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 30, 2021, there are 121 active PforR operations totaling $38.15 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: Oct 05, 2021
| Country | Proj ID | Project Name |
| Albania | P170891 | Albania WSS Sector Modernization Program |
| Bangladesh | P174650 | Electricity Distribution Modernization |
| Bangladesh | P174047 | Additional Financing for QLEAP |
| Bangladesh | P176374 | PARTNER-Agriculture Sector Modernization |
| Benin | P172940 | Benin P4R Health System Enhancement |
| Bhutan | P174399 | Bhutan HCRR Project |
| Brazil | P168634 | Parana Public Sector Modernization |
| China | P171644 | Yangtze Protection & EcoEnv Restoration |
| China | P172806 | Yellow River Basin Resilience Program |
| Colombia | P176006 | PROMISE |
| Cote d'Ivoire | P176882 | CI - Governance & Service Delivery AF |
| Cote d'Ivoire | P175594 | Social Safety Nets System |
| Eastern Africa | P176371 | Eastern Africa Regional Statistics PforR |
| Ethiopia | P172284 | Ethiopia Human Capital Project |
| Georgia | P175455 | Georgia Human Capital Program |
| Ghana | P173168 | Health for Human Capital |
| Ghana | P173258 | Energy Sector Recovery PforR |
| India | P175221 | Chennai City Partnership: Sustainable Urban Services Program |
| India | P172187 | REWARD |
| India | P175261 | Buildg Fiscal & Institutional Resilience |
| India | P174732 | Shimla WASSIP |
| India | P174564 | State Capability for Social Protection |
| India | P171750 | Residential Rooftop Solar Program |
| India | P172223 | Development of Battery Energy Storage |
| Indonesia | P172707 | National Health Insurance (JKN) Reforms and Results Program |
| Kazakhstan | 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
Independent Evaluation Group's Early Stage Assessment of the Process and Effects of PforR, November 2016
Program-for-Results: Proposal to Remove the Cap on Commitment Authority, May 2, 2019
Two-Year Review of the Instrument (Briefing page)
Program-for-Results: Two-Year Review, March 2015 (Paper)
A New Instrument to Advance Development Effectiveness: Program-for-Results Financing, December 2011(World Bank Board Report)
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