The World Bank has provided planning practitioners and researchers with a vital information source in the form of the Open Data Initiative, which was launched on 20 April 2010 alongside the World Development Indicators 2010.
The Open Data Initiative provides free and easy access to a wide range of World Bank data sets, including the following:
- World Development Indicators
- Global Development Finance
- African Development Indicators
- Global Economic Monitor
- Millennium Development Indicators
These and other data sets are accessible here.