Malta, Jun 1, 2005 Angola, Sep 19, 1989 Liberia, Apr 12, 2007 Mozambique, Nov 23, 1994 Bahamas, The, Jun 23, 2008 Lithuania, Jun 8, 1993 Timor-Leste, Jul 23, 2002 Australia, Jul 20, 1956 Denmark, Apr 12, 1988 The World Bank is staffed by more than 10,000 people, roughly one-fourth of whom are posted in developing countries. Cyprus, Mar 2, 1962 Nigeria, Apr 12, 1988 Sierra Leone, Sep 10, 1962 Belize, Mar 19, 1982 IDA also supports some countries, including several small island economies, that are above the operational cutoff but lack the creditworthiness needed to borrow from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Gabon, Mar 26, 2003 Greece, Jan 9, 1962 The World Bank announced a number of projects specifically designed to help countries deal with COVID-19.For DSSI countries, the World Bank has committed US$5 billion for this purpose — which is a mere 18% of new commitments between April and December 2020. Algeria, Sep 26, 1963 Papua New Guinea, Oct 9, 1975 Comoros, Feb 25, 2013 Bosnia and Herzegovina, Jun 13, 1997 Bangladesh, Jun 18, 1976 Bulgaria, Sep 23, 1992 South Sudan, Apr 18, 2012 Venezuela, Republica Bolivariana de, Dec 28, 1956 Bolivia, Jul 20, 1956 Spain, Apr 29, 1988 Comoros, Oct 28, 1976 Niger, Jan 7, 1980 Solomon Islands, Jul 21, 1980 Dominica, Sep 29, 1980 Nigeria, Nov 14, 1961 Bahrain, Apr 12, 1988 Tonga, Oct 23, 1985 Yemen, Republic of, Oct 3, 1969 Uganda, Oct 14, 1966 Malawi, Jul 19, 1965 Egypt, Arab Republic of, Apr 12, 1988 Eswatini, Apr 18, 1990 United Kingdom, Jan 18, 1967 Ukraine, Jul 7, 2000 Tonga, Apr 20, 1990 Iran, Islamic Republic of, Oct 10, 1960 Iran, Islamic Republic of, Dec 29, 1945 Trinidad and Tobago, Jun 10, 1971 Cabo Verde, Nov 20, 1978 Hungary, Jul 7, 1982 Lithuania, Jul 6, 1992 Azerbaijan, Sep 18, 1992 Sri Lanka, May 27, 1988 Oman, Dec 23, 1971 Panama, Mar 14, 1946 Timor-Leste, Jul 23, 2002 Korea, Republic of, Apr 12, 1988 The classification tables include all World Bank members, plus all other economies with populations of more than 30,000. Sweden, Aug 31, 1951 According to this World Bank classification: Portugal, Mar 29, 1961 Tanzania, Sep 10, 1962 Yemen, Republic of, Mar 12, 1996 Tonga, Sep 13, 1985 Kuwait, Mar 4, 1979 St. Kitts and Nevis, Sep 3, 1995 Nepal, Feb 9, 1994 Niger, Dec 14, 1966 Slovak Republic, Jun 26, 1994 Membership in IDA, IFC and MIGA are conditional on membership in IBRD. Suriname, Jun 27, 1978 The World Bank is preparing emergency vaccine financing projects in 21 countries in Africa, including Ghana, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, … Zambia, Sep 23, 1965 Ghana, Oct 14, 1966 Korea, Republic of, Mar 16, 1964 Vietnam, Aug 4, 1967 Guinea, Sep 26, 1969 St. Kitts and Nevis, Sep 21, 1999 Algeria, Mar 22, 1996 Algeria, Sep 26, 1963 Kyrgyz Republic, Sep 21, 1993 Panama, Jul 20, 1956 Moldova, Jun 9, 1993 Angola, Sep 19, 1989 Portugal, Jul 8, 1966 Singapore, Aug 3, 1966 Iran, Islamic Republic of, Dec 28, 1956 Brazil, Jan 14, 1946 Djibouti, Oct 1, 1980 Burkina Faso, Oct 14, 1966 India, Jul 20, 1956 The organizations that make up the World Bank Group are owned by the governments of member nations, which have the ultimate decision-making power within the organizations on all matters, including policy, financial or membership issues. Ukraine, Sep 3, 1992 Mongolia, Feb 14, 1991 Botswana, May 15, 1990 Lao People's Democratic Republic, Apr 5, 2000 Poland, Jun 27, 1986 Mauritius, Sep 23, 1968 Ecuador, Apr 12, 1988 Argentina, Nov 18, 1994 Serbia, Feb 25, 1993 Kosovo, Jun 29, 2009 Malawi, Apr 12, 1988 Turkey, Dec 19, 1956 Nigeria, Oct 14, 1966 Slovak Republic, Jan 1, 1993 China, Sep 24, 1960 Latvia, Sep 29, 1993 Costa Rica, Jul 20, 1956 Bosnia and Herzegovina, Mar 19, 1993 The World Bank Group works in every major area of development. Trinidad and Tobago, Sep 16, 1963 Uruguay, Sep 8, 2000 To learn more about cookies, click here. Libya, Sep 18, 1958 Myanmar, Dec 16, 2013 Netherlands, Dec 28, 1956 Saudi Arabia, Aug 26, 1957 Tunisia, Jun 7, 1988 Palau, Dec 16, 1997 Congo, Republic of, Jul 10, 1963 Zambia, Jul 17, 1970 World Development Indicators (WDI) is the primary World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized international sources. We face big challenges to help the world’s poorest people and ensure that everyone sees benefits from economic growth. Switzerland, May 29, 1992 Fiji, Sep 24, 1990 Serbia, Feb 25, 1993 Germany, Jul 20, 1956 Sao Tome and Principe, Jun 19, 2013 Dominican Republic, Oct 31, 1961 Senegal, Apr 12, 1988 Benin, Sep 16, 1963 Armenia, Dec 5, 1995 Norway, Sep 15, 1967 Samoa, Jun 28, 1974 Slovak Republic, Jan 1, 1993 Germany, May 18, 1969 Tonga, Oct 23, 1985 Kyrgyz Republic, Sep 24, 1992 Somalia, Aug 31, 1962 Grenada, Aug 28, 1975 Israel, May 21, 1992 The countries are color-coded based on their performance on the LPI index. Tajikistan, Jun 4, 1993 Sao Tome and Principe, Oct 11, 2008 Palau, Dec 16, 1997 Zimbabwe, Sep 29, 1980, Afghanistan, Feb 2, 1961 Bolivia, Oct 3, 1991 Bosnia and Herzegovina, Feb 25, 1993 Nepal, Jan 7, 1966 Costa Rica, Jan 8, 1946 Romania, Sep 23, 1990 Croatia, Oct 22, 1998 Honduras, Jul 20, 1956 Portugal, Aug 1, 1984 Malaysia, Oct 14, 1966 Czech Republic, Jan 1, 1993 Congo, Democratic Republic of, Feb 7, 1989 United States, Sep 24, 1960 New Zealand, May 2, 1980 Luxembourg, Dec 27, 1945 Angola, Sep 19, 1989 Tajikistan, Dec 9, 2002 Ireland, Oct 27, 1989 Italy, Apr 29, 1988 Tanzania, Sep 10, 1962 Solomon Islands, Sep 22, 1978 Lesotho, Sep 19, 1968 With 189 member countries, staff from more than 170 countries, and offices in over 130 locations, the World Bank Group is a unique global partnership: five institutions working for sustainable solutions that reduce poverty and build shared prosperity in developing countries. Mozambique, Jul 7, 1995 Gambia, The, Oct 18, 1967 Ireland, Aug 8, 1957 Definitions More detailed data, including data by product/service and categories of products/services, can be viewed and exported from the "Detailed tables, charts and technical notes" section. Grenada, Aug 28, 1975 Guyana, Sep 26, 1966 Korea, Republic of, Mar 23, 1967 Countries from The World Bank: Data. Samoa, May 25, 1978 Bangladesh, Aug 17, 1972 Guinea-Bissau, Mar 25, 1977 Belgium, Sep 26, 1970 Iceland, Jul 20, 1956 Member countries govern the World Bank Group through the Boards of Governors and the Boards of Executive Directors. Colombia, Dec 24, 1946 Ireland, Dec 22, 1960 Albania, Oct 15, 1991 Somalia, Mar 24, 2020 With 189 member countries, staff from more than 170 countries, and offices in over 130 locations, the World Bank Group is a unique global partnership: five institutions working for sustainable solutions that reduce poverty and build shared prosperity in developing countries. Peru, Aug 30, 1961 Mali, Oct 22, 1992 The Worldwide Governance Indicators (WGI) are a research dataset summarizing the views on the quality of governance provided by a large number of enterprise, citizen and expert survey respondents in industrial and developing countries. Equatorial Guinea, Jul 1, 1970 Cote d'Ivoire, Mar 11, 1963 Tuvalu, Jun 24, 2010 Portugal, Jun 6, 1988 Marshall Islands, May 21, 1992 Jordan, Nov 29, 1972 Mali, Sep 27, 1963 Denmark, Mar 30, 1946 Saudi Arabia, Dec 30, 1960 Benin, Feb 5, 1987 Tunisia, Oct 14, 1966 Mozambique, Sep 24, 1984 Burkina Faso, Aug 20, 1975 St. Lucia, Apr 28, 1982 Guinea, Sep 28, 1963 Lao People's Democratic Republic, Oct 28, 1963 Sao Tome and Principe, Dec 20, 2012 Paraguay, Feb 10, 1961 Burundi, Mar 10, 1998 Armenia, Oct 16, 1992 Netherlands, Apr 12, 1988 St. Lucia, Jun 27, 1980 Oman, Feb 20, 1973 Cabo Verde, May 10, 1993 Brazil, Dec 31, 1956 Cyprus, Dec 21, 1961 Bahamas, The Aug 21, 1973 Eritrea, Jul 6, 1994 Gabon, Oct 20, 1970 Nicaragua, Jun 12, 1992 Tajikistan, Jun 4, 1993 Syrian Arab Republic, Jun 28, 1962 St. Lucia, Apr 28, 1982 Nicaragua, Dec 30, 1960 Sudan, Nov 7, 1991 Central African Republic, Oct 14, 1966 Projects & Operations Provides access to basic information on all of the World Bank's lending projects from 1947 to the present. Estonia, Aug 9, 1993  Qatar, Oct 22, 1996 Papua New Guinea, Oct 9, 1975 Your feedback is very helpful to us as we work to improve the site functionality on worldbank.org. Turkmenistan, Sep 22, 1992 Chile, Dec 31, 1945 Denmark, May 24, 1968 Australia, Aug 5, 1947 Norway, Dec 27, 1945 The World Bank president reports to a 25-member Board of Executive Directors. Mozambique, Sep 24, 1984 The World Bank provides low-interest loans, zero to low-interest credits, and grants to developing countries. Bahamas, The,  Nov 18, 1995 Romania, Sep 10, 1992 Paraguay, Jul 27, 1956 Australia, Feb 10, 1999 New Zealand, Aug 31, 1961 Samoa, Jun 28, 1974 Mexico, Jul 1, 2009 Luxembourg, Aug 29, 1991 Barbados, Apr 12, 1988 Guatemala, Jul 20, 1956 Finland, Jan 14, 1948 Bahrain, Mar 15, 1996 Belgium, Sep 18, 1992 Switzerland, Apr 12, 1988 Dominican Republic, Nov 16, 1962 Ecuador, Nov 7, 1961 Eswatini, Sep 22, 1969 Slovenia, Feb 25, 1993 Bhutan, Sep 28, 1981 Iceland, Dec 27, 1945 Zimbabwe, Sep 29, 1980, Afghanistan, Jun 16, 2003 Zimbabwe, Jun 19, 1994. Cote d'Ivoire, Mar 11, 1963 Namibia, Sep 25, 1990 Panama, Feb 21, 1997 Jamaica, Oct 14, 1966 Thailand, May 3, 1949 Liberia, Mar 28, 1962 Honduras, Dec 27, 1945 Croatia, Mar 19, 1993 Rwanda, Nov 14, 1979 Peru, Dec 31, 1945 Maldives, Jan 13, 1978 Madagascar, Sep 25, 1963 Uruguay, Mar 11, 1946 Central African Republic, Sep 8, 2000 The World Bank is working closely with over 100 countries to pave the way for them to receive low-interest loans and funding to purchase and distribute COVID-19 vaccines, World Bank Group President David Malpass told reporters on Tuesday. Honduras, Mar 16, 1989 Philippines, Aug 12, 1957 Paraguay, Jun 30, 1992 Chile, Apr 15, 1957 Micronesia, Federated States of, Aug 11, 1993 Senegal, Aug 31, 1962 Suriname, Sep 1, 2011 Slovak Republic, Jan 1, 1993 Belize, Mar 19, 1982 The term country, used interchangeably with economy, does not imply political independence but refers to any territory for which authorities report separate social or economic statistics. Lesotho, Jul 25, 1968, Liberia, Mar 28, 1962 1818 H Street, NW Washington, DC 20433 USA (202) 473-1000. Burkina Faso, Nov 2, 1988 United States, Dec 27, 1945 France, Jul 20, 1956 Korea, Republic of, May 18, 1961 Hungary, Mar 6, 1987 Trinidad and Tobago, Jul 2, 1992 Kyrgyz Republic, Sep 18, 1992 Azerbaijan, Oct 18, 1992 South Sudan, Apr 18, 2012 Honduras, Jun 30, 1992 Brunei Darussalam, Oct 16, 2002 Malta, Dec 3, 2003 St. Lucia, Jul 4, 1984 Timor-Leste, Oct 2, 2004 Lebanon, Oct 19, 1994, Lesotho, Apr 12, 1988 Environmental and Social Policies for Projects, World Bank Group/World Bank Corporate Scorecard, The World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Ethiopia, Jul 20, 1956 Grenada, Aug 27, 1975 Italy, Mar 27, 1947 Greece, Dec 27, 1945 Ghana, Sep 20, 1957 The World Bank Group launches first operations for COVID-19 emergency health support to strengthen developing country responses. Syrian Arab Republic, May 14, 2002 Oman, Aug 23, 1995 Vietnam, Sep 24, 1960 Thailand, Oct 20, 2000 Central African Republic, Jul 10, 1963 With 189 member countries, staff from more than 170 countries, and offices in over 130 locations, the World Bank Group is a unique global partnership: five institutions working for sustainable solutions that reduce poverty and build shared prosperity in developing countries. Russian Federation, Jun 16, 1992 Romania, Apr 12, 2014 Kazakhstan, Jul 23, 1992 Nauru, May 14 2016 Burkina Faso, May 13, 1963 The World Bank is an international organization that offers developmental assistance to middle-income and low-income countries. Switzerland, May 29, 1992 Libya, Aug 1, 1961 Armenia, Sep 16, 1992 Bangladesh, Apr 12, 1988 Chad, Oct 14, 1966 Papua New Guinea, Oct 9, 1975 Algeria, Jun 4, 1996 Guinea, Dec 4, 1968 Guatemala, Dec 28, 1945 The World Bank assigns the world’s economies to four income groups—low, lower-middle, upper-middle, and high-income countries. Why use GNI per capita to classify economies into income groupings? Equatorial Guinea, Oct 27, 1994 Sri Lanka, Jul 20, 1956 Sudan, Sep 24, 1960 Tajikistan, Dec 2, 1994 Dominica, Sep 29, 1980 Libya, Apr 5, 1993 Marshall Islands, Jan 19, 1993 El Salvador, Mar 14, 1946 Bolivia, Dec 27, 1945 Turkey, Mar 11, 1947 Haiti, Jul 20, 1956 South Africa, Dec 27, 1945 Azerbaijan, Sep 23, 1992 Data and research help us understand these challenges and set priorities, share knowledge of what works, and measure progress. Equatorial Guinea, Jan 10, 1992 Senegal, Aug 31, 1962 Guinea-Bissau, Mar 25, 1977 Ecuador, Dec 28, 1945 Latvia, Sep 7, 1997 Djibouti, Oct 1, 1980 Jordan, Jul 20, 1956 Rwanda, Nov 6, 1975 Barbados, Jun 25, 1980 Croatia, Feb 25, 1993 Turkmenistan, May 29, 1997 Samoa, Jun 28, 1974 Barbados, Sep 29, 1999 Norway, Jul 20, 1956 Poland, Oct 28, 1960 Eligibility for IDA support depends first and foremost on a country’s relative poverty, defined as GNI per capita below an established threshold and updated annually. St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Sep 10, 1990 St. Kitts and Nevis, Oct 23, 1987 China, Apr 30, 1988 Seychelles, Jun 11, 1981 Jordan, Aug 29, 1952 Malta, Sep 12, 1990 Trinidad and Tobago, Feb 2, 1967 Tanzania, Jun 19, 1992 Kenya, Feb 3, 1964 Italy, Apr 28, 1971 Moldova, Jun 14, 1994 Nauru, Apr 12, 2016 Palau, Dec 16, 1997 Ukraine, May 27, 2004 Malaysia, Mar 7, 1958 Serbia, Mar 19, 1993 Kazakhstan, Aug 12, 1993 Congo, Democratic Republic of, Sep 28, 1963 To become a member of the Bank, under the IBRD Articles of Agreement, a country must first join the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Malta, Sep 26, 1983 Iceland, Sep 25, 1998 Montenegro, May 10, 2013 South Africa, Apr 3, 1957 Rwanda, Sep 30, 1963 Croatia, Feb 25, 1993 Iraq, Dec 29, 1960 This map classifies all World Bank member economies and all other economies with populations of more than 30,000 for operational and analytical purposes. 23  Among the contributing countries are France, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Kenya, Nov 28, 1988 Comoros, Dec 9, 1977 Chad, Jul 10, 1963 Uzbekistan, Nov 4, 1993 Botswana, Jul 24, 1968 Sierra Leone, Jun 20, 1996 Argentina, Sep 20, 1956 Jordan, Apr 12, 1988 Bolivia, Jun 21, 1961 Vanuatu, Jul 27, 1988 Myanmar, Jan 3, 1952 Malaysia, Sep 24, 1960 Eritrea, Jul 6, 1994 Iraq, Dec 17, 2015 Cameroon, Feb 2, 1967 Qatar, Sep 25, 1972 The following table shows the subscriptions of the top 20 member countries of the World Bank by voting power in the following World Bank institutions as of December 2014 or March 2015: the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the International Development Association (IDA), and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency(MIGA). St. Kitts and Nevis, Mar 7, 1996 Mauritania, Dec 29, 1967 Mexico, Dec 31, 1945 Vietnam, Sep 21, 1956 The following is a list of the 189 members of the World Bank: Venezuela, Republica Bolivariana de, Dec 30, 1946 Before you leave, we’d love to get your feedback on your experience while you were here. Luxembourg, Jun 4, 1964 Indonesia, Oct 28, 1968 Botswana, Feb 14, 1970 Israel, Sep 26, 1956 Croatia, Feb 25, 1993 Benin, Jul 10, 1963 More Information » Ethiopia, Aug 13, 1991 Comoros, Dec 7, 1978 Australia, Sep 24, 1960 Canada, Jul 20, 1956 Tunisia, Dec 30, 1960 North Macedonia, Feb 25, 1993 Gambia, The, Sep 11, 1992 St. Kitts and Nevis, Aug 15, 1984 Lebanon, Dec 28, 1956, Lesotho, Sep 29, 1972 Somalia, Aug 31, 1962 Peru, Dec 2, 1991 Paraguay, Feb 6, 1983 Nepal, Mar 6, 1963 Cambodia, Jul 22, 1970 United States, Apr 12, 1988 Pakistan, Apr 12, 1988 Iceland, May 19, 1961 Mozambique, Sep 24, 1984 World Bank Country and Lending Groups; How does the World Bank classify countries? Maldives, Jan 13, 1978 Sri Lanka, Aug 29, 1950 Belgium, Dec 27, 1945 Turkey, Apr 2, 1989 Chile, Dec 30, 1960 Czech Republic, Jan 1, 1993 Moldova, Aug 12, 1992 Jamaica, Mar 31, 1964 Botswana, Jul 24, 1968 Guinea-Bissau, Mar 24, 1977 Colombia, Jul 20, 1956 Sweden, Apr 12, 1988 Gambia, The, Jan 26, 1975 France, Dec 27, 1945 Niger, May 10, 2012 Paraguay, Dec 28, 1945 Kosovo, Jul 29, 2009 South Africa, Mar 10, 1994 Central African Republic, Aug 27, 1963 Madagascar, Oct 14, 1966 Spain, Oct 18, 1960 Czech Republic, Apr 22, 1993 Micronesia, Federated States of, Jul 24, 1993 Slovenia, Feb 25, 1993 Russian Federation, Dec 29, 1992 Jamaica, Apr 12, 1988 Iraq, Oct 6, 2008 San Marino, May 18, 2015 Belize, Jun 29, 1992 Moldova, Mar 10, 1995 Tuvalu, Apr 13, 2019 Vanuatu, Sep 28, 1981 Belgium, Jul 2, 1964 Grenada, Jun 23, 1991 You have clicked on a link to a page that is not part of the beta version of the new worldbank.org. Morocco, Jun 10, 1967 Kenya, Feb 3, 1964 Indonesia, Apr 13, 1967 World Development Indicators (WDI) is the primary World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized international sources. In tandem with the IMF, and in consultation with other World Bank Group staff, the Corporate Secretariat Vice Presidency coordinates the process for new membership and maintains the information relating to the status of membership which includes the membership lists. Barbados, Dec 1, 1983 It presents the most current and accurate global development data available, and includes national, regional and global estimates. Czech Republic, Jan 1, 1993 Uruguay, Aug 22, 1968 South Sudan, Apr 18, 2012 Burundi, Nov 28, 1979 China, Dec 27, 1945 Syrian Arab Republic, Apr 10, 1947 Philippines, Feb 8, 1994 New Zealand, Jan 17, 1975 Russian Federation, Jun 16, 1992 St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Jan 15, 2003 Vanuatu, Sep 28, 1981 Morocco, Sep 17, 1992 Poland, Dec 29, 1987 Latvia, Aug 11, 1992, Lebanon, Apr 10, 1962 Congo, Democratic Republic of, Sep 28, 1963 Marshall Islands, Sep 23, 1992 Singapore, Sep 4, 1968 United Kingdom, Dec 27, 1945 Kosovo, Jun 29, 2009 Netherlands, Jun 30, 1961 Luxembourg, Oct 4, 1956 Seychelles, Apr 19, 1978 Angola, Sep 19, 1989 Mali, Sep 27, 1963 Morocco, Dec 29, 1960 Egypt, Arab Republic of, Dec 27, 1945 Iraq, Dec 27, 1945 Lao People's Democratic Republic, Jul 5, 1961 Honduras, Dec 23, 1960 South Sudan, Apr 18, 2012 Founded in 1944, the World … Sao Tome and Principe, Sep 30, 1977 India, Jan 6, 1994 This site uses cookies to optimize functionality and give you the best possible experience. Oman, Feb 20, 1973 Solomon Islands, Jul 21, 1980 Greece, Sep 26, 1957 Uzbekistan, Sep 24, 1992 Bhutan, Oct 21, 2014 Sudan, Sep 5, 1957 Djibouti, Oct 1, 1980 Qatar, Jan 20, 2011 Uzbekistan, Sep 21, 1992 Timor-Leste, Aug 22, 2002 Malawi, Oct 14, 1966 Qatar, Oct 11, 2008 Georgia, Sep 6, 1992 Canada, Dec 27, 1945 Moldova, June 4, 2011 Sri Lanka, Nov 11, 1967 Guatemala, Feb 20, 2003 China, Jan 15, 1969 Uzbekistan, Sep 30, 1993 Mexico, Apr 24, 1961 India, Sep 24, 1960 Papua New Guinea, Oct 21, 1991 Greece, May 21, 1969 Japan, Aug 13, 1952 Mali, Feb 2, 1978 Belarus, Dec 3, 1992 WASHINGTON (Jan 5): Chad and several other countries are already in deep debt distress and more will join their ranks this year, given the severity of the global recession triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic, World Bank Group President David Malpass (pictured) said. Zambia, Sep 23, 1965 Kuwait, Sep 13, 1962 As per the information available on the website of the World Bank… Fiji, Sep 29, 1972 Lao People's Democratic Republic, Jan 29, 1992 Eswatini, Sep 22, 1969 8  The person nominated by the president of the United States has … Guyana, Jan 18, 1989 Israel, Jul 22, 1983 Mauritania, Sep 10, 1963 Estonia, Jul 23, 1992  Indonesia, Apr 23, 1968 El Salvador, Jul 20, 1956 Comoros, Jul 13, 1992 Kuwait, Apr 12, 1988 Ireland, May 7, 1981 The countries with most voting power are now the United States (15.85%), Japan (6.84%), China (4.42%), Germany (4.00%), France (3.75%) and the United Kingdom (3.75%). Sudan, May 9, 1973 In 2010, voting powers at the World Bank were changed so that developing countries, especially China, have a bigger vote. Ukraine, Jul 19, 1994 St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Aug 31, 1982 Timor-Leste, Jul 23, 2002 Portugal, Dec 29, 1992 Congo, Democratic Republic of, Apr 15, 1970 Rwanda, Sep 30, 1963 Economies are divided among income groups according to 2015 gross national income (GNI) per capita, calculated using the World Bank Atlas method. Germany, Apr 12, 1988 Ukraine, Oct 18, 1993 Kazakhstan, Jul 23, 1992 Djibouti, Jul 9, 2020 Jamaica, Feb 21, 1963 Finland, Feb 8, 1969 Panama, May 8, 1996 Number of Countries in each group: Samoa, Sep 27, 2002 Antigua and Barbuda, Sep 26, 2005 Congo, Republic of, Oct 14, 1966 Albania, Oct 15, 1991 Bangladesh, Apr 26, 1980 Egypt, Arab Republic of, Oct 26, 1960 Kuwait, Sep 13, 1962 Philippines, Dec 17, 1978 Congo, Republic of, Oct 1, 1980 Dominican Republic, Mar 7, 1997 Turkmenistan, Oct 26, 1992 The classifications are updated each year on July 1 and are based on GNI per capita in current USD (using the Atlas method exchange … ( coronavirus ) Bank president reports to a 25-member Board of Executive Directors the functionality... Is helping countries with COVID-19 ( coronavirus ) for operational and analytical.... Major area of development in developing countries developing countries available, and topics in poverty and development optimize and... 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