Fiscal Year

The Institutions of the World Bank Group
World Bank Group Global Commitments
Financing for Partner Countries
The Institutions of the World Bank Group
The World Bank Group is one of the world’s largest sources of funding and knowledge for developing countries. It consists of five institutions with a shared commitment to reducing poverty, increasing shared prosperity, and promoting sustainable growth and development.
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  • ICSID
    International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes     (ICSID) provides international facilities for conciliation and arbitration of investment disputes.
  • MIGA
    Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency     (MIGA) provides political risk insurance and credit enhancement to investors and lenders to facilitate foreign direct investment in emerging economies.
  • IFC
    International Finance Corporation     (IFC) provides loans, equity, advisory services, and mobilizes additional capital from other sources to stimulate private sector investment in developing countries.
  • IBRD
    International Bank for Reconstruction and Development     (IBRD) lends to governments of middle-income and creditworthy low-income countries.
  • IDA
    International Development Association     (IDA) provides financing on highly concessional terms to governments of the poorest countries.
World Bank Group Global Commitments

The World Bank Group supported developing countries in fiscal 2021 by delivering results for clients, convening key partners, and addressing an unprecedented pandemic and global economic challenge.

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  • $ 10.9 billion

    Europe and Central Asia

  • $ 15.6 billion

    South Asia

  • $ 13.5 billion

    East Asia and Pacific

  • $ 6.2 billion

    Middle East and North Africa

  • $ 17.5 billion

    Latin America and the Caribbean

  • $ 35.2 billion

    Sub-Saharan Africa

Total US$ 98.8 billion in loans, grants, equity investments, and guarantees to partner countries and private businesses*

* Total includes multiregional and global projects. Regional breakdowns reflect World Bank country classifications.

Financing for Partner Countries
By fiscal year, millions of dollars 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
World Bank Group
Commitmentsa 61,783 66,868 62,341 83,574 98,830
Disbursementsb 43,853 45,724 49,395 54,367 60,596
IBRD
Commitmentsc 22,611 23,002 23,191 27,976 30,523
Disbursements 17,861 17,389 20,182 20,238 23,691
IDA
Commitmentsc 19,513d 24,010e 21,932e 30,365e 36,028
Disbursements 12,718d 14,383 17,549 21,179e 22,921
IFC
Commitmentsf 11,854 11,629 8,920 17,604 20,669
Disbursements 10,355 11,149 9,074 10,518 11,438
MIGA
Gross Issuance 4,842 5,251 5,548 3,961 5,199
Recipient-Executed Trust Fund
Commitments 2,962 2,976 2,749 3,641 6,411
Disbursements 2,919 2,803 2,590 2,433 2,546
  1. Includes IBRD, IDA, IFC, Recipient-Executed Trust Fund (RETF) commitments, and MIGA gross issuance. RETF commitments include all recipient-executed grants, and therefore total WBG commitments differ from the amount reported in the WBG Corporate Scorecard, which includes only a subset of trust funded activities.
  2. Includes IBRD, IDA, IFC, and RETF disbursements.
  3. Amounts are net of full terminations and cancellations approved in the same fiscal year.
  4. Figures include a $50 million grant to the Pandemic Emergency Financing Facility.
  5. Commitments and disbursements exclude IFC-MIGA Private Sector Window (PSW) activities.
  6. Long-term commitments for IFC’s own account. Does not include short-term finance or funds mobilized from other investors.
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
WORLD BANK GROUP  
Commitmentsa 61,783
Disbursementsb 43,853
IBRD  
Commitments 22,611
Disbursements 17,861
IDA  
Commitmentsc 19,513d
Disbursements 12,718d
IFC  
Commitmentsf 11,854
Disbursements 10,355
MIGA  
Gross Issuance 4,842
Recipient-Executed Trust Fund  
Commitments 2,962
Disbursements 2,919
WORLD BANK GROUP  
Commitmentsa 66,868
Disbursementsb 45,724
IBRD  
Commitments 23,002
Disbursements 17,389
IDA  
Commitmentsc 24,010e
Disbursements 14,383
IFC  
Commitmentsf 11,629
Disbursements 11,149
MIGA  
Gross Issuance 5,251
Recipient-Executed Trust Fund  
Commitments 2,976
Disbursements 2,803
WORLD BANK GROUP  
Commitmentsa 62,341
Disbursementsb 49,395
IBRD  
Commitments 23,191
Disbursements 20,182
IDA  
Commitmentsc 21,932e
Disbursements 17,549
IFC  
Commitmentsf 8,920
Disbursements 9,074
MIGA  
Gross Issuance 5,548
Recipient-Executed Trust Fund  
Commitments 2,749
Disbursements 2,590
WORLD BANK GROUP  
Commitmentsa 83,574
Disbursementsb 54,367
IBRD  
Commitments 27,976
Disbursements 20,238
IDA  
Commitmentsc 30,365e
Disbursements 21,179e
IFC  
Commitmentsf 17,604
Disbursements 10,518
MIGA  
Gross Issuance 3,961
Recipient-Executed Trust Fund  
Commitments 3,641
Disbursements 2,433
WORLD BANK GROUP  
Commitmentsa 98,830
Disbursementsb 60,596
IBRD  
Commitments 30,523
Disbursements 23,691
IDA  
Commitmentsc 36,028
Disbursements 22,921
IFC  
Commitmentsf 20,669
Disbursements 11,438
MIGA  
Gross Issuance 5,199
Recipient-Executed Trust Fund  
Commitments 6,411
Disbursements 2,546
Footnotes
  1. Includes IBRD, IDA, IFC, Recipient-Executed Trust Fund (RETF) commitments, and MIGA gross issuance. RETF commitments Include all recipient-executed grants, and therefore total WBG commitments differ from the amount reported in the WBG Corporate Scorecard, which includes only a subset of trust funded activities.
  2. Includes IBRD, IDA, IFC, and RETF disbursements.
  3. Amounts are net of full terminations and cancellations approved in the same fiscal year.
  4. Figures include a $50 million grant to the Pandemic Emergency Financing Facility.
  5. Commitments and disbursements exclude IFC-MIGA Private Sector Window (PSW) activities.
  6. Long-term commitments for IFC’s own account. Does not include short-term finance or funds mobilized from other investors.