Ghana sits on the Atlantic Ocean and borders Togo, Côte d'Ivoire, and Burkina Faso. Its population is about 34.4 million (2024). In the past two decades, it has taken major strides towards democracy ...

IDS provides comprehensive annual external debt stocks and flows data. Explore IDS data through the data tables below or for more data and information you can visit: ...

The World Bank has appointed Ndiamé Diop as the new Vice President for Eastern and Southern Africa, effective today. In line with the World Bank's efforts to be closer to clients and enhance service ...

The world’s Middle Income Countries (MICs) are a diverse group by size, population, and income level. For the current 2024 fiscal year, low-income economies are defined as those with a GNI per capita, ...

South Asia’s growth prospects have weakened amid increasing uncertainty in the global economy. Regional growth is projected to slow to 5.8 percent in 2025—0.4 percentage points below October ...

Digital technologies are rapidly changing the world, but what happens when half the population is left out? In the Dominican Republic, women and girls are underrepresented in key areas like technology ...

Faltering economic growth is coinciding with ample oil supply in ways that are expected to drop global commodity prices to ...

WASHINGTON DC, APRIL 29, 2025 – The World Bank Board of Directors has approved the Bahia State Sustainable Infrastructure Program, an initiative aimed at transforming the state’s infrastructure to be ...

Dr. Julius Nsoha at the dispensary in Buyuni. The World Bank is supporting the expansion of energy access through initiatives like the Tanzania Rural Electrification Expansion Program. Rural ...

Rural electrification is igniting entrepreneurship in villages in Tanzania, enabling young men and women to start new businesses and thrive. Reliable grid power is replacing costly generators or ...

Join the World Bank's G2Px Initiative on April 29th for the launch of our new report: What Works to Advance Women's Digital Literacy? A Review of Good Practices and programs.