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About WDI Online (World Development Indicators)

The Libraries' license for this database with the World Bank stipulates that we present this statement to you: 'The WDI Online is owned and copyrighted by the World Bank and the users may not copy, reverse engineer, modify, decompile or disassemble WDI Online or its operating software. While every effort has been made to ensure the high quality and accuracy of WDI Online, the Bank does not warrant that the functions contained in WDI Online shall meet the users' requirements or that the operation of WDI Online shall be uninterrupted or error-free.'

Subject WDI 'is the World Bank's premier annual compilation of data about development. The 2007 WDI includes more than 900 indicators in over 80 tables organized in 6 sections: World View, People, Environment, Economy, States and Markets, and Global Links.' Please see World Development Indicators 2007 for links to the front matter, introductions to each section, and back matter of the print edition.
Sources World Bank collected data.
Dates Covered current edition
Help Documents
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  • Click on Info button within database for additional information, including an FAQ on using the Quick Query application (tips and error handling).
Microfilm Counterpart (backfiles) World Development Indicators
Provider World Bank
Access On the web, limited to current WU students, faculty, and staff. Access to restricted resources from outside the WU campuses.
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