The reports
The World Development Reports.
The World Bank's flagship series, every edition since 1978, read at the source. The recent reports open here; the rest lead to the World Bank's own archive.
1978
Prospects for Growth and Alleviation of Poverty
1979
Structural Change and Development Policy
1980
Poverty and Human Development
1981
National and International Adjustment
1982
Agriculture and Economic Development
1983
Management in Development
1984
Population Change and Development
1985
International Capital and Economic Development
1986
Trade and Pricing Policies in World Agriculture
1987
Industrialization and Foreign Trade
1988
Public Finance in Development
1989
Financial Systems and Development
1990
Poverty
1991
The Challenge of Development
1992
Development and the Environment
1993
Investing in Health
1994
Infrastructure for Development
1995
Workers in an Integrating World
1996
From Plan to Market
1997
The State in a Changing World
1998/1999
Knowledge for Development
1999/2000
Entering the 21st Century
2000/2001
Attacking Poverty
2002
Building Institutions for Markets
2003
Sustainable Development in a Dynamic World
2004
Making Services Work for Poor People
2005
A Better Investment Climate for Everyone
2006
Equity and Development
2007
Development and the Next Generation
2008
Agriculture for Development
2009
Reshaping Economic Geography
2010
Development and Climate Change
2011
Conflict, Security, and Development
2012
Gender Equality and Development
2013
Jobs
2014
Risk and Opportunity
2015
Mind, Society, and Behavior
2016
Digital Dividends
2017
Governance and the Law
2018
Learning to Realize Education’s Promise
2019
The Changing Nature of Work
2020
Trading for Development in the Age of Global Value Chains
2021
Data for Better Lives
2022
Finance for an Equitable Recovery
2023
Migrants, Refugees, and Societies
2024
The Middle-Income Trap
Akcigit · Academic Lead
2025
Standards for Development
2026
The Promise of Artificial Intelligence
Akcigit · Co-Academic Lead
Growth Academy Co-Director Ufuk Akcigit was Academic Lead of the 2024 report on the middle-income trap and Co-Academic Lead of the 2026 report on artificial intelligence, with Susan Athey. The Academy was built around the 2024 report.
