Global Business Information: World Bank Publications

Information on the World Bank, press releases, country information.

This statistical reference gives access to over 800 indicators for over 150 economies and 14 country groups in more than 90 tables.

For the first time, the Debt team at the World Bank Development Economics Data Group (DECDG) will publish online a new series of Debt Reports, at regular intervals, over the course of the year. Their aim is to provide users with analyses of evolving trends and development related to external debt and public debt in individual countries and regional groups, with primary emphasis on low- and middle-income countries, and to keep users abreast of debt-related issues and initiatives.

The World Bank Group provides free and easy access to its comprehensive set of data on living standards around the globe--some 2,000 indicators, including hundreds that go back 50 years.

This IFC and World Bank project provides objective measures of business regulations for local firms in 183 economies and selected cities at the subnational level.