Data Programs

The World Bank offers technical assistance and financial support for statistical development to its member governments. Training and seminars are also provided. For more information on training, contact the Development Data Group or the World Bank Institute. Programs inlcude:

1. Statistical Capacity Building

The World Bank’s work to improve statistical capacity focuses on helping countries and the international community to better monitor Poverty Reduction Strategies and Millennium Development Goals  , and enhance the Results Measurement System agreed for the 14th replenishment of the International Development Association. The overarching strategy is guided by a global action plan (commonly referred to as the Marrakech Action Plan for Statistics or MAPS) to improve national and international statistics. We provide financial and advisory services, in addition to tools to help our clients develop better statistical systems.

2. International Comparison Program (ICP) and Purchasing Power Parity (PPP)

(ICP) is a global statistical initiative established to produce internationally comparable price levels, expenditure values, and Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) estimates.

3. External Debt Reporting

At the beginning of each fiscal year, The Development Data Group of the World Bank provides a status report on the external debt of each country that is an active borrower. The report includes an assessment of the adequacy of debt-reporting arrangements and the nature of any inadequacies (e.g., lack of staff, data problems, inadequate administrative arrangements, simple neglect).

4. Quaterly External Debt Statistics

The Quarterly External Debt Database, jointly developed by the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, brings together detailed external debt data that are published individually by countries that subscribe to the IMF’s Special Data Dissemination Standard (SDDS).

5. The Joint External Debt Hub (JEDH)

Jointly developed by the Bank for International Settlements, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Organization for Economic Cooperation andDevelopment (OECD) and the World Bank (WB)—brings together external debt data and selected foreign assets from international creditor/market and national debtor sources.