What constitutes development indicators?
The widely-cited UNDP Human Development Reports (HDRs) contain substantive data on most development indicators. The reports rank every country each year in areas such as per capita income, literacy, life expectancy and respect for women’s rights. The goal is to put people back at the centre of the development process. The HDR website is at http://www.undp.org/hdr2001 . Please refer also to the charts, graphs and tables therein. In addition, UNDP has helped more than 120 developing countries produce their own National Human Development Report, which provides a basis for informed local debate about priorities and policies. These reports also help donor governments to measure the impact of their aid dollars, and to communicate the way in which aid is making a positive difference both to direct beneficiaries and to electorates at home.
