In today’s world, development is about results and institutional strengthening. Everyone—government officials, parliamentarians, civil society, and the private sector—is demanding programs that help deliver sustainable results and build institutions. To address this growing demand, the World Bank developed the Program-for-Results (PforR) financing instrument.
PforR’s unique features include using a country’s own institutions and processes, and linking disbursement of funds directly to the achievement of specific program results.
This approach helps build capacity within the country, enhances effectiveness and efficiency and leads to achievement of tangible, sustainable program results.
PforR is also unique because it supports government programs and helps leverage World Bank development assistance by fostering partnerships and aligning development partner goals and results that can lead to greater development effectiveness.
PforR is available to all World Bank member countries and is one of three financing instruments offered, accompanying Investment Project Financing (IPF) and Development Policy Financing (DPF). The choice of instrument depends on a client’s needs and the development challenge to be addressed.
Since its creation in 2012, there has been steady increase in the use of PforR. As of September 20th, 2022, there are 139 active PforR operations totaling $44.5 billion of Bank financing. In many cases, PforR operations have served as a platform to mobilize development partner support around government programs and the strengthening of those program systems. As such, even with its limited financing, the Bank has contributed to more than $200 billion in government programs.
Last Updated: Sep 29, 2022
| Country | Proj ID | Project Name |
| Argentina | P177783 | Technical Skills in Argentina |
| Armenia | P179336 | Armenia - Enabling the Energy Transition |
| Armenia | P179482 | AM - Universal Health Security Program |
| Bangladesh | P179268 | Bangladesh Strenghtening PFM Program AF |
| Bangladesh | P176374 | PARTNER-Agriculture Sector Modernization |
| Bangladesh | P178487 | Learning Acceleration in Secondary Education |
| Benin | P176680 | Benin Social Safety Nets Program |
| Benin | P176653 | Building Resilient and Inclusive Cities |
| Benin | P176763 | Benin Economic Governance Project |
| Bhutan | P179184 | Bhutan HCRRP AF |
| Burkina Faso | P177875 | Local Governance for Basic Services Prog |
| Cameroon | P178136 | Cameroon Power Sector Reform Program |
| Chile | P179117 | Strengthening Chile's Water Security |
| China | P178338 | Yangtze River Protection and Ecological Restoration Program Phase 2 |
| China | P172388 | China: Decarbonizing Transport |
| China | P178907 | Green Agricultural and Rural Revitalization Program Phase II |
| China | P178796 | Water Saving and Low Carbon Paddy Rice |
| Congo, Republic of | P177468 | Governance for Better Service Delivery |
| Cote d'Ivoire | P177800 | Cote d'Ivoire Human Capital Program |
| Cote d'Ivoire | P176776 | National Electricity Digitilization and Access in Lagging Regions |
| Dominican Republic | P177823 | Water Sector Modernization Program |
| Ethiopia | P172284 | Ethiopia Human Capital Project |
| Ethiopia | P175167 | Strengthening Primary Health Services |
| Ethiopia | P176303 | Ethiopia Roads |
| Ethiopia | P178895 | Additional Financing Ethiopia Electrification Program |
| HERE | P176295 | Resilient Digital Kazakhstan Program |
| Kenya | P173065 | Locally-Led Climate Action (FLLoCA) |
| Lebanon | P176205 | Additional Financing - Lebanon RACE |
| Morocco | P169330 | MA: Morocco ENNAJAA Program |
| Morocco | P172926 | MA: Blue Economy Development Program |
| Niger | P174822 | Niger - PSM for Resilience and Service |
| Nigeria | P173309 | BESDA Additional Financing |
| Pakistan | P172615 | National Health Support Program |
| Pakistan | P173663 | Punjab Affordable Housing Program |
| Poland | P170131 | Clean Air P4R |
| Samoa | P177145 | Samoa Health Strengthening Program AF |
| Tanzania | P169380 | BOOST Primary Student Learning |
| Turkey | P176375 | Scaling-up distributed solar PVs |
| Uganda | P175660 | GKMA Urban Development Program |
| P158435 |
| P158435 |
| Environmental/social |
| Environmental/social |
| Environmental/Social Fiduciary Technical |
| Environmental/Social Fiduciary Technical |
| Environmental/Social Fiduciary Technical |
| AF to Sustainable Rural Sanitation Services Program |
| AF to Sustainable Rural Sanitation Services Program |
Last Updated: Oct 05, 2021
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Last Updated: Sep 29, 2022
