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These statistical references draw from World Development Indicators, providing country-specific pages on specific themes. These handy pocket guides are produced by the World Bank's Data Group.

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    The Little Data Book on Information and Communication Technology 2009
    (World Bank, 2009) World Bank
    The little data book on information and communication technology 2009 charts the progress of this revolution for 209 countries around the world. It provides comparable statistics on the sector for 2000 and 2007 across a range of indicators, enabling readers to readily compare countries. This guide includes indicators covering the economic and social context, the structure of the information and communication technology sector, and sector performance related to access, quality, affordability, institutional efficiency, and applications. The glossary contains definitions of the terms used in the tables.
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    The Little Data Book 2009
    (World Bank, 2009) World Bank
    The little data book 2009 is a pocket edition of World Development Indicators (WDI) 2009. It is intended as a quick reference for users of the WDI 2009 book and CD-ROM and WDI online, and electronic subscription database. Together, they cover more than 800 indicators and span more than 40 years. The 209 country tables in the little data book present the latest available data for World Bank member countries and other economies with populations of more than 30,000. The 14 summary tables cover regional and income group aggregates.
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    The Little Data Book on Private Sector Development 2009
    (World Bank, 2009) World Bank
    The little data book on private sector development coincides with the unfolding of the global financial crisis. There is strong evidence that crises can stimulate reform of the investment climate. A better investment climate makes economic adjustment easier and helps attract capital to create jobs and provide basic services. Well functioning finance markets and a robust private sector are critical in increasing productivity and growth and in spreading equality of opportunity. The availability of cross-country data on the business environment has expanded rapidly in recent years, including data from the World Bank's doing business project and enterprise surveys. These data show the scope and types of regulations that enhance and constrain business activity while providing information on business owners' assessments of the business environment. Included in this guide are indicators on the economic and social context, the business environment, private sector investment, finance and banking, and infrastructure. Though a pocket guide cannot include all relevant variables, the indicators that are included provide users with a general understanding of the private sector in each country. Indicators displayed in the tables are defined in the glossary, which also lists data sources.
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    The Little Data Book on Gender 2009
    (World Bank, 2009) World Bank
    The little data book on gender 2009 is a pocket edition of World Development Indicators (WDI) 2009 with a focus on gender-related statistics. It is intended as a quick reference for users of the WDI 2009 book and CD-ROM and WDI Online, and electronic subscription database. Together, they cover more than 800 indicators and span more than 40 years. The 209 country tables in the little data book on gender present the latest available data for the World Bank member countries and other economies with populations of more than 30,000. The 14 summary tables cover regional and income group aggregates.
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    The Little Data Book on External Debt 2008
    (Washington, DC, 2008) World Bank
    The little data book on external debt, a pocket edition of Global Development Finance (GDF) 2008, volume two, summary and country tables, contains statistical tables on the external debt of the 134 countries that report public and publicly guaranteed debt under the debtor reporting system. It also includes tables of selected debt and resource flow statistics for individual reporting countries as well as summary tables for regional and income groups. It is the culmination of a year-long process that requires extensive cooperation from people and organizations around the globe national central banks, ministries of finance, major multilateral organizations, and many departments of the World Bank. The little data book on external debt provides a quick reference for users of the GDF 2008 book, CD-ROM, GDF Online, and the electronic subscription database. The general cutoff date for data is December 2007. The economic aggregates presented in the tables are prepared for the convenience of users. Although debt ratios can provide useful information about developments in debt-servicing capacity, drawing valid conclusions from them requires careful economic evaluation.
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    The Little Data Book on External Debt 2007
    (Washington, DC, 2007) World Bank
    The little data book on external debt, a pocket edition of Global Development Finance (GDF) 2007, volume two, summary and country tables, contains statistical tables on the external debt of the 135 countries that report public and publicly guaranteed debt under the debtor reporting system. It also includes tables of selected debt and resource flow statistics for individual reporting countries as well as summary tables for regional and income groups. It is the culmination of a year-long process that requires extensive cooperation from people and organizations around the globe national central banks, ministries of finance, major multilateral organizations, and many departments of the World Bank. The little data book on external debt provides a quick reference for users of the GDF 2007 book, CD-ROM, GDF online, and the electronic subscription database. The general cutoff date for data is December 2006. The economic aggregates presented in the tables are prepared for the convenience of users. Although debt ratios can provide useful information about developments in debt-servicing capacity, conclusions drawn from them will not be valid unless accompanied by careful economic evaluation.
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    The Little Data Book 2007
    (Washington, DC, 2007) World Bank
    The Little Data Book (LDB) 2007 is a pocket edition of World Development Indicators (WDI) 2007. It is intended as a quick reference for users of the WDI 2007 book and CD-ROM and WDI online, electronic subscription database. Together, they cover more than 800 indicators and span 40 years. The 208 pages of country tables in the LDB present the latest available data for World Bank member countries and other economies with populations of more than 30,000. The 14 summary pages cover aggregate data for regional and income groups. The data in this book are for 1990, 2000, and 2005 or the most recent year unless otherwise noted in the glossary: i) growth rates are proportional changes from the previous year unless otherwise noted; ii) regional aggregates include data for low- and middle-income economies only; and iii) figures in italics indicate data for years or periods other than those specified. Data are shown for economies with populations greater than 30,000 or for smaller economies if they are members of the World Bank. The term country (used interchangeably with economy) does not imply political independence or official recognition by the World Bank but refers to any economy for which the authorities report separate social or economic statistics.
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    The Little Data Book on Private Sector Development 2007
    (Washington, DC, 2007) World Bank
    Publication of this first edition of the little data book on private sector development coincides with rising interest in private sector development and growing understanding of the links between private sector development and economic growth. Well functioning finance markets and a robust private sector play critical roles in increasing productivity and growth and in spreading equality of opportunity. The availability of cross-country data on the business environment has expanded rapidly in recent years; including data from the World Bank's doing business project and enterprise surveys. These data sources report on the scope and types of regulations that enhance, and constrain, business activity and provide information on business owners' assessments of the business environment. These data have led to new research, enabled benchmarking, and informed the reform process in many developing countries.
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    The Little Book on External Debt 2006
    (2006) World Bank
    The little book on external debt, a pocket edition of the Global Development Finance (GDF) 2006, volume two, summary and country tables, contains statistical tables on the external debt of the 135 countries that report public and publicly guaranteed debt under the debtor reporting system. It also includes tables of selected debt and resource flow statistics for individual reporting countries as well as summary tables for regional and income groups. It is the culmination of a year-long process that requires extensive cooperation from people and organizations around the globe, national central banks, ministries of finance, major multilateral organizations, and many departments of the World Bank. The little book on external debt, appearing for the first time this year, provides a quick reference for users of the GDF 2006 book, CD-ROM, GDF online, and electronic subscription database. The general cutoff date for data is December 2005. The economic aggregates presented in the tables are prepared for the convenience of users. Although debt ratios can provide useful information about developments in debt-servicing capacity, conclusions drawn from them will not be valid unless accompanied by careful economic evaluation.
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    The Little Data Book 2006
    (Washington, DC, 2006) World Bank
    The Little Data Book (LDB) 2006 is a pocket edition of World Development Indicators (WDI) 2006. It is intended as a quick reference for users of WDI 2006 book and CD-ROM and WDI online, electronic subscription database. Together, they cover more than 800 indicators and span 40 years. The 208 pages of country tables in the LDB present the latest available data for World Bank member countries and other economies with populations of more than 30,000. The 14 summary pages cover aggregate data for regional and income groups. The data in this book are for 1990, 2003, and 2004 or the most recent year available unless otherwise noted in the glossary: i) growth rates are proportional changes from the previous year unless otherwise noted; ii) regional aggregates include data for low- and middle-income economies only; and iii) data in italics are for years or periods other than those specified. In keeping with WDI 2006, this edition of The Little Data Book uses terminology in line with the 1993 system of national accounts. In particular, gross national product (GNP) is replaced by gross national income (GNI).