This knowledge product provides a regional overview of progress in delivering on SDG Indicator 5.c.1 – the proportion of countries with systems to track and make public allocations for gender equality – in the Western Balkans and the Republic of Moldova. The Gender Budget Watchdog Network (GBWN) monitored the implementation for the 2023 budget cycle across seven economies: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, and Serbia.

Budget Cycle for Year 2021 Proportion of Countries with Systems to Track And Make Public Allocations For Gender Equality a CSO Perspective The data gathered were according to the Inter-agency Expert Group on SDGs Methodological Note on indicator 5.c.1 measuring three criteria: (1) Existence of policies/programs and corresponding allocations for gender equality and women’s empowerment; (2) Systems to track allocations for gender equality; and (3) Mechanisms to make allocations for gender equality publicly available. Each criterion is assessed by a set of binary questions (yes or no; 1 or 0). The scoring according to the methodology for the indicator is structured as a ‘scale’ measure by classifying economies into one of three categories: ‘fully meets requirements’, ‘approaches requirements’, and ‘does not meet requirements.’

The data presented was gathered were according to the Inter-agency Expert Group on SDGs Methodological Note on indicator 5.c.1 which measures three criteria: (1) Existence of policies/programs and corresponding