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Oct 31, 2024 · Data for Development. Essential data to guide decisions, monitor progress, and evaluate impact. With 189 member countries, the World Bank Group is a unique global partnership fighting poverty worldwide through sustainable solutions.
Poverty, Prosperity, and Planet Report 2024 - World Bank Group
Global poverty reduction has slowed to a near standstill. Today, almost 700 million people (8.5 percent of the global population) live in extreme poverty - on less than $2.15 per day. Progress has stalled amid low growth, setbacks due to COVID-19, and increased fragility. Poverty rates in low-income countries are higher than before the pandemic.
Annual Report 2024 - World Bank Group
The World Bank Annual Report 2024 is available to download in multiple languages via the links below (data is as of September 29, 2024, unless otherwise specified). The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and the International Development Association (IDA) are two of the five institutions of the World Bank Group (WBG ...
World Development Report 2023: Data - World Bank Group
Apr 25, 2023 · World Bank Migration Database. Master Instructions — Replicating WDR Files. Global Bilateral Migration Matrix 2000-2010-2020 (by education level) Global Bilateral Migration Matrix 1960-2020. Country Level Immigration and Emigration Rates 2000-2010-2020. Country Level Citizenship Data 2020.
World Development Report 2024: The Middle-Income Trap
Drawing on the development experience and advances in economic analysis since the 1950s, World Development Report 2024 identifies what developing economies can do to avoid the “middle-income trap.” Lower-middle-income countries must go beyond investment-driven strategies—they must also adopt modern technologies and successful business practices from …
Poverty Overview: Development news, research, data | World Bank
Oct 15, 2024 · Overview. Global poverty reduction has slowed to a near standstill, with 2020-2030 set to be a lost decade. 8.5 percent of the global population – almost 700 million people – live today on less than $2.15 per day, the extreme poverty line relevant for low-income countries. Three-quarters of all people in extreme poverty live in Sub-Saharan ...
Poverty and Shared Prosperity 2022 - World Bank Group
The World Bank’s Poverty and Shared Prosperity series provides the latest estimates and trends in global poverty and shared prosperity. The 2022 edition provides the first comprehensive look at the landscape of poverty in the aftermath of an extraordinary series of shocks to the global economy. Global progress in reducing extreme poverty has ...
Who We Are - World Bank Group
We exist to create a world free of poverty on a livable planet. Our mission is to end extreme poverty and boost shared prosperity on a livable planet. This is threatened by multiple, intertwined crises. Time is of the essence. We are writing a new playbook to drive impactful development that is: Inclusive of everyone, including women and young ...
The Changing Wealth of Nations - World Bank Group
The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021 provides an updated database and rich analysis of the world’s wealth accounts spanning 146 countries, annually from 1995 to 2018. It contains the widest set of assets covered so far, including human capital broken down by gender, as well as many different forms of natural capital, spanning minerals, fossil ...
China : Development news, research, data | World Bank
China At-A-Glance. Since China began to open up and reform its economy in 1978, GDP growth has averaged over 9 percent a year, and more than 800 million people have lifted themselves out of poverty. There have also been significant improvements in access to health, education, and other services over the same period. Overview.