The World Needs Radical Debt Transparency

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The World Needs Radical Debt Transparency

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Global Trade: Sharp Slowdown Is Underway

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Data for Development

Essential data to guide decisions, monitor progress, and evaluate impact.

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2.3 percent

is the projected global growth rate in 2025, the slowest pace since 2008.

Source: World Bank Group (June 2025), Global Economic Prospects

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1/3

of the world’s population will be over 60 years of age by 2050.

Source: World Bank (2024), Unlocking the Power of Healthy Longevity

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2/3

of energy worldwide is wasted, representing a loss of nearly 5 percent of global GDP.

Source: World Bank (2025), Power More with Less

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25 percent

of people in low-income countries used the internet in 2022.

Source: World Bank (2023), Digital Progress and Trends Report 2023

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Global Economic Prospects, June 2025

Global Economic Prospects, June 2025

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Commodity Markets Outlook, April 2025

Commodity Markets Outlook, April 2025

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