Are measurement practices delivering an accurate picture of World Bank performance?
A closer look at project-level targets and indicators reveals room for improvement in results measurement.
Outcome Ratings Increase Across Entire World Bank Group
While the RAP 2021 presents encouraging results, as the impact of the pandemic continues to permeate Bank Group operations and outcome measurement systems, outcome ratings may decline in future reviews of the World Bank…
Results and Performance of the World Bank Group 2021
This report, also known as the RAP, is the 2021 annual review of World Bank Group’s development effectiveness. The report assesses the Bank Group’s performance by analyzing the achievement of project and program…
Results and Performance of the World Bank Group 2021 – Concept Note
The Results and Performance of the World Bank Group (RAP) report is the annual review of evidence from IEG evaluation and validation work on the development effectiveness of the World Bank Group (WBG). It will be the…
What the World Bank Group’s Performance Results Cannot Tell Us About Development Outcomes
Many World Bank Group projects display strong performance. These results however tell us little about the Bank Group’s aggregate contributions and higher-level development outcomes—the results measurement systems are…
Results and Performance of the World Bank Group 2020
This report, also known as RAP 2020, is an annual review of the development effectiveness of the World Bank Group. To provide new perspectives on performance, RAP 2020 also analyzes outcomes and discusses…
Results and Performance of the World Bank Group 2020 (Concept Note)
With the Results and Performance of the World Bank Group 2020 (RAP 2020), the Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) is rethinking its approach to the annual review of World Bank Group development effectiveness. Similar to…
Results and Performance of the World Bank Group 2018
The Results and Performance of the World Bank Group (RAP) report is IEG's annual review of the development effectiveness of the World Bank Group. The report synthesizes trends in ratings and identifies explanatory…
2018 in review: Highlights from IEG’s blogs and evaluations
A look back at our best blogs from 2018, and a review the evaluations, conversations, and issues we covered over the course of the year.