WORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS 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
WDI - World Development Indicators Reports The World Development Indicators (WDI) is the World Bank’s premier compilation of international statistics on global development Drawing from officially recognized sources and including national, regional, and global estimates, the WDI provides access to almost 1,600 indicators for 217 economies, with some time series extending back more than 50 years The database helps users — analysts
WDI Update: January 2025 January 2025 update: On January 28, 2025, the World Development Indicators database was updated to incorporate the latest estimates for the following indicators: greenhouse gas emissions, labor market modeled ILO estimates, purchasing power parity data for European Union countries, scientific articles, medium and high-tech product shares in
WDI Quarterly Update: December 2024 The World Development Indicators database is a valuable resource for researchers, policymakers, and development professionals worldwide To maintain its relevance and accessibility, the WDI’s indicators are selected based on four fundamental criteria: ease of use, trustworthiness, coverage, and quality
WDI Update: January 2026 On January 27, 2026, the World Development Indicators (WDI) database was updated This release includes new and revised data on key development topics, such as labor market statistics modeled by the International Labour Organization (ILO), updated malaria incidence, health worker figures, and the latest health expenditure information
WDI Quarterly Update: October 2025 October 2025 update: On October 7, 2025, the World Development Indicators (WDI) database was updated This edition presents new data for the Vision and Client Context indicators in the World Bank Group Scorecard —key measures that track trends and provide context for World Bank operations
User Guide to WDI Resources - World Bank User Guide to WDI Resources The World Development Indicators is the World Bank’s premier compilation of cross-country comparable data on development The database currently includes around 1,600 time-series indicators for almost 220 economies and more than 45 country groups, with data for many indicators going back more than 50 years
WDI - About World Development Indicators The World Development Indicators (WDI) is produced by the Development Data Group, and in collaboration with the Bank's regions and Global Practices, as well as external partners The database is a compilation of relevant, high-quality, and internationally comparable statistics about global development and the fight against poverty
WDI - People - World Bank In the World Development Indicator database, both ILO-modeled and national estimates are available Labor force structure The labor force participation rate is the ratio of the supply of labor available for producing goods and services in an economy (the labor force) to the working-age population, expressed as a percentage
WDI - Economy - World Bank The World Development Indicators database also presents value added per worker by sector (agriculture, industry, and services) Visit People for more information on labor statistics Resources World Bank Country and Lending Groups How does the World Bank classify countries? How are the income group thresholds determined?