# World Bank Development Indicators Scraper (`compute-edge/worldbank-indicators-scraper`) Actor Extract World Bank development indicators catalog with 29,000+ indicators. Filter by topic and search by name. Covers economic, education, health, environment, and social metrics for 200+ countries. - **URL**: https://apify.com/compute-edge/worldbank-indicators-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Compute Edge](https://apify.com/compute-edge) (community) - **Categories:** Lead generation - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $3.00 / 1,000 results This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours, and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store. In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## World Bank Indicators Scraper Extract **World Bank development-indicator time series** for any country and date range. 1,400+ indicators across 200+ economies — GDP, population, life expectancy, CO2 emissions, poverty rates, education, trade, ... via the official World Bank Open Data API. ### Use cases - **Macroeconomic research** — pull GDP / inflation / trade balances across decades - **ESG analysts** — CO2 emissions, energy intensity, environmental indicators - **Development orgs** — poverty, education, health metrics for grant proposals - **Investor research** — country macro snapshots for emerging-markets due diligence ### Output fields | Field | Description | |-------|-------------| | `countryCode` | ISO 3-letter country / aggregate code | | `countryName` | Full country / aggregate name | | `indicatorCode` | e.g. `NY.GDP.MKTP.CD` | | `indicatorName` | e.g. *GDP (current US$)* | | `year` | Observation year | | `value` | Numeric value (or `null` if unobserved) | | `unit` / `obs_status` / `decimal` | Metadata | ### Common indicator codes | Code | Meaning | |------|---------| | `NY.GDP.MKTP.CD` | GDP, current US$ | | `NY.GDP.PCAP.CD` | GDP per capita, current US$ | | `SP.POP.TOTL` | Total population | | `SP.DYN.LE00.IN` | Life expectancy at birth | | `FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG` | Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) | | `EN.ATM.CO2E.KT` | CO2 emissions (kt) | | `SE.ADT.LITR.ZS` | Adult literacy rate (%) | Browse the full catalog at https://data.worldbank.org/indicator. ### Input ```json { "countries": "USA;CHN;DEU;JPN;IND", "indicator": "NY.GDP.MKTP.CD", "startYear": 2015, "endYear": 2024, "maxResults": 1000 } ```` Use `"countries": "all"` to fetch every country and World Bank aggregate region. ### Pricing Pay-per-result at **$0.003/record**. Apify compute is billed separately. ### Legal World Bank Open Data is published under CC-BY 4.0. This Actor only fetches publicly-available data via the official API — no authentication is bypassed. # Actor input Schema ## `countries` (type: `string`): Semicolon-separated ISO 3-letter country/aggregate codes. Use 'all' for every country and aggregate. Examples: 'USA;CHN;DEU;JPN' or 'all'. ## `indicator` (type: `string`): World Bank indicator code. Browse https://data.worldbank.org/indicator. Examples: 'NY.GDP.MKTP.CD' (GDP USD), 'SP.POP.TOTL' (population), 'SP.DYN.LE00.IN' (life expectancy), 'EN.ATM.CO2E.KT' (CO2 emissions). ## `startYear` (type: `integer`): Earliest year to include. ## `endYear` (type: `integer`): Latest year to include. ## `maxResults` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of country-year data points to return. ## Actor input object example ```json { "countries": "all", "indicator": "NY.GDP.MKTP.CD", "startYear": 2020, "endYear": 2024, "maxResults": 1000 } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `dataset` (type: `string`): No description # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = {}; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("compute-edge/worldbank-indicators-scraper").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`); const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems(); items.forEach((item) => { console.dir(item); }); // 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs ``` ## Python example ```python from apify_client import ApifyClient # Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token # Replace '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = {} # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("compute-edge/worldbank-indicators-scraper").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{}' | apify call compute-edge/worldbank-indicators-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=compute-edge/worldbank-indicators-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "World Bank Development Indicators Scraper", "description": "Extract World Bank development indicators catalog with 29,000+ indicators. Filter by topic and search by name. Covers economic, education, health, environment, and social metrics for 200+ countries.", "version": "0.1", "x-build-id": "aLzb3i396JrMl2Bio" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/compute-edge~worldbank-indicators-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-compute-edge-worldbank-indicators-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/compute-edge~worldbank-indicators-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-compute-edge-worldbank-indicators-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/compute-edge~worldbank-indicators-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-compute-edge-worldbank-indicators-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "countries": { "title": "Countries (ISO 3-letter, semicolon-separated)", "type": "string", "description": "Semicolon-separated ISO 3-letter country/aggregate codes. Use 'all' for every country and aggregate. Examples: 'USA;CHN;DEU;JPN' or 'all'.", "default": "all" }, "indicator": { "title": "Indicator Code", "type": "string", "description": "World Bank indicator code. Browse https://data.worldbank.org/indicator. Examples: 'NY.GDP.MKTP.CD' (GDP USD), 'SP.POP.TOTL' (population), 'SP.DYN.LE00.IN' (life expectancy), 'EN.ATM.CO2E.KT' (CO2 emissions).", "default": "NY.GDP.MKTP.CD" }, "startYear": { "title": "Start Year", "type": "integer", "description": "Earliest year to include.", "default": 2020 }, "endYear": { "title": "End Year", "type": "integer", "description": "Latest year to include.", "default": 2024 }, "maxResults": { "title": "Max Results", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 100000, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of country-year data points to return.", "default": 1000 } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```