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2016 World Development Indicators

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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

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ISBN: 9781464806834
Publication date:
Author: World Bank
Publisher: World Bank Publications an imprint of The World Bank
Format: Paperback
Pagination: 176 pages
Series: World Development Indicators
Genres: Development studies
Development economics and emerging economies
Business studies: general

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