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We provide free and open access to our global development data.

As shown in Figure 1, in 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic reversed the historic progress in poverty reduction in all regions, except Latin America and the Caribbean where governments used fiscal stimulus to alleviate economic hardship for low-income households. .

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Education

Education

Education is a powerful driver of development, and one of the strongest tools for reducing poverty and improving health, gender equality, peace, and stability.

Poverty

Poverty

Around 700 million people today live in extreme poverty. After several decades of continuous global poverty reduction, progress was lost between 2020-2022.

Climate change

Climate

Climate change is dramatically outpacing our efforts to stop it. Without urgent action, it could push an additional 100 million people into poverty by 2030.

Digital Transformation

Digital Transformation

Digitalization is the transformational opportunity of our time. But about one-third of the global population, or 2.6 billion people, remained offline in 2023.