Human Development Report 2025
On 6th May 2025, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) released the Human Development Report (HDR), 2025.
- The 2025 HDR, titled “A Matter of Choice: People and Possibilities in the Age of AI,” also focuses on the transformative role of artificial intelligence in human development.
Key Highlights of HDR 2025
Global Insights
- HDI Stagnation: Global human development progress has slowed to the weakest pace since 1990 (excluding the pandemic years).
Global Rankings
- Top: Iceland (HDI: 0.972)
- Bottom: South Sudan (HDI: 0.388)
- Inequality Rising: The gap between high and low-HDI countries continues to widen, stalling convergence.
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Reports & Indices
- 1 NITI Aayog’s Report on India’s Hand and Power Tools Sectors
- 2 World Social Report 2025
- 3 Automotive Industry: Powering India's Participation in Global Value Chains
- 4 Technology and Innovation Report 2025
- 5 World Economic Outlook, 2025
- 6 UN Warns of Global Expansion of Asian Cybercrime Syndicates
- 7 State of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Volume VI, Climate Crisis
- 8 Global Debt Report 2025
- 9 United Nations World Water Development Report 2025
- 10 Global Energy Review 2025