The World Bank

The World Bank - Available Databases

  • World Bank eLibrary

    World Bank eLibrary

    Database Content

    • The World Bank eLibrary is one of the most comprehensive collections in the area of international development, including social, human, and economic development.
    • It contains country and regional data from World Development Indicators along with books, flagship reports, working papers and journals published by the World Bank.
    • The eLibrary offers a number of value-added functionality for easier discovery, access, and use of World Bank publications and research
  • Global Financial Development

    Global Financial Development

    Database Content

    • The Global Financial Development Database is an extensive dataset of financial system characteristics for 203 economies.
    • The database includes measures of:
      • size of financial institutions and markets (financial depth),
      • degree to which individuals can and do use financial services (access),
      • efficiency of financial intermediaries and markets in intermediating resources and facilitating financial transactions (efficiency)
      • stability of financial institutions and markets (stability)
  • World Development Indicators | DataBank

    World Development Indicators | DataBank

    Database Content

    • The World Bank collection of development indicators are compiled from officially-recognized international sources. It presents the most current and accurate global development data available, and includes national, regional and global estimates.

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