World Bank Group

group of five international organizations that make leveraged loans to developing countries
Organization specialized_agency_of_the_united_nations Q320863
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Summary

World Bank Group is a specialized agency of the United Nations[1]. It draws 7,715 Wikipedia views per month (specialized agency of the united nations category, ranking #3 of 16).[2]

Key Facts

  • Member of: Digital Preservation Coalition[3]
  • Country: United States[4]
  • Headquarters location: Washington, D.C.[5]
  • Child organization or unit: International Bank for Reconstruction and Development[6], International Development Association[7], International Finance Corporation[8], Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency[9], International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes[10]
  • Commons category: World Bank Group[11]
  • Has part(s): World Bank[12]
  • Inception: July 4, 1944[13]
  • Official website: https://www.worldbank.org/en/home[14]
  • Topic's main category: Category:World Bank Group[15]
  • Short name: WBG[16], GBM[17]
  • Different from: World Bank[18], International Bank for Reconstruction and Development[19]
  • Position held by head of the organization: President of the World Bank Group[20]
  • Partnership with: International Civil Aviation Organization[21]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[22]
  • Funder: Open Society Foundations[23]
  • Social media followers: 3,441,142[24], 3,280,365[25], 3,600,357[26], 3,785,996[27]
  • P14541: oGlDv[28]

Why It Matters

World Bank Group has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · GregMcCollum · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Bibsys id → 90838274
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  2. 14w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:World Bank Group
    Child organization or unit → International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, International Development Association, International Finance Corporation +2
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