Briefings
• Place of publication: Oxford, UK
• Publication date: 2025-11-29
• Paper number: B63
• Language: English
• Keywords: poverty measurement; multidimensional poverty index; budget allocation; Costa Rica; Mexico; national MPI; poverty reduction