World Development Indicators 2006

World Development Indicators (WDI) publication is the World Bank's premier annual compilation of data about development. The 2006 WDI includes more than 900 indicators in over 80 tables organized in 6 sections: World View, People, Environment, Economy, States and Markets, and Global Links.  How to Order

Data are shown for 152 economies with populations of more than 1 million, as well as for Taiwan, China, in selected tables. Table 1.6 presents selected indicators for 56 other economies—small economies with populations between 30,000 and 1 million and smaller economies if they are members of the World Bank.  Related links to WDI material:

• WDI 2006 full text    Errata

  WDI 2006 data for selected indicators and years
• Millennium Development Goals website  (site to be updated with WDI 2006 data)

For full time series database access, subscribe to WDI Online. The 2006 version of the WDI CD-ROM is available from Publications.

Press release text of the press conference.