This paper introduces a new global database with estimates of intergenerational income mobility for 87 countries, covering 84 percent of the world’s population. This marks a notable expansion of the cross-country...
The Gambia’s economy continued its recovery in 2024, driven by agriculture and services on the supply side and by public and private consumption and investment spending on the demand side. Despite increased...
Economic activity showed remarkable resilience in 2024, despite a historic drought and associated load-shedding of electricity. Zambia’s economy, which depends mainly on copper mining (70 percent of exports)...
This note provides guidance for Country Economists (CEs) to include in the PFRs an analysis of how tax policies, including tax incentives, impact investment in a country. Investment is often considered...
Khu vực Đông Á và Thái Bình Dương (EAP) đã đạt được tốc độ tăng trưởng kinh tế nhanh chóng trong những thập kỷ gần đây, thường được xem là nhờ vào lĩnh vực sản xuất, tuy nhiên, các ngành dịch vụ cũng đóng...
在过去几十年中,东亚及太平洋(EAP)地区的快速经济增长通常被认为是由制造业主导的,但服务业实际上也是推动增长和创造就业的重要动力,尽管这一点常常被低估。尽管服务业常被视为创新缓慢、难以进行贸易、且难以摆脱监管限制,但技术变革与政策改革的结合正在将服务业转变为许多经济体中最具活力的部分。事实上,服务业的发展将成为该地区整体发展的核心。
Adoption of economic inclusion programs (bundles of coordinated, multidimensional interventions that support individuals, households, and communities to sustainably increase their incomes and assets) is...
Just like every other socio-economic dimension, also the fiscal situation in West Bank and Gaza is shaped by its fragility, conflict and violence (FCV) context. It is difficult to overstate the impact...
Adoption of economic inclusion programs (bundles of coordinated, multidimensional interventions that support individuals, households, and communities to sustainably increase their incomes and assets) is...
This is the second edition of the annual Guinea Economic Update. This annual report presents an overview of Guinea’s evolving macroeconomic position, followed by a detailed exploration of a specific topic...
High-frequency indicators showed resilient economic activities. The Industrial Production Index (IIP) rose by 2.5 percent m/m, SA in May 2025, compared to 1.2 percent in April, supported by production...
Algeria’s economic growth remained robust in 2024 but is expected to slow moderately in 2025. Strong investment momentum and robust growth in household consumption, both fueled by government spending...
In the Sahel, economic inclusion programs can achieve multiple objectives and are increasingly relevant in a context of overlapping crises. By addressing the multiple constraints faced by poor and vulnerable...
La croissance économique de l’Algérie est restée robuste en 2024, mais devrait ralentir modérément en 2025. La forte dynamique des investissements et la forte croissance de la consommation des ménages...
The Yemen Economic Monitor provides an update on key economic developments and policies over the past six months. It also presents findings from recent World Bank work on Yemen. While domestic tensions...
ශ්රී ලංකා සංවර්ධන යාවත්කාලීන කිරීම (SLDU) සඳහා ප්රධාන අරමුණු දෙකක් ඇත. එය පසුගිය මාස 12 තුළ ශ්රී ලංකාවේ ආර්ථිකය තුළ සිදු වූ ප්රධාන සංවර්ධන වාර්තා කරමින් ඒවා දිගුකාලීන සහ ගෝලීය පසුබැසීමකින් සලකා බලයි...
เอเชียตะวันออกและแปซิฟิกเป็นหนึ่งในภูมิภาคที่มีพลวัตมากที่สุดในโลกโดยมีการเติบโตร้อยละ 5.0 ในปี 2567 เศรษฐกิจของจีนขยายตัว 5.0 เปอร์เซ็นต์ ส่วนที่เหลือของภูมิภาคเพิ่มขึ้น 4.9 เปอร์เซ็นต์ และประเทศหมู่เกาะแปซิฟิกเพิ่มขึ้น...
Cette note sur la situation économique du Niger de 2025 comporte deux chapitres. Le premier chapitre présente l’évolution de l’économie et de la pauvreté observée dans le pays en 2024 ainsi que les perspectives...