The World Development Indicators publicationallows one to view development not just in terms of economic outputs, but also through the welfare of people, the condition of the environment, and the quality of governance. The 2008 WDI includes more than 800 indicators in over 80 tables organized in 6 sections: World View, People, Environment,Economy, States and Markets, and Global Links.

WDI Website

 International Comparison Program

ICP has released its global report. This report is based on a cooperative, international effort to collect comparative price data and estimate purchasing power parities (PPPs) for 146 economies . 

Atlas of the Millennium Development Goals
The new Online Atlas of the MDGsis an innovative visualization of the Millennium Development Goals that complements the World Bank's MDG website. It explore maps of key indicators for each of the eight MDG goals, resizes countries to reflect comparative values, and pulls up quick tables of supporting indicators. The Online Atlas is also available in Frenchand Spanish.

Global Development Finance - Summary and Country Tables
Global Development Finance, Volume II: Summary and Country Tables (GDF) is the sole repository for statistics on the external debt of developing countries on a loan-by-loan basis. This new GDF website presents reported or estimated data on total external debt for the 135 low-and middle-income countries that report to the World Bank's Debtor Reporting System (DRS).

GDF Volume II Website

IDA14 Result Management System

This new website includes outcome indicators based on the Millennium Development Goals and on countries' own poverty reduction and development objectives. It will monitor development progress and link outcomes to IDA country programs and projects, enabling better assessment of how both countries and IDA are doing.

 IDA14 RMS Website

Marrakech Action Plan for Statistics
Marrakech Action Plan for Statistics is a global plan for improving development statistics agreed at the Second Roundtable for Managing for Development Results held in February 2004.
MAPS Website

International Comparison Program
Internationally comparable data are crucial to forming sustainable policies and monitoring progress.  Purchasing Power Parities account for price differences between countries and so measure real quantities.

  ICP Website

Millennium Development Goals

The Millennium Development Goalsset targets for reductions in poverty, improvements in health and education and protection of the environment. Updated with WDI 2005 data and an interactive charting tool to compare and track progress.

MDG Website

Statistical Capacity Building 
The World Bank offers technical assistance to member countries in need to create an adequate statistical base for the analysis of economic, financial and social developments necessary to guide policy making.

  SCB Website