This survey covers the existence of formal guidelines, the use of PEFA assessments over time, the significance of PEFA assessments, the method of using a PEFA assessment/ indicators, the level of results sharing and the quality assurance arrangements required before using a PEFA assessment.

The partners all make use of PEFA assessments to inform decisions related to country operations. The consequences of such decisions are only indirectly related to PEFA because partners adopt quality assurance processes that affect the approaches developed and PEFA information is usually combined with information from a range of other sources before reaching decisions.