World Development Indicators 2016

Bibliographic Data

ID19605495
AuthorsWorld Bank (corresponding author)
Year2016
Publication date2016-03-29
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueWorld Development Indicators 2016 (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherWashington, DC (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1596/978-1-4648-0683-4
OpenAlexW4232981813
Open LibraryOL37258199M
ISBN9781464806834
LanguageEN
Citations received139

World Development Indicators 2016 provides a compilation of relevant, high-quality, and internationally comparable statistics about global development and the fight against poverty. It is intended to help policymakers, students, analysts, professors, program managers, and citizens find and use data related to all aspects of development, including those that help monitor progress toward the World Bank Group’s two goals of ending poverty and promoting shared prosperity. Six themes are used to organize indicators—world view, people, environment, economy, states and markets, and global links. WDI 2016 includes: •A selection of the most popular indicators across 214 economies and 14 country groups organized into six WDI themes. •A new section on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has replaced the one on Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). •The SDG section covers all 17 goals, and important targets to achieve these goals. Each goal has been presented in a maximum 2-page spread with selected indicators to explain the targets. •Each of the remaining sections includes an introduction, a map, a table of the most relevant and popular indicators for that theme together with a discussion of indicator compilation methodology. •A user guide describing resources available online and on mobile apps. Download the WDI DataFinder Mobile App and other Data Apps at data.worldbank.org/apps. WDI DataFinder is a mobile app for browsing the current WDI database on smartphones and tablets, using iOS and Android, available in four languages: English, French, Spanish, and Chinese. Use the app to: •Browse data using the structure of the WDI •Visually compare countries and indicators •Create, edit, and save customized tables, charts, and maps •Share what you create on Twitter, Facebook, and via email

Geography · Income, Poverty, and Inequality · International Development and Aid · 1990 · Economic development · Economic history · Economic indicators · Social indicators