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The World Bank Group is taking broad, fast action to help developing countries strengthen their pandemic response, increase disease surveillance, improve public health interventions, and help the private sector continue to operate and sustain jobs. At the forefront of the multilateral crisis response, the WBG delivered an unprecedented $204 billion in financial support to public and private sector clients in the first two calendar years of the crisis (CY20-21), of which $135 billion is from IBRD/IDA, $60 billion from IFC and $9 billion from MIGA.
As of June 30, 2022, the World Bank approved operations to support vaccine rollout in 78 countries amounting to $10.1 billion. Through this, the World Bank Group is working with partners on the largest vaccination effort in history to stop the COVID-19 pandemic.
On April 2, 2020 the first group of projects using the dedicated COVID-19 Fast-Track Facility (also called the COVID-19 Strategic Preparedness and Response Program (SPRP)), amounting to $1.9 billion and assisting 25 countries, was rolled out.
On May 19, 2020 the Bank Group announced its emergency operations to fight COVID-19 have reached 100 developing countries – home to 70% of the world’s population. On October 13, 2020, $12 billion was approved for developing countries to finance the purchase and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, tests, and treatments for their citizens.
On June 30, 2021 President Malpass announced the expansion of financing available for COVID-19 vaccine financing to $20 billion over the next 18 months, adding $8 billion to the previously announced $12 billion.
In addition, we are working worldwide to redeploy resources in existing World Bank financed projects, including through restructuring and use of projects’ emergency components as well as contingent financing instruments designed for catastrophes, including pandemics.
The lists below include:
- Projects that are supported by the COVID-19 Fast-Track Facility, including support for COVID vaccine acquisition and/or deployment;
- Projects with support from IBRD and IDA, with components responding to COVID-19, and projects that receive COVID-19 funding through restructuring, redeployment, and reallocation of existing resources.
These lists are updated as projects are processed and approved.
Projects that are supported by the COVID-19 Fast-Track Facility (including support for vaccines)
Projects with support from IBRD and IDA, with components responding to COVID-19 and projects with other forms of finance/redeploying of existing projects
Overview: How the World Bank Group is helping countries with COVID-19 (coronavirus)
Websites:
- World Bank Group and COVID-19 (coronavirus)
- World Bank Support for Country Access to COVID-19 Vaccines
- Global Database to Enhance Transparency and Improve Delivery of COVID-19 Tools
- COVID-19 Vaccine Deployment Tracker
Press Releases:
- World Bank Group Launches First Operations for COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Emergency Health Support, Strengthening Developing Country Responses
- World Bank Financing for COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout Exceeds $4 Billion for 50 Countries
- COVAX and World Bank to Accelerate Vaccine Access for Developing Countries
- Joint Statement of the Multilateral Leaders Task Force on COVID-19 Vaccines, Therapeutics, and Diagnostics for Developing Countries
Feature Story: The World Bank Group Moves Quickly to Help Countries Respond to COVID-19
Interactive Map: World Bank's COVID-19 Operations
Websites:
- World Bank Group Finances
- World Bank Project Procurement
- IFC's COVID-19 Response
Fact Sheets:
- World Bank COVID-19 Response, October 2020
- World Bank Group Vaccine Announcement, April 2021