The 2025 ID4D and G2Px Annual Report 

This report marks two major milestones: ten years of the Identification for Development (ID4D) Initiative and five years of the Digital Government-to-Person Payments (G2Px) Initiative. Both programs began small, bringing together colleagues from across the World Bank Group to work on common issues: for ID4D, this was a recognition that inclusive and trusted identification is a core development issue that impacts access to bank accounts, social assistance, education, healthcare, gender equality, child protection, property rights, formal-sector employment, and more. 

For G2Px, it was the opportunity to leverage digital government-to-person (G2P) payments - such as cash transfers - as a core tool for not only improving government efficiency but also advancing broader priorities like financial inclusion and women’s economic empowerment. 2024-25 marks a decade of ID4D and five years of G2Px - two sister Initiatives launched to explore critical questions: How can identification and G2P payment systems be strengthened to drive better development outcomes? In seeking answers and turning them into action, these Initiatives have catalyzed a community of practice that spans the World Bank Group and partners around the world. With the invaluable support of their donor partners, ID4D and G2Px have designed distinctive platforms and delivery models that harness the full value of the World Bank Group - from cross-sector knowledge and financing to technical assistance and global convening power - to create lasting change. 

This feature highlights key milestones from that journey. But the true impact of these efforts lies in the millions of people who can now prove who they are and receive government payments digitally - with greater confidence, security, and dignity.

To learn more, download the ID4D and G2Px 2025 Annual Report