IDA resource allocation index (1=low to 6=high) - Country Ranking

Definition: IDA Resource Allocation Index is obtained by calculating the average score for each cluster and then by averaging those scores. For each of 16 criteria countries are rated on a scale of 1 (low) to 6 (high).

Source: World Bank Group, CPIA database (http://www.worldbank.org/ida).

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Rank Country Value Year
1 Georgia 4.44 2013
2 Armenia 4.13 2013
3 Rwanda 4.07 2020
4 Samoa 3.96 2020
5 Bhutan 3.88 2020
6 Cabo Verde 3.79 2020
7 Albania 3.74 2006
7 Uzbekistan 3.74 2020
9 Moldova 3.72 2019
10 Senegal 3.72 2020
11 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 3.71 2020
12 India 3.70 2013
13 Vietnam 3.69 2015
14 Kenya 3.69 2020
15 Azerbaijan 3.68 2010
16 St. Lucia 3.68 2020
16 Indonesia 3.68 2006
18 Dominica 3.65 2020
19 Benin 3.64 2020
19 Grenada 3.64 2020
21 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3.60 2013
22 Uganda 3.59 2020
23 Côte d'Ivoire 3.58 2020
24 Ghana 3.58 2020
25 Burkina Faso 3.54 2020
25 Kyrgyz Republic 3.54 2020
27 Ethiopia 3.53 2020
28 Tanzania 3.48 2020
29 Togo 3.48 2020
30 Sri Lanka 3.46 2019
31 Bolivia 3.45 2015
32 Cambodia 3.43 2020
33 Fiji 3.42 2020
33 Niger 3.42 2020
35 Honduras 3.40 2020
35 Nepal 3.40 2020
37 Tonga 3.39 2020
38 Nicaragua 3.38 2020
39 Vanuatu 3.37 2020
40 Mongolia 3.36 2019
41 Mauritania 3.34 2020
42 Cameroon 3.33 2020
43 Pakistan 3.31 2020
44 Mali 3.29 2020
44 Lesotho 3.29 2020
46 Guinea 3.28 2020
47 Guyana 3.27 2020
48 Madagascar 3.25 2020
49 Djibouti 3.23 2020
50 Nigeria 3.20 2020
51 Malawi 3.19 2020
52 Sierra Leone 3.14 2020
53 Mozambique 3.12 2020
53 Tajikistan 3.12 2020
55 Zambia 3.11 2020
56 Serbia 3.09 2006
57 Bangladesh 3.08 2020
58 Kiribati 3.03 2020
59 Lao PDR 3.01 2020
60 Myanmar 3.00 2020
61 Zimbabwe 2.98 2020
61 São Tomé and Principe 2.98 2020
63 The Gambia 2.98 2020
64 Dem. Rep. Congo 2.97 2020
65 Liberia 2.95 2020
66 Burundi 2.93 2020
66 Solomon Islands 2.93 2020
68 Timor-Leste 2.83 2020
69 Tuvalu 2.81 2020
70 Papua New Guinea 2.80 2020
71 Chad 2.78 2020
72 Comoros 2.72 2020
73 Haiti 2.70 2020
74 Congo 2.68 2020
75 Angola 2.67 2013
76 Afghanistan 2.66 2020
77 Central African Republic 2.55 2020
78 Guinea-Bissau 2.45 2020
79 Sudan 2.23 2020
80 Somalia 2.02 2020
81 Eritrea 1.92 2020
82 Yemen 1.88 2020

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Development Relevance: The International Development Association (IDA) is the part of the World Bank Group that helps the poorest countries reduce poverty by providing concessional loans and grants for programs aimed at boosting economic growth and improving living conditions. IDA funding helps these countries deal with the complex challenges they face in meeting the Millennium Development Goals. The World Bank's IDA Resource Allocation Index (IRAI) is based on the results of the annual Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA) exercise, which covers the IDA-eligible countries. Country assessments have been carried out annually since the mid-1970s by World Bank staff. Over time the criteria have been revised from a largely macroeconomic focus to include governance aspects and a broader coverage of social and structural dimensions. Country performance is assessed against a set of 16 criteria grouped into four clusters: economic management, structural policies, policies for social inclusion and equity, and public sector management and institutions. IDA resources are allocated to a country on per capita terms based on its IDA country performance rating and, to a limited extent, based on its per capita gross national income. This ensures that good performers receive a higher IDA allocation in per capita terms. The IRAI is a key element in the country performance rating.

Limitations and Exceptions: The CPIA exercise is intended to capture the quality of a country's policies and institutional arrangements, focusing on key elements that are within the country's control, rather than on outcomes (such as economic growth rates) that are influenced by events beyond the country's control. More specifically, the CPIA measures the extent to which a country's policy and institutional framework supports sustainable growth and poverty reduction and, consequently, the effective use of development assistance.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: All criteria within each cluster receive equal weight, and each cluster has a 25 percent weight in the overall score, which is obtained by averaging the average scores of the four clusters. For each of the 16 criteria countries are rated on a scale of 1 (low) to 6 (high). The scores depend on the level of performance in a given year assessed against the criteria, rather than on changes in performance compared with the previous year. All 16 CPIA criteria contain a detailed description of each rating level. In assessing country performance, World Bank staff evaluate the country's performance on each of the criteria and assign a rating. The ratings reflect a variety of indicators, observations, and judgments based on country knowledge and on relevant publicly available indicators. In interpreting the assessment scores, it should be noted that the criteria are designed in a developmentally neutral manner. Accordingly, higher scores can be attained by a country that, given its stage of development, has a policy and institutional framework that more strongly fosters growth and poverty reduction. The country teams that prepare the ratings are very familiar with the country, and their assessments are based on country diagnostic studies prepared by the World Bank or other development organizations and on their own professional judgment. An early consultation is conducted with country authorities to make sure that the assessments are informed by up-to-date information. To ensure that scores are consistent across countries, the process involves two key phases. In the benchmarking phase a small representative sample of countries drawn from all regions is rated. Country teams prepare proposals that are reviewed first at the regional level and then in a Bankwide review process. A similar process is followed to assess the performance of the remaining countries, using the benchmark countries' scores as guideposts. The final ratings are determined following a Bankwide review. The overall numerical IRAI score and the separate criteria scores were first publicly disclosed in June 2006.

Aggregation method: Unweighted average

Periodicity: Annual