Commitment to Development Index (CDI)

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CDI 2020: China’s Commitment to Development
June 25, 2020
China’s policy commitment to development ranks 35th of the 40 countries in the CDI. Some of the results may seem counterintuitive: Most people know that China provides major levels of finance to Africa, and that it’s a big producer of greenhouse gases. However, after we take account of country ...
BRIEFS
Commitment to Development Index 2020
June 25, 2020
The Commitment to Development Index ranks 40 countries on their development policies. How did your country do this year?
Blog Post
CDI 2020: Assessing Commitment to Global Health
June 25, 2020
With COVID-19 set to lead to a major upsurge in those living in extreme poverty and the wider developing world, the new CDI provides looks at how 40 of the world’s most powerful countries are contributing on health-related policies and commitments.
Blog Post
Commitment to Development 2020: Reassessing What Matters Most
March 10, 2020
Ahead of the publication of the next Commitment to Development Index this spring, Lee Robinson and Ian Mitchell outline the findings from three external reviews, and highlight ways the differences in the forthcoming CDI.
POLICY PAPERS
The Index Ecosystem and the Commitment to Development Index
January 29, 2020
The CDI has carved out a fairly specialized niche in the index ecosystem. For 15 years, the Center for Global Development has produced the Commitment to Development Index (CDI). This is a good time to take stock and ask how, if at all, the CDI should be modified.
Blog Post
Looking Beyond Aid with Ian Mitchell – CGD Podcast
May 02, 2019
CGD's Ian Mitchell on why looking beyond aid is important for development and how the CDI measures and weighs various development factors. 
Blog Post
Policies, Outcomes, and Populism: The Integration of Migrants in Sweden
November 15, 2018
Sweden doesn’t seem to be immune to the Europe-wide trend of hostility to migration, as a significant 17.5 percent of the vote went to the Sweden Democrats, a populist, anti-immigration party. This is even more surprising given Sweden’s reputation for openness and successful in...