In this section, you will find a wealth of indicators--statistics that measure social, economic, and environmental conditions--for over 150 countries. These data will help you to get a fuller, more accurate picture of what is happening in the world around you and to develop your own opinions about global issues. Before going any further, you may want to read about using data.

The data tables included here are excerpted from two key World Bank research tools:
     The World Development Indicators, 1999 (WDI)
     The World Development Report, 1999/2000 (WDR).

See the Selected Indicators below for issue specific data.

AIDS  Climate Change  Corruption  Education  Energy  Food and Agriculture  Gender  Health  Information and Communications

International Trade  Natural Resources  Pollution  Population  Poverty  Private Sector Development  Sustainable Development  Urbanization  Water and Sanitation

For the World Bank's main data page, click here.