World Bank Document

Unfortunately, limited data availability and capacity for evidence-based policy 

making constitute a fundamental development challenge. The SCD explicitly recognizes that 

its analysis is limited, owing to the paucity of credible economic, financial, and social statistics 

and the lack of access to household survey data. Data availability issues thus preclude a full 

understanding of recent economic developments and evidence-based policy formulation. They 

also make it difficult to confirm administrative data, determine where the gaps lie in terms of basic 

needs, and prevent a full analysis of poverty levels, poverty dynamics, and the evolution of 

prosperity by income group. 

 

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A second principal development challenge, given the rapidly increasing labor force,