World Development Indicators 2010

The World Bank

Description

Looking for accurate, up-to-date data on development issues? 'World Development Indicators' is the World Bank's premier annual compilation of data about development. This indispensable statistical reference allows you to consult over 800 indicators for more than 150 economies and 14 country groups in more than 90 tables. It provides a current overview of the most recent data available as well as important regional data and income group analysis in six thematic sections: World View, People, Environment, Economy, States and Markets, and Global Links.
'World Development Indicators 2010' presents the most current and accurate development data on both a national level and aggregated globally. It allows you to monitor the progress made toward meeting the Millennium Development Goals endorsed by the United Nations and its member countries, the World Bank, and a host of partner organizations. These goals, which focus on development and the elimination of poverty, serve as the agenda for international development efforts.

Sujets

• Climate change
• Economics
• Environment
• Greenhouse gas
• Human development
• Income
• Natural Resources
• Poverty threshold
• Purchasing power

Informations

• Publié par: world-bank-publications
• Publié le: 22 avril 2010
• Nombre de lectures: 126
• EAN13: 9780821382325
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 9 Mo

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WORLD
DEVELOPMENT
INDICATORS
10 The world by income
Low ($975 or less)
Classifi ed according to
World Bank estimates of
Lower middle ($976–$3,855)
2008 GNI per capita
Upper middle ($3,856–$11,905)
High ($11,906 or more)
No data
Greenland
(Den)
Norway
Iceland Faeroe
Islands
Sweden Finland
(Den)
Russian Federation
The Netherlands
Estonia
Isle of Man (UK)
Russian Latvia
Canada Denmark
Fed.
Lithuania
United
Belarus
Ireland Kingdom Germany Poland
Belgium
Channel Islands (UK)
Ukraine
Luxembourg
Kazakhstan
Moldova
Mongolia
Liechtenstein
France Italy Romania
Switzerland
Bulgaria
Kyrgyz
Georgia Uzbekistan
Andorra
Azer- Rep. Dem.People’s
Armenia
Spain
United States baijan Turkmenistan Rep.of Korea
Portugal Turkey
Tajikistan
Monaco Japan
Greece
Cyprus Syrian Rep.of
Gibraltar (UK)
Arab Islamic Rep. China Korea
Bermuda Malta Lebanon
Tunisia Afghanistan
Rep. of Iran
(UK) Iraq
Israel
Morocco Kuwait
Jordan
West Bank and Gaza
Bahrain Pakistan Bhutan
Algeria
Nepal
Libya
Arab Rep. Qatar
Former
The Bahamas
of Egypt
Spanish
Saudi
Sahara Bangladesh
Arabia
United Arab
Cayman Is.(UK)
India
Emirates
Mexico
Myanmar
Cuba
Mauritania Lao
Oman
Haiti P.D.R.
Cape Verde
Jamaica Mali Niger N. Mariana Islands (US)
Belize
Chad
Eritrea Rep. of Yemen
Thailand
Guatemala Honduras Senegal
Sudan Vietnam
Guam (US)
The Gambia Burkina
El Salvador Nicaragua
Cambodia Philippines
Faso
Guinea-Bissau Djibouti
Guinea Federated States of Micronesia
Benin Marshall Islands
Costa Rica
Panama Nigeria Sri
Central Ethiopia
R.B. de Côte Ghana
Guyana Sierra Leone
African Lanka
d’Ivoire
Venezuela Suriname Brunei Darussalam
Liberia Republic
Palau
French Guiana (Fr) Cameroon Malaysia
Colombia Togo
Somalia
Maldives
Equatorial Guinea
Uganda
Kenya Nauru Kiribati
São Tomé and Príncipe
Congo Singapore
Ecuador Gabon
Rwanda
Seychelles
Kiribati Dem.Rep.of Burundi
Congo Solomon
Tanzania
Islands
Comoros Papua New Guinea
Indonesia
Tuvalu
Timor-Leste
Brazil
Samoa Peru
French Polynesia (Fr)
Angola
Malawi
Zambia
Mayotte
American
(Fr) Vanuatu Fiji
Samoa (US)
Bolivia
Mozambique
Zimbabwe
Fiji Madagascar
Tonga Mauritius
Namibia
Botswana
New
Réunion (Fr)
Paraguay
Caledonia
Australia (Fr)
Swaziland
Dominican Germany
Poland South
Republic Puerto Lesotho
Africa
Rico (US)
Czech Republic Ukraine
Uruguay
Chile Slovak Republic
Antigua and Barbuda
U.S. Virgin Argentina
Islands (US)
Austria
Guadeloupe (Fr)
New
St. Kitts Hungary
Zealand
and Nevis
Dominica Slovenia
Romania
Netherlands Croatia
Antilles (Neth) Martinique (Fr)
Bosnia and
St. Lucia
Herzegovina Serbia
Aruba
St. Vincent and
San
(Neth) the Grenadines Barbados
Marino
Kosovo
Bulgaria
Montenegro
Grenada Italy FYR
Macedonia
Albania
Trinidad Vatican
and Tobago City Greece
R.B. de Venezuela
Antarctica
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The 1998 edition of World Development Indicators initiated a series of annual reports on progress toward the International
Development Goals. In the foreword then–World Bank President James D. Wolfensohn recognized that “by reporting
regularly and systematically on progress toward the targets the international community has set for itself, we will
focus attention on the task ahead and make those responsible for advancing the development agenda accountable for
results.” The same vision inspired world leaders to commit themselves to the Millennium Development Goals. On this,
the 10th anniversary of the Millennium Declaration, World Development Indicators 2010 focuses on progress toward
the Millennium Development Goals and the challenges of meeting them.
There has been remarkable progress.
Despite the global f nancial crisis, poverty rates in developing countries continue to fall, with every likelihood of reaching
and then exceeding the Millennium Development Goals target in most regions of the world. Since the turn of the century,
37 million more children have enrolled in primary school. Measles immunization rates have risen to 81 percent, with
similar progress in other vaccination programs and health-related services. Since 2000 the number of children dying
before age 5 has fallen from more than 10 million a year to 8.8 million.
So, much progress. But we still have far to go. Global and regional averages cannot disguise the large differences
between countries. Average annual incomes range from $280 to more than $60,000 per person. Life expectancy ranges
from 44 years to 83 years. And differences within countries can be even greater. But we should not be discouraged. Nor
should we conclude that the effort has failed just because some countries will fall short of the targets. The Millennium
Development Goals have helped to focus development efforts where they will do the most good and have created new
demand for good statistics.
Responding to the demand for statistics to monitor progress on the Millennium Development Goals, developing
countries and donor agencies have invested in statistical systems, conducted more frequent surveys, and improved
methodologies. And the results are beginning to show in the pages of World Development Indicators. But here too our
success makes us keenly aware of the need to do more to enrich the quality of development statistics.
And we are just as committed to making them more widely available. With the release of the 2010 edition of World
Development Indicators, the World Bank is redesigning its Web sites and making its development databases freely and
ful