Data are the engine of development.
By unlocking the full value of data for development, the Development Data Group helps achieve the World Bank's twin goals of ending extreme poverty and boosting shared prosperity.
Through leading data public goods, cutting-edge innovations and research, pioneering partnerships, and globally trusted technical expertise, we lead efforts to ensure development data are of high quality, accessible, and widely used across the world.
To improve lives and safeguard the planet, we are dedicated to realizing the World Development Report 2021: Data for Better Lives’ new global vision on data.