World Bank Economic Indicators Scraper

World Bank Economic Indicators Scraper — a fast, reliable worldbank scraper that needs no API key. You pay only for the results you get: failed or empty runs are always free.

This worldbank scraper runs on the Apify platform, so you can call it from the API, run it on a schedule, or export results to JSON, CSV, Excel, or Google Sheets.

What this scraper does

• Extracts structured worldbank data with no browser or API key required
• Returns clean JSON, one record per result — ready for sheets, databases, or apps
• Pay-per-result pricing: you are never charged for a run that returns nothing
• Runs on demand or on a schedule, and integrates with 5,000+ apps via the Apify API and webhooks

What data you get

Each result record includes fields such as:

• Indicator Id (indicatorId) — e.g. "NY.GDP.MKTP.CD"
• Indicator Name (indicatorName) — e.g. "GDP (current US$)"
• Country Id (countryId) — e.g. "US"
• Country Code (countryCode) — e.g. "USA"
• Country Name (countryName) — e.g. "United States"
• Year (year) — e.g. 2025
• Date (date) — e.g. "2025"
• Value (value) — e.g. 30769700000000
• Unit (unit) — e.g. null
• Obs Status (obsStatus) — e.g. null
• Decimal (decimal) — e.g. 0
• Url (url) — e.g. "https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.MKTP.CD"
• Indicator Query (indicatorQuery) — e.g. "NY.GDP.MKTP.CD"

Input

Field	Type	Description
countries	array	Country codes (ISO2 like US, or ISO3 like USA), or the literal 'all'. Each indicator is fetched for all lis...
indicators	array	World Bank indicator codes. Examples: NY.GDP.MKTP.CD (GDP current US$), SP.POP.TOTL (population), FP.CPI.TO...
fromYear	integer	Optional start year (inclusive). Leave empty for the full available history.
toYear	integer	Optional end year (inclusive). Leave empty for the latest available year.
skipNulls	boolean	If enabled, drop observations that have no reported value (value is null) for a given year.
maxResults	integer	Maximum number of observations to return per indicator (across all requested countries).

Example output

{
  "type": "observation",
  "indicatorId": "NY.GDP.MKTP.CD",
  "indicatorName": "GDP (current US$)",
  "countryId": "US",
  "countryCode": "USA",
  "countryName": "United States",
  "year": 2025,
  "date": "2025",
  "value": 30769700000000,
  "unit": null,
  "obsStatus": null,
  "decimal": 0,
  "url": "https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.MKTP.CD",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-07-10T00:00:00Z",
  "indicatorQuery": "NY.GDP.MKTP.CD"
}

Use cases

• Run market and competitor research
• Enrich due-diligence and financial analysis
• Feed dashboards and reporting pipelines
• Power fintech and investment tools

Pricing

This actor uses pay-per-result pricing at $0.0004 per record. There is no monthly fee and no start fee — and empty or failed runs cost $0, so you only ever pay for data you actually receive.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need an API key or account for the source? No. This worldbank scraper works out of the box with no API key required.

What happens if a run returns no results? You are not charged. Billing is per result, so empty or failed runs are free.

Can I run the worldbank scraper on a schedule? Yes. Use the Apify Scheduler to run it hourly, daily, or on any cron schedule, and get results by webhook or API.

What export formats are supported? Results can be exported as JSON, CSV, Excel, HTML, or pushed to Google Sheets, a database, or your own app via the Apify API.

Is the data structured? Yes. Every worldbank result is a clean, flat JSON record you can use immediately.