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The technical infrastructure of the PINE database is undergoing substantial changes. The data collection is now being facilitated through a new platform. As a consequence, data extractions from this website are not up to date with the latest and most complete information. A new data dissemination portal will be made available by September 2023. We kindly advise you to consult this website for updates on these developments.




PINE database portal

Taxes, subsidies, and other economic instruments provide important market signals that can influence the behaviour of producers and consumers. Policy INstruments for the Environment is a unique database, gathering key quantitative and qualitative information on six types of policy instruments, in more than 125 countries – OECD members and many others.

Brochure on the database
How to use the PINE database?

Click on the pre-defined queries on the left panel to start your search.

  • by type of economic instrument (tax, fee/charge, tradable permit, etc.)
  • by country: click on "All information"
  • by industry: click on "ISIC/COICOP Codes"
  • by environmental domain

To refer to data downloaded from this database, please cite as follows:

    OECD, Policy Instruments for the Environment (PINE) Database, http://oe.cd/pine , accessed on [day/month/2020].
How to contribute to the database?
Registered users can Login in the upper-right corner.