Developing nations may need to spend GDP’s 3.8% on basic income security, healthcare: ILO

Developing nations may need to spend GDP's 3.8% on basic income security, healthcare: ILO

ILO estimate shows currently, only 45% of the global population is effectively covered by at least one social protection benefit. Developing countries will need to invest $1.2 trillion or an average 3.8% of their GDP while the low-income countries will need to pump in $80 billion or 16% of their GDP to guarantee at least basic income security and access to essential health care for all in 2020 alone, the International Labour Organisation has said.

ILO estimate shows currently, only 45% of the global population is effectively covered by at least one social protection benefit. The remaining population, more […]

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