Zakaria Zoundi

Policy Advisor, Tracking Progress

Zakaria Zoundi is a Policy Advisor with IISD’s Tracking Progress team, exploring emerging frameworks to measure national and international progress, including Comprehensive Wealth.

As an economist and data analyst, he has explored relevant economic indicators beyond GDP, such as natural capital, production in general, human capital, and net foreign assets. Past work experience includes the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

Zakaria holds a PhD in economics from Kobe University (Japan) and a master's degree in macroeconomics and development management from Université de Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso).

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Areas of expertise
Measurement, Assessment, and Modelling
Sustainable Development Goals
Economic Development
Indicators
Measures of Progress
Staff type
Experts
Staff
Education
PhD in Economics, Development Policies, Japan, Kobe University, 2019
Master of Economics, Development Policies, Japan, Kobe University, 2015
Master of Arts, Macroeconomics and Development Management, Burkina Faso, Université de Ouagadougou, 2013
Bachelor of Arts, Macroeconomics and Development Management, Burkina Faso, Université de Ouagadougou, 2011
Languages spoken
English, French

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Moving Beyond GDP To Achieve The SDGs

World leaders increasingly believe it is time to move beyond gross domestic product (GDP) as the central measure of progress.
Report September 1, 2022

Engaging Decision-Makers in Moving Beyond GDP and Toward Wealth

This brief outlines how decision-makers can be brought into the discussion around comprehensive/inclusive wealth (C/IW). The goal of this discussion is to encourage countries to move beyond GDP and begin using C/IW as a means of assessing national progress.
Brief February 15, 2022

Measuring the Wealth of Nations: A review

This paper provides a brief overview of recent efforts by international agencies and academic institutions to develop and apply comprehensive wealth measurement tools. Our review is limited to examples of comprehensive wealth measurement as applied to several countries, so it does not include work on specific capital estimates, applications to a small number of countries, or theoretical research/framework development.
Report July 15, 2021
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