The World Bank's annual Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA) Report has been a guide for countries, ...

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

Digitalization is a transformative force that can drive productivity-led growth and enhance the efficiency of critical ...

In the heart of the Pacific Ocean, on a narrow atoll barely rising above the sea, sits one of the most remarkable pieces of infrastructure in the world, not because it is the largest, or the busiest, ...

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 ...

Ten Pacific Island countries which are members of the World Bank have a population of about 3.4 million people, scattered across an area equivalent to 15 percent of the globe’s surface, with a ...

The Mexico Energy Efficiency in Public Facilities (PRESEMEH) project, which was approved in 2016 and closed in 2023, promoted the efficient use of energy in Mexican municipalities and hospitals ...

Investing in health drives job creation and economic growth, highlighting its pivotal role in building resilient societies and fostering prosperity.

The World Bank Policy Research Working Paper Series encourages the exchange of ideas on development and quickly disseminates the findings of research in progress. This series is aimed at showcasing ...

The World Bank 2024 Changing Wealth of Nations (CWON) report offers a comprehensive view of a country's wealth by accounting for natural and human capital, complementing traditional GDP measures.

The World Bank in Latin America and the Caribbean The region has made slow but steady progress in overcoming the imbalances created by the pandemic, including rising inflation pressures, global ...

Formal MSME Finance Gap in Developing Countries What We Do A key area of the World Bank Group’s work is to improve SMEs’ access to finance and find innovative solutions to unlock sources of capital.