THESOCIALPROTECTIONINDICATORFORASIA TRACKINGDEVELOPMENTSINSOCIALPROTECTION DECEMBER2022 ASIANDEVELOPMENTBANK THESOCIALPROTECTIONINDICATORFORASIA TRACKINGDEVELOPMENTSINSOCIALPROTECTION DECEMBER2022 ASIANDEVELOPMENTBANK CreativeCommonsAttribution3.0IGOlicense(CCBY3.0IGO) ©2022AsianDevelopmentBank 6ADBAvenue,MandaluyongCity,1550MetroManila,PhilippinesTel+63286324444;Fax+63286362444 www.adb.org Somerightsreserved.Publishedin2022. ISBN978-92-9269-927-7(print);978-92-9269-928-4(electronic);978-92-9269-929-1(ebook) PublicationStockNo.SGP220562-2 DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.22617/SGP220562-2 TheviewsexpressedinthispublicationarethoseoftheauthorsanddonotnecessarilyreflecttheviewsandpoliciesoftheAsianDevelopmentBank(ADB)oritsBoardofGovernorsorthegovernmentstheyrepresent. ADBdoesnotguaranteetheaccuracyofthedataincludedinthispublicationandacceptsnoresponsibilityforanyconsequenceoftheiruse.ThementionofspecificcompaniesorproductsofmanufacturersdoesnotimplythattheyareendorsedorrecommendedbyADBinpreferencetoothersofasimilarnaturethatarenotmentioned. Bymakinganydesignationoforreferencetoaparticularterritoryorgeographicarea,orbyusingtheterm“country”inthisdocument,ADBdoesnotintendtomakeanyjudgmentsastothelegalorotherstatusofanyterritoryorarea. ThisworkisavailableundertheCreativeCommonsAttribution3.0IGOlicense(CCBY3.0IGO)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/.Byusingthecontentofthispublication,youagreetobeboundbythetermsofthislicense.Forattribution,translations,adaptations,andpermissions,pleasereadtheprovisionsandtermsofuseathttps://www.adb.org/terms-use#openaccess. ThisCClicensedoesnotapplytonon-ADBcopyrightmaterialsinthispublication.Ifthematerialisattributedtoanothersource,pleasecontactthecopyrightownerorpublisherofthatsourceforpermissiontoreproduceit.ADBcannotbeheldliableforanyclaimsthatariseasaresultofyouruseofthematerial. Pleasecontactpubsmarketing@adb.orgifyouhavequestionsorcommentswithrespecttocontent,orifyouwishtoobtaincopyrightpermissionforyourintendedusethatdoesnotfallwithintheseterms,orforpermissiontousetheADBlogo. CorrigendatoADBpublicationsmaybefoundathttp://www.adb.org/publications/corrigenda.Notes: Inthispublication,“$”referstoUnitedStatesdollars. ADBrecognizes“China”asthePeople’sRepublicofChina;“Korea”and“SouthKorea”astheRepublicofKorea;“Kyrgyzstan”astheKyrgyzRepublic;and“Vietnam”asVietNam. CoverdesignbySajidChowdhury. Contents Tables,Figures,andBoxesv Forewordviii Acknowledgmentsx Abbreviationsxii ExecutiveSummaryxiii I.OverviewandMethodology1 Methodology1 CategoriesofSocialProtection3 StructureoftheReport4 II.SocialProtectionResultsforAsia,20185 SocialProtectionExpenditures5 SocialProtectionbyCategoryandbyProgram10 III.TrendsintheSocialProtectionIndicator,2009-201825 ProgressintheSocialProtectionIndicator,2009-201825 ProgressintheSocialProtectionIndicatorbyIncomeGroup,2009-201827 ProgressinSocialProtectionIndicatorbyCategory,2009-201832 IV.DepthofBenefitsandBreadthofCoverageofSocialProtection34 DepthandBreadthofSocialProtectionin201834 TrendsinDepthandBreadth,2009-201841 V.Poverty,Gender,andDisabilityDimensions47 DistributionofExpenditurebetweenthePoorandNonpoor47 TrendsinSocialProtectionIndicatorbyPoverty,2009-201850 GenderGapsinAccesstoSocialProtectioninAsia52 TrendsinSocialProtectionIndicatorbyGender,2009-201858 SocialProtectionExpenditureforPeoplewithDisabilities60 TrendsinSocialProtectionExpenditurebyDisability,2009-201863 ivContents VI.SocialProtectionandCOVID-19inAsia67 TheCOVID-19CrisisinAsia67 TheSocialProtectionResponsetoCOVID-1969 EstimatesofCOVID-19-RelatedSocialProtectionExpenditures72 InnovationsSupportingSocialProtectionExpansion74 EmergingEvidenceoftheImpactofSocialProtectionMeasures78 NewRealitiesforSocialProtectionSystems82 PolicyLessons85 VII.SocialProtectionDataandStatisticsinAsiaandthePacific89 ImportanceofDatainMonitoringProgressinSocialProtection89 OverviewofDataAvailability91 TheWayForward:ImprovingDataProductionandCompilation99 intheRegion VIII.AddressingDisabilitythroughSocialProtectioninAsia104 Introduction104 ChallengesinDisability-InclusiveSocialProtection105 DevelopingSocialProtectionforPeoplewithDisabilities108 SocialProtectionIndicatorMeasuresforPeoplewithDisabilities111 2018SocialProtectionIndicatorResults119 ImpactofCOVID-19onDisability-InclusiveSocialProtection122 ConclusionsandPolicyLessons123 IX.AnticipatingtheFutureofSocialProtectioninAsia124 Introduction124 DevelopingMoreInclusiveCoverageofVulnerablePeople124 IntegratingSocialProtectionwithSocialandInfrastructureServices127 StrengtheningtheSocialDimensionoftheTransitiontoGreenandSustainableLivelihoods 128 UtilizingInclusiveDigitalTechnologies131 DevelopingMonitoring,DataCollection,andEvidenceforMoreEffectiveSocialProtectionSystems 133 Conclusions135 Appendixes137 Tables,Figures,andBoxes Tables 1 CountriesInvolvedintheSocialProtectionIndicatorClassified 2 byIncomeGroup,2022 2 SocialProtectionProgramsandIntendedBeneficiaryGroups 3 3 DepthofBenefitsandBreadthofCoveragebyCountry,2018 35 4 GenderDimens