| World Development | |
| Cover: | World Development (journal).gif |
| Discipline: | Development studies, economic development |
| Publisher: | Elsevier |
| Editor: | Jampel Dell'Angelo, Angelika Rettberg |
| Abbreviation: | World Dev. |
| History: | 1973-present |
| Frequency: | Monthly |
| Impact: | 6.9 |
| Impact-Year: | 2022 |
| Website: | http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/386/description#description |
| Link1: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/0305750X |
| Link1-Name: | Online access |
| Coden: | WODEDW |
| Issn: | 0305-750X |
| Eissn: | 1873-5991 |
| Oclc: | 535314332 |
| Lccn: | 73645248 |
World Development is a monthly peer-reviewed academic journal covering development studies. It was established in 1973 and is published by Elsevier.
According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2022 impact factor of 6.9.[1]