OECDmaat
OECDmaat is a term that has appeared in policy discussions as a proposed composite indicator intended to measure policy outcomes across OECD member and partner economies. As of 2025, it is not an officially defined statistic or measurement framework adopted by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
Concept and scope: The idea behind OECDmaat is to combine multiple dimensions—economic performance, social well-being, environmental
Data and methodology: Advocates emphasize the need for harmonized data definitions and cross-country comparability. Potential data
Applications: If implemented, OECDmaat could support benchmarking, policy evaluation, and cross-country comparisons, and could complement existing
Criticism and challenges: Critics warn about data quality gaps, the risk of oversimplification, the difficulty of
See also: Better Life Initiative; Human Development Index; Sustainable Development Goals; Composite indicators.