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World Bank Development Indicators

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Query 14,000+ World Bank indicators across 200+ countries: GDP, inflation, trade, health, education, environment, governance, energy, and more.

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What it does

This actor queries the World Bank's public SDMX-JSON API and returns structured rows of indicator data — one row per country per year per indicator.

Available Indicators

Over 14,000 indicators are available. Use the preset dropdown for quick access to curated bundles, or enter custom indicator IDs directly.

Preset Bundles

Preset	Indicators Included
Macro Economic	GDP, GDP growth, inflation, GNI, GDP per capita, PPP
Trade	Exports, imports, balance of payments, FDI inflows
Health	Life expectancy, infant mortality, health spending, fertility
Education	School enrollment (primary/secondary/tertiary), literacy, spending
Energy & Climate	Electricity consumption, renewables, CO2 emissions, PM2.5
Governance	CPIA, government effectiveness, rule of law, corruption, voice
Debt & Finance	Government debt, reserves, money supply, remittances, interest rates
Gender	Female labor participation, parliament seats, education parity

Popular Custom Indicators

Indicator ID	Description
`NY.GDP.MKTP.CD`	GDP (current US$)
`FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG`	Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
`SP.DYN.LE00.IN`	Life expectancy at birth
`EN.ATM.CO2E.PC`	CO2 emissions (metric tons per capita)
`SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS`	Government expenditure on education (% of GDP)
`GE.EST`	Government effectiveness estimate
`GC.DOD.TOTL.GD.ZS`	Central government debt (% of GDP)
`SL.TLF.CACT.FE.ZS`	Labor force, female (% of total)

Browse all indicators at data.worldbank.org/indicator.

Example Inputs

Get GDP data for G7 countries (2018-2024)

{
  "indicators": ["NY.GDP.MKTP.CD"],
  "preset": "none",
  "countries": ["US", "GB", "DE", "FR", "IT", "JP", "CA"],
  "startYear": 2018,
  "endYear": 2024,
  "maxRecordsPerIndicator": 1000
}

Use a preset for macro economic overview

{
  "indicators": [],
  "preset": "macro_economic",
  "countries": ["AU", "NZ", "SG"],
  "startYear": 2020,
  "endYear": 2024,
  "maxRecordsPerIndicator": 5000
}

Output

Each record contains:

Field	Description
`country`	Country name (e.g. "United States")
`country_code`	ISO 3-letter code (e.g. "USA")
`indicator_id`	Indicator code (e.g. "NY.GDP.MKTP.CD")
`indicator_name`	Full indicator name
`year`	Observation year
`value`	Numeric value (empty if no data)
`unit`	Measurement unit
`source`	Data source database
`scraped_at`	ISO timestamp of data fetch

Data Source

World Bank Open Data — free and open access to global development data. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Use Cases

Macro research: GDP, inflation, trade balance across economies
ESG analysis: CO2 emissions, renewable energy, governance scores
Development consulting: Education, health, poverty indicators
Journalism: Data-driven stories on global trends
Academic research: Panel data for econometric analysis

Rate Limits

The World Bank API allows ~1,000 requests per hour without authentication. This actor paginates efficiently (1,000 records per page) to stay within limits.

Limitations

Data availability varies by country and indicator (not all countries report all years)
Some indicators have a 1-2 year publication lag
The API returns null values for missing data points

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