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Mobile Technology Is Driving Financial Inclusion
Global Findex 2025 shows that 80 percent of adults now have a financial account, partly fueled by mobile phone technology.
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Unlocking Trade to Boost Economic Growth
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De-Risking Development: Why Guarantees Matter
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Energy Efficiency Drives Affordable Energy and Jobs
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
world-bank:category/people
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
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Commodity Markets Outlook, April 2025
Commodity Markets Outlook, April 2025
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