Commodity prices are set to rise 23% in 2026 as global shocks mount, according to the World Bank Group’s latest Commodity ...

According to the World Bank's April 2025 Burkina Faso Economic Update, the country's economy grew by 4.9% in 2024 compared to 3.0% in 2023. Real per capita GDP growth also increased from 0.7% to 2.5% ...

The World Bank Group today launched its first digital strategy, bringing together its public and private sector capabilities to help developing countries expand affordable digital access, improve ...

Global progress on reducing extreme poverty has come to a standstill, and the world is at risk of falling further behind unless more and better jobs are created, according to the World Bank Group’s ...

About The World Bank The World Bank Group has a bold vision: to create a world free of poverty on a livable planet. In more than 100 countries, the World Bank Group provides financing, advice, and ...

The Congo Basin, home to the world's second-largest tropical rainforest, holds immense value for not only the six countries it spans, but for the planet. A new World Bank report reveals the region’s ...

The new Groundswell report finds that climate change, an increasingly potent driver of migration, could force 216 million people across six world regions to move within their countries by 2050.

WASHINGTON, April 3, 2026—More than 21 million K-10 students and approximately 770,000 teachers are expected to benefit from a new Philippine government project aimed at improving learning outcomes in ...

The World Bank announced the opening of a new regional hub in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to serve the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan, and Pakistan (MENAAP) region.

Today, more than 800 million people live on less than $3 a day, and nearly half of the world's population, or around 3.7 billion people, survives on less than $8.30 a day. To #EndPoverty, the world ...

Learn more about the socioeconomic impacts of COVID-19 on households and individuals in over 70 countries across all developing regions.