Learn how the Human Development Index (HDI) assesses global human development using income and education to rank countries beyond just economic growth.

Out of approximately 195 countries, there are 152 developing countries in the world. An estimated 6.74 billion people in total live in these developing countries; an outstanding number when comparing ...

According to a report by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the growth in developing economies is expected to remain steady at 4.2% in 2024 and 2025. This stability is attributed to the fact that ...

The Sevilla Commitment, adopted at last year's Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4), provided us with a roadmap for overcoming these financing challenges. But for FFD4 ...

8 November 2024 - There are 32 countries classified as Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs): 16 are in Africa, five in Asia, eight in the Commonwealth of Independent States and South-Eastern Europe ...

Transport is crucial for the economic and social development of nations. However, it’s also a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions. Developing countries are now facing the challenge of ...

The World Bank warned in a new report that poor countries will be stuck in economic “purgatory” without debt relief. By Alan Rappeport Reporting from Washington Soaring inflation saddled developing ...

The world’s poorest countries are facing a growing debt crisis. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) reported last fall that more than half of low-income developing countries are in or at high risk ...

Developing countries need oil and gas resources to meet their needs for affordable and reliable energy, but that doesn’t mean that they shouldn’t be incentivized to transition to cleaner forms of ...