world-bank:content-type/news
IDA21 Raises $100 Billion to Boost Development
Read Ajay’s letter about global support for the World Bank’s fund for low-income countries.
Learn More
world-bank:content-type/news
Côte d’Ivoire: Swapping Debt for Development
world-bank:content-type/blog
Sanctions System Promotes Good Governance and Tackles Corruption
world-bank:content-type/the-development-podcast
How Does IDA Actually Work?
Data for Development
Essential data to guide decisions, monitor progress, and evaluate impact.
world-bank:category/digital
92.76 million
people had enhanced access to broadband internet in fiscal year 2023-2024 with support from IDA.
Source: International Development Association, World Bank
world-bank:category/people
143.61 million
people received essential health, nutrition, and population services thanks to IDA in fiscal year 2023-2024.
Source: International Development Association, World Bank
world-bank:category/planet
1.4 billion
more people could be fed if rainfed croplands are converted to sustainable irrigation.
Source: World Bank Group (2024), Global Water Security & Sanitation Partnership Annual Report
world-bank:category/people
1 in 3
women globally experience physical or sexual violence by an intimate partner or sexual violence by a non-partner.
Source: World Bank Group Gender Strategy 2024-2030
RESEARCH & PUBLICATIONS
More Research & Publications
World Bank Group Annual Report 2024
World Bank Group Annual Report 2024
Responding to intertwined challenges and becoming a faster, simpler, and more efficient World Bank Group.
Read Full Report
International Debt Report 2024
International Debt Report 2024
Developing countries faced record debt costs as their interest payments climbed to a 20-year high in 2023.
Read Full Report
EMPOWERING PEOPLE & COUNTRIES TO MAKE PROGRESS
world-bank:category/planet
Scaling Up Locally-Led Climate Action
People
world-bank:category/prosperity
Jordan: Economic Opportunities for Syrian Refugees and Host Communities
People
world-bank:category/people
Latin America and the Caribbean: From Crisis Response to Health System Resilience
Planet
Measuring Our Impact and Progress
Tracking our projects and results is a cornerstone of our work to become more transparent, accountable, and deliver impact that changes lives.
protectionForThePoorest-people
221.8 million
people directly benefited from social safety net operations
greenNBluePlanetNResilientPopulations-planet
123.2 million
people supported with enhanced resilience to climate risks
connectedCommunities-infrastructure
142.4 million
people benefited from improved access to transportation
Explore Development Stories From Around the World
Why and How Does IDA Work?
Why and How Does IDA Work?
world-bank:content-type/audio
world-bank:story-type/the-development-podcast
Cultivating Change in Zambia
Cultivating Change in Zambia
world-bank:content-type/immersive story
world-bank:story-type/immersive-stories
What's the Key to Livable Cities?
What's the Key to Livable Cities?
world-bank:content-type/immersive story
world-bank:story-type/immersive-stories
Latest from the World Bank Group
world-bank:content-type/feature story
Cambodia's Journey Towards Sustainable Rice Production
December 9, 2024
Feature Story
world-bank:content-type/blog
Insights on Gender-Based Violence Laws and Policies
December 5, 2024
Blog
world-bank:content-type/feature story
How Côte d’Ivoire Is Reshaping Debt Management
December 5, 2024
Feature Story