This note presents the 10th edition of the World Bank’s Multidimensional Poverty Measure (MPM) database, drawing on the latest country data from the Global Monitoring Database (GMD) as of October 2025...
Fiscal conditions remained stable, with a modest widening of the deficit to 3.1 percent of GDP. New stimulus measures are expected to support short-term demand without breaching the public debt ceiling...
Viet Nam’s economy continued to show strong momentum in September, with growth supported by robust exports, strong industrial activity, and resilient domestic demand. However, manufacturers’ sentiment...
Nền kinh tế Việt Nam tiếp tục cho thấy đà tăng trưởng mạnh mẽ trong tháng 9, với đóng góp từ xuất khẩu, hoạt động sản xuất công nghiệp tiếp tục tăng và nhu cầu nội địa đang phục hồi. Tuy nhiên, tâm lý...
The September 2025 update to the poverty and inequality platform (PIP) introduces changes to the data underlying the global poverty estimates. This document details the changes to underlying data and the...
The standard global poverty estimation method - relying on household survey data and consumer price index (CPI) - based inflation - suggests a sharp decline in Madagascar’s international poverty rate (measured...
Thailand’s economic momentum softened in Q2 2025 with growth lagging behind regional peers due to weak private consumption and tourism. High-frequency data confirmed this softening trend, with a slowdown...
Using a cross-section of more than 33,000 services firms in 104 low- and middle-income countries from the World Bank’s Enterprise Surveys, this paper examines whether the female labor share premium of...
August data presented a mixed picture for the Vietnamese economy, showing signs of both resilience and underlying challenges. While industrial production and retail sales saw robust growth, supported by...
Dữ liệu tháng 8/2025 cho thấy một bức tranh của nền kinh tế Việt Nam với cả các dấu hiệu tích cực của phát triển kinh tế và những thách thức tiềm ẩn. Trong khi sản xuất công nghiệp và doanh số bán lẻ tiếp...
Thailand’s economic recovery has been uneven. Stronger-than-expected exports and investment are masking weakness in tourism and private consumption. Export momentum benefited from front-loaded orders amid...
This paper examines the impact of trade promotion organizations on exports during the COVID-19 pandemic using a World Bank survey. The results suggest that increased trade promotion organization budgets...
Economic activity remains strong, supported by well-anchored inflation, steady interest rates, and a broadly stable macroeconomic environment. Industrial production rose by 8.5 percent y/y and the manufacturing...
Hoạt động kinh tế vẫn tiếp tục đà tăng trưởng, cùng lạm phát, lãi suất và kinh tế vĩ mô được duy trì ổn định. Sản xuất công nghiệp tăng 8,5% so với cùng kỳ năm ngoái và chỉ số PMI sản xuất trong tháng...
The Thai economy continued to be supported by strong goods exports and improving manufacturing output, though service sector activity softened due to a drop in tourist arrivals. Exports continued to surge...
Malawi’s economy is in a deep and protracted crisis marked by elevated inflation, declining living standards, and high rates of food insecurity. Since 2020, Malawi’s economy has experienced a deep and...
The impacts of the March earthquake are continuing to disrupt lives and livelihoods, exacerbating the already very difficult economic conditions. The World Bank estimates that economic output losses attributable...
Digital technologies are increasingly important for delivering inclusive, resilient, and high-quality education, yet financing their effective deployment remains a key constraint in many low- and middleincome...
This paper quantifies learning losses between 2020 and 2022 in the Dominican Republic, an upper-middle-income country. The paper uses data from a sample of ninth-grade students who benefited from computer...
The June 2025 update to the Poverty and Inequality Platform (PIP) introduces several important changes to the data underlying the global poverty estimates. The most important change is the adoption of...
