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Jul 9
The world's income map has shifted since 1987. Low-income countries went from 30% to 11% High-income economies went from 25% to 41% Learn more with the recently launched 2026-2027 @WorldBankGroup Country Income Classifications: blogs.worldbank.org/en/opendata/wh…
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Global foreign direct investment peaked above $3 trillion in 2007. By 2024, it was back near $1 trillion—the level recorded in 2005. Over the same period, global remittance inflows grew by 240%. See what WDI data reveal: blogs.worldbank.org/en/opendata/tr…
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Sep 11
826 million people still live in extreme poverty. In dozens of countries, extreme poverty rates remain above 40%—and progress among the poorest populations has slowed sharply. Why the $3-a-day benchmark still matters: blogs.worldbank.org/en/opendata/wh…
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Sep 11
A worker with 30 years of wage-job experience is about 2.5x as productive as someone just starting out—roughly the gain from 12 years of average-quality schooling. Work doesn’t just use human capital. It builds it. See the new HCI+ tools: blogs.worldbank.org/en/opendata/gi…
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Sep 11
Nearly 1 in 3 people living in crisis-affected areas were outside official food security monitoring in 2025. Without data, responding to hunger becomes slower, harder, and less effective. Explore this map and learn more: blogs.worldbank.org/en/opendata/gl…
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