Global gas flaring increased by 9 billion cubic meters (bcm) in 2023, reaching 148 bcm, the highest level since 2019. The top ...

Global gas flaring rose to its highest level since 2007, wasting $63 billion in energy and emitting 389 million tonnes of ...

In 2024, Belize, a small Caribbean country grappling with increasing climate risks that strain its economy, gained access to ...

As differences in price levels across the world evolve, the global poverty line has to be periodically updated to reflect these changes. Since 2015, the last update, we have used $1.90 as the global ...

The World Bank is a dedicated partner for Western and Central African countries, helping them deliver strong development outcomes.

The DAI is a worldwide index that measures countries’ digital adoption across three dimensions of the economy: people, government, and business. The index covers 180 countries on a 0–1 scale, and ...

World Development Report 2022: FINANCE for an Equitable RecoveryToday’s unprecedented growth of data and their ubiquity in our lives are signs that the data revolution is transforming the world. And ...

Programs and InternshipsWestern and Central Africa Region of the World Bank Recruitment Drive The Western and Central Africa Region of the World Bank is looking for dedicated professionals with a ...

The latest global economic outlook for 2025 from the World Bank. Learn about economic trends, policies, GDP growth, risks, and inflation rates affecting the world economy, stability, and development.

The Explore History describes the history of World Bank Group and provides access to a number of informative sites and resources, such as the Past Presidents Profiles, World Bank Group Historical ...

WHERE WE WORK The World Bank Group works in more than 170 countries, working with partners in the public and private sectors in their efforts to end poverty and tackle some of the most pressing ...

Why are carefully designed, sensible policies too often not adopted or implemented? When they are, why do they often fail to generate development outcomes such as security, growth, and equity? And why ...