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WORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS
World Development Indicators (WDI) is the World Bank’s premier compilation
of cross-country comparable data on development.
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The World Development Indicators is a compilation of relevant, high-quality, and internationally comparable
statistics about global development and the fight against poverty. The database contains 1,400 time series
indicators for 217 economies and more than 40 country groups, with data for many indicators going back more than
50 years.
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Poverty and Inequality
People
Environment
Economy
States and Markets
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poverty, prosperity, consumption, income distribution
population dynamics, education, labor, health, gender
agriculture, climate change, energy, biodiversity, water, sanitation
growth, economic structure, income and savings, trade, labor
productivity
business, stock markets, military, communications, transport,
technology
debt, trade, aid dependency, refugee, tourism, migration
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The feature stories highlight key development data issues. The WDI helps data users find information
related to all aspects of development, both historical and current, and to follow trends and monitor
progress towards a myriad of goals and targets. The database is compiled from officially-recognized
sources and includes national, regional, and global estimates.
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Tracing
global trends in education: a tale of old and new gender gaps
Nov 16, 2023
Are SDGs 1 and 2
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