Free Data & statistics

• Online Databases --offers free access to Data Query offers a 5-year, 54-indicators segment of the World Development Indicators (WDI) database.
• Data by Country
• Data by Topic
• Data Publications
• Quick Reference Tables
• Country Classification

Publications (abstract and full-text)

• Publications by Subject --provides abstracts and sales information for a list of new publications.
• Documents & Reports --a searchable database contains World Bank documents and reports. Most are full-text and are free of charge.
• World Bank Annual Report --offers annual reports from 1996-2003.
• Joint Bank Fund Library Network --the catalog of the joint International Monetary Fund-World Bank Library. The library catalog includes the holdings of the library and indexing to about 800 periodicals on economics and finance. The catalog includes links to periodical articles when an online edition exists. An excellent source of information on international economics, finance, and the activities of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund.

Research Resources

• Policy Research Working Papers --are a collection of work in progress to encourage the exchange of ideas about development issues.
• Research Data sets --were compiled for World Bank research and are provided for free.
• Abstracts of Current Studies
• PovertyNet and World Income Inequality Database --provide Gini coefficients, cumulative quintile shares, methodology, and data sources
• Other World Bank Research Resources --provide access to abstracts and an extensive collection full text from World Bank publication series. Access by series title, topic, or site search.
• Development Sources by Topic --selective publications in abstract or full-text on development topics.

Activities and Publications by Countries & Regions

• Activities by country
• Africa - Sub-Saharan
• East Asia & the Pacific
• Europe & Central Asia
• Latin America & Caribbean
• Middle East & North Africa
• South Asia
• Lending & Assistance