About Dashboard

This dashboard showcases the key findings from the joint report by The World Bank Group (WBG) and the World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (WAIPA) on the State of Investment Promotion Agencies: Evidence from WAIPA-WBG’s Joint Global Survey.

The report is based on the survey conducted from July to December 2019 to capture the innovative approaches of investment promotion; to gauge where improvements can be made; and to understand the trends, challenges, and opportunities that IPAs face today.

It is structured around the novel WBG framework for investment promotion, which includes the following core pillars:

  1. Corporate strategic planning and sector prioritization: Improving strategic focus via corporate and strategic plan development and improving sector prioritization for investment promotion.

  2. Institutional framework for FDI: Strengthening the IPA’s institutional framework by improving governance, resources, tools, capacities, and institutional coordination among key stakeholders.

  3. Investor services: Improving investor-focused services on the basis of comprehensive investor services framework (CISF).

The report also includes special addendum presenting the IPAs’ response to the COVID-19 pandemic.To see all survey’s findings, please download the full report HERE.

Note: This dashboard and graphs are not for commercial use. Graphs are built using HighCharter R library, which is wrapper for Highcharts javascript library and its modules.

Survey Sample Overview

IPAs responded to the survey

91

Geographical Distribution of Respondents, n=91

Income Distribution of Respondents, n=91

Corporate Strategic Planning and Sector Prioritization

Top Priority Sectors of IPAs, n= 73

Methods for Implementing Investment Promotion Plans, n=75

Sources that Inform the IPA Strategy, n=75

NEMs Targeted by IPAs, n=74

Majority of IPAs have a Written, Multiyear Strategy, n=90

How SDGs Influence IPAs’ Strategies, n=90

Institutional Framework

Organizational Structures of IPAs, n=89

Distribution of IPAs’ Total Budget Size, n=51

IPAs’ Reporting Lines, n=91

Mandates Performed by IPAs, n=91

IPAs per Total Number of Staff, n=57

IPA Representation Abroad, n=82

IPAs’ Staff Qualifications, n=84

Distribution of IPAs’ Promotion Budget, n=53

Investor Services

IPA Services Provided as per WBG CISF, n=74

Social Media Usage for IPAs’ Activities, n=74

Top Investor Services Provided by IPAs, n=74

Criteria IPAs Use to Evaluate Investors, n=74

Size of IPAs’ Databases, n=64

Key Performance Indicators Used by IPAs, n=71

Challenges and Changes

Reforms Indicated by IPAs, n= 86

Performance Challenges Facing IPAs in Developed and Developing Countries, n=89