DEVELOPMENT INDEX-RELEASING FIRMS/ORGANISATIONS

🔘 HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORT

• The Human Development Index (HDI) is a composite statistic (composite index) of life expectancy, education, and per capita income indicators, which are used to rank countries into four tiers of human development.
• Released by UNDP-United Nations Development Programme

🔘 GENDER INEQUALITY INDEX

• The Gender Inequality Index (GII) is an index for measurement of gender disparity that was introduced in the 2010 Human Development Report 20th anniversary edition by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
• Released by UNDP-United Nations Development Programme

🔘 GLOBAL HUNGER INDEX

The Index was adopted and further developed by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), and was first published in 2006 with the Welthungerhilfe, a German non-profit organization (NPO). Since 2007, the Irish NGO Concern Worldwide joined the group as co-publisher
• Know more about Global hunger index in this website-http://ghi.ifpri.org/

🔘 GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS INDEX

• The Global Competitiveness Report (GCR) is a yearly report published by the World Economic Forum. Since 2004, the Global Competitiveness Report ranks countries based on the Global Competitiveness Index
• Released by World Economic Forum

🔘 WORLD INVESTMENT REPORT

• Report covers the latest trends in foreign direct investment around the World and analyses in depth one selected topic related to foreign direct investment and development. 
• Released by UNCTAD-United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

🔘 GLOBAL GENDER GAP

• The Global Gender Gap Report was first published in 2006 by the World Economic Forum. The 2016 report covers 144 major and emerging economies. The Global Gender Gap Index is an index designed to measure gender equality
• Released by World Economic Forum

🔘 EASE OF DOING BUSINESS

• The ease of doing business index is an index created by the World Bank Group. Higher rankings (a low numerical value) indicate better, usually simpler, regulations for businesses and stronger protections of property rights.
• Released by World Bank Group

🔘 GLOBAL INNOVATION INDEX

• The Global Innovation Index provides detailed metrics about the innovation performance of 127 countries and economies around the world.
•  Its 81 indicators explore a broad vision of innovation, including political environment, education, infrastructure and business sophistication
• Released by  Cornell University, INSEAD, and the World Intellectual Property Organization

🔘 GLOBAL HUMAN CAPITAL INDEX

• The Global Human Capital Index analyse countries on how well they are developing their human capital on a scale from 0 (worst) to 100 (best) across four thematic dimensions and five distinct age groups to capture the full human capital potential profile of a country. 
• It aims to be used as a tool to assess progress within countries and point to opportunities for cross-country learning and exchange.
• Released by World Economic Forum