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The Little Data Book on Private Sector Development 2014

(Washington, DC, 2014-05-30) World Bank

Reliable cross-country data on aspects of private sector development are crucial in planning for economic recovery and growth. In targeting increased exports and investment, many governments prioritize an improved climate for business as a basis to attract capital, create jobs, and provide basic services. The availability of cross-country data on the business environment has rapidly expanded in recent years, including data from the World Bank Group s Doing Business project, Enterprise Surveys, and the Entrepreneurship Snapshots. Included in this guide are indicators on the economic and social context, the investment climate, private sector investment, finance and banking, and infrastructure. Though a pocket guide cannot include all relevant variables, the included indicators 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.
The Little Data Book on Africa 2008-09

(Washington, DC, 2009) World Bank

The little data book on Africa 2008-09 is a pocket edition of Africa development indicators 2008-09. It contains some 115 key indicators on economics, human development, governance, and partnership and is intended as a quick reference for users of the Africa development indicators 2008-09 book and African development indicators online. The country tables present the latest available data for World Bank member countries in Africa.
Global Development Finance 2009 : Charting a Global Recovery, Volume 2. Summary and Country Tables

( 2009) World Bank

This report is comprised of two volumes. Global Development Finance (GDF) 2009 volume one provides analysis of key trends and prospects, including coverage of the role of international banking in developing countries. Volume two provides summary and country tables and contains statistical tables on the external debt of the 128 countries that report public and publicly guaranteed debt under the Debtor Reporting System (DRS). 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.
Global Development Finance 2009 : Charting a Global Recovery, Volume 1. Review, Analysis, and Outlook

( 2009) World Bank

This report is comprised of two volumes. Global Development Finance (GDF) 2009 volume one provides analysis of key trends and prospects, including coverage of the role of international banking in developing countries. Volume two provides summary and country tables and contains statistical tables on the external debt of the 128 countries that report public and publicly guaranteed debt under the Debtor Reporting System (DRS). 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 Africa 2007

(Washington, DC, 2008) World Bank

The little data book on Africa 2007 is a pocket edition of Africa Development Indicators 2007. It contains some 100 key indicators on economics, human development, governance, and partnership and is intended as a quick reference for users of the Africa Development Indicators 2007 book and African development indicators online. The country tables present the latest available data for World Bank member countries in Africa.
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.
World Development Indicators 2007

(Washington, DC, 2007) World Bank

This year the preliminary results of the international comparison program are being released, providing new comparisons of price levels for more than 140 countries. The program, the largest single data collection effort ever undertaken, is a salutary example of what can be accomplished through global partnership, technical innovation, and systematic attention to building local statistical capacity. Along with censuses, surveys are a major source of development statistics. In 2005 the international household survey network was formed to coordinate activities and provide tools for documenting and archiving surveys, thus ensuring that investments in surveys will continue to pay dividends into the future. All of these are important steps in building national and international statistical systems that respond to the demand for evidence to guide development. But more remains to be done, and the need is urgent. The challenges to us, national and international statisticians, donors, data users, and everyone concerned with measuring results, are threefold: a) how to accelerate investment in statistics; b) how to produce statistics that meet the needs of users; and c) how to harmonize donor efforts in support of developing countries as they build their statistical systems.
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.
World Development Indicators 2006

( 2006) World Bank

The developing world has made remarkable progress. The number of people living in extreme poverty on less than $1 a day has fallen by about 400 million in the last 25 years. Many more children, particularly girls, are completing primary school. Illiteracy rates have fallen by half in 30 years. And life expectancy is nearly 15 years longer, on average, than it was 40 years ago. The demand for statistics to measure progress and demonstrate the effectiveness of development programs has stimulated growing interest in the production and dissemination of statistics. And not just in the traditional domains of debt, demographics, and national accounts, but in new areas such as biodiversity, information, communications, technology, and measures of government and business performance. In response World Development Indicators (WDI) has continued to grow and change. In 1999 members of the statistical community, recognizing that the production of sound statistics for measuring progress is a global responsibility, established the Partnership in Statistics for Development in the twenty-first century (PARIS21) to strengthen statistical capacity at all levels. In 2000 the United Nations millennium summit called on all countries to work toward a quantified, time-bound set of development targets, which became the millennium development goals (MDG). In the five years since the millennium summit, the idea of working toward specific goals has evolved into a general strategy of managing for development results. Countries are reporting on progress toward the MDG and monitoring their own results using a variety of economic and social indicators. Bilateral and multilateral development agencies are incorporating results into their own management planning and evaluation systems and using new indicators to set targets for harmonizing their joint work programs. All of these efforts depend on statistics.
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).