The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans and grants to the governments of low- and middle-income countries for the purpose of pursuing capital projects. The World Bank is the collective name for the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and International Development Association (IDA), two of five international organizations owned by the World Bank Group. It was established along with the International Monetary Fund at the 1944 Bretton Woods Conference. After a slow start, its first loan was to France in 1947. In the 1970s, it focused on loans to developing world countries, shifting away from that mission in the 1980s. For the last 30 years, it has included NGOs and environmental groups in its loan portfolio. Its loan strategy is influenced by the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals, as well as environmental and social safeguards.

विश्व बैंक विशिष्ट संस्था है। इसका मुख्य उद्देश्य सदस्य राष्ट्रों को पुनर्निमाण और विकास के कार्यों में आर्थिक सहायता देना है। विश्व बैंक समूह पाँच अन्तर राष्ट्रीय संगठनों का एक ऐसा समूह है जो सदस्य देशों को वित्त और वित्तीय सलाह देता है। इसका मुख्यालय वॉशिंगटन, डी॰ सी॰ में है। स्थापना 1944 में हुई ।