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Purchasing Power Parities - putting a global public good to work in socioeconomic analyses
July 13, 2022
Purchasing Power Parities - putting a global public good to work in socioeconomic analyses

Accounting for Parallel Exchange Rates in World Bank Classifications of Countries by Income Level
Aug 17, 2021
Accounting for parallel exchange rates in country classification by income

The Statistical Performance Indicators: Data about data
May 14, 2021
The Statistical Performance Indicators

Lessons from the fight to contain measles
April 28, 2021
Lessons from the fight to contain measles

Female Genital Mutilation is still practiced around the world
Sep 16, 2019
Female Genital Mutilation is still practiced around the world

The global distribution of air pollution
Sep 12, 2019
The global distribution of air pollution

Societal Poverty: A global measure of relative poverty
Sep 11, 2019
Societal Poverty: A global measure of relative poverty

Many African economies are larger than previously estimated
Sep 10, 2019
Many African economies are larger than previously estimated

Classifying countries by income
Sep 09, 2019
Classifying countries by income

World’s population will reach nearly 10 billion by 2050
Jul 08, 2019
World’s population will reach nearly 10 billion by 2050

A changing world population
Oct 08, 2018
A changing world population

Tracking poverty in its many forms
Oct 07, 2018
Tracking poverty in its many forms

National vs international poverty lines.

Adjusting for price differences across the world
Oct 06, 2018
Adjusting for price differences across the world

World Development Indicators: The Story
Oct 05, 2018
World Development Indicators: The Story

Poverty and Inequality

Are the poor catching up?
Aug 09, 2018
Are the poor catching up?

As countries urbanize, poverty falls
Aug 09, 2018
As countries urbanize, poverty falls

Where do the world’s poorest people live today?
Aug 09, 2018
Where do the world’s poorest people live today?

People

Do children who work attend school?
Oct 09, 2018
Do children who work attend school?

In Sub-Saharan Africa, HIV is more common among young women than young men
Oct 01, 2018
In Sub-Saharan Africa, HIV is more common among young women than young men

Globally, more than 1 in 10 people defecate in the open
Aug 09, 2018
Globally, more than 1 in 10 people defecate in the open

Environment

Oil’s contribution to Middle Eastern economies has fluctuated in recent years
Sep 12, 2019
Oil’s contribution to Middle Eastern economies has fluctuated in recent years

In Sub-Saharan Africa, more than half the population still lack access to electricity
Aug 09, 2018
In Sub-Saharan Africa, more than half the population still lack access to electricity

The world’s largest economies have been using energy more efficiently
Aug 09, 2018
The world’s largest economies have been using energy more efficiently

Economy

Economic recovery by countries has been a mixed bag since crisis
Feb 22, 2019
Economic recovery by countries has been a mixed bag since crisis

Middle-income countries taking greater share of global economy
Feb 22, 2019
Middle-income countries taking greater share of global economy

In 2017, services were the main driver of economic growth in BRICS
Feb 22, 2019
In 2017, services were the main driver of economic growth in BRICS

States and Markets

Electricity hook-ups now take less time in many countries
Mar 05, 2019
Electricity hook-ups now take less time in many countries

Non performing loans are increasing in many European and Sub-Saharan African economies
Feb 22, 2019
Non performing loans are increasing in many European and Sub-Saharan African economies

Military expenditure has decreased as a share of the global economy, but increased in absolute terms
Aug 13, 2018
Military expenditure has decreased as a share of the global economy, but increased in absolute terms

Global Links

Debt flows into low- and middle-income countries rebounded in 2016
Aug 13, 2018
Debt flows into low- and middle-income countries rebounded in 2016

Globally, foreign direct investment decreased in 2016
Aug 13, 2018
Globally, foreign direct investment decreased in 2016

Only 1 in 10 refugees is hosted by high income countries
Aug 13, 2018
Only 1 in 10 refugees is hosted by high income countries


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