IDA - Results Measurement System

Last Updated: February 2007

IDA seeks to improve the lives of the people living in the world’s poorest countries. To measure the degree to which IDA is helping countries grow and reduce poverty and inform donors about the effectiveness of their contributions, IDA introduced a system for measuring results in 2002. (An enhanced system took effect in July 2005.) An interactive website facilitates the tracking of key indicators and provides links to other relevant sources.

Track progress in key areas, from aggregate country outcomes down to IDA project ratings. Enter Here

The Results Measurement System is designed to show aggregated results across IDA countries. It reflects the priorities and processes of national poverty-reduction strategies, assesses IDA's contribution to development results and is linked to the Millennium Development Goal framework. It measures results on two levels:

1. Aggregate country outcomes
The first tier of the system includes indicators grouped in four categories:
- Growth and poverty reduction,
- Governance and investment climate,
- Infrastructure for development,
- Human development.

2. IDA’s contribution to country outcomes
The second tier of the system draws on World Bank self-assessments, analysis of the IDA portfolio, and data from the Independent Evaluation Group (IEG, formerly the Operations Evaluation Department) and the Quality Assurance Group (QAG). Indicators include: the number of country teams that use a results-based Country Assistance Strategy, CAS final outcome ratings as validated by IEG, project-outcome ratings as validated by IEG, and quality-at-entry indicators for IDA projects as assessed by QAG.

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