# World Bank Data MCP Server - Economic Indicators for AI (`dltik/mcp-server-worldbank`) Actor Apify-hosted MCP server exposing 6 tools for AI agents: search indicators, get time series, compare countries, country profile, list countries, indicator metadata. Backed by the official World Bank Indicators API. No API key, $0.01 per tool call. - **URL**: https://apify.com/dltik/mcp-server-worldbank.md - **Developed by:** [dltik](https://apify.com/dltik) (community) - **Categories:** Developer tools, Business, AI - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing $10.00 / 1,000 tool calls 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 Data MCP Server - 16k+ Economic Indicators for AI Agents > Apify-hosted **MCP server** giving AI agents (Claude, Cursor, Continue) instant access to World Bank Open Data: ~16,000 global economic and development indicators for every country. Search indicators, pull time series, compare countries, get a country profile. No API key, no proxy, free official data. **$0.01 per tool call**. โญ **Bookmark this World Bank MCP Server** - Apify ranks actors by bookmarks, so it directly helps the visibility of this server on the Apify Store. ### What is the World Bank MCP Server? The **World Bank MCP Server** is an Apify actor implementing the [Model Context Protocol](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/) for the [World Bank Indicators API](https://datahelpdesk.worldbank.org/knowledgebase/articles/889392) - the canonical open dataset for global GDP, population, inflation, unemployment, CO2, poverty, health, education, and ~16k more indicators across 200+ countries and decades of history. It exposes 6 tools your AI agent can call to discover indicator codes, fetch time series, compare countries, and get a one-call country profile. Backed by the free official `api.worldbank.org/v2` endpoint - no API key, no rate limit headaches, no proxy. Use it standalone via the Apify API, or wire it into Claude Desktop / Cursor / Continue.dev as an MCP server to give your agent live macroeconomic data. ### Use cases - **Economic research agents** - let your AI pull GDP, inflation and unemployment time series for any country on demand. - **Finance / macro copilots** - compare growth, debt or trade across a basket of countries in one tool call. - **Country due-diligence bots** - one `country_profile` call returns the headline economic + development snapshot. - **Data journalism / OSINT** - resolve a vague request ("CO2 per capita in the EU") into real indicator codes and values. - **Dashboards + RAG pipelines** - feed authoritative World Bank numbers into LLM answers instead of hallucinated figures. ### Tools available | Tool | What it returns | |---|---| | `search_indicators(query, limit)` | Indicator codes matching a keyword (GDP, CO2, ...) | | `get_indicator(indicator, country, start_year, end_year)` | Time series for one indicator + country | | `compare_countries(indicator, countries, year)` | One indicator across N countries, ranked | | `country_profile(country)` | GDP, growth, population, inflation, unemployment, life expectancy | | `list_countries(region, income_level, limit)` | Countries + ISO codes + region + income group | | `indicator_metadata(indicator)` | Definition, source, organization, topics for a code | | `list_tools` | Free - schema discovery | ### Input ```json { "mode": "call_tool", "tool_name": "country_profile", "arguments": { "country": "FR" } } ```` Set `mode: "list_tools"` to get the full input schema for every tool - that call is free. ### Output ```json { "country": "France", "country_id": "FR", "indicators": { "NY.GDP.MKTP.CD": { "label": "GDP (current US$)", "value": 3160442622465.08, "year": "2024" }, "SP.POP.TOTL": { "label": "Population, total", "value": 68170228, "year": "2024" }, "FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG": { "label": "Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)", "value": 2.0, "year": "2024" } }, "source": "World Bank - World Development Indicators" } ``` ### Pricing **PAY\_PER\_EVENT - $0.01 per tool call** (= $10 per 1,000). Free actor starts. The `list_tools` discovery call is free. No charge if a tool returns an error. ### FAQ **Which indicators are searchable?** `search_indicators` scans the World Development Indicators catalog (~1,500 headline series: GDP, population, inflation, CO2, trade, health, education). The full API exposes ~16k indicators - pass any code directly to `get_indicator` or `indicator_metadata`. **What country codes are accepted?** ISO2 (FR) or ISO3 (FRA). Use `list_countries` to discover codes, regions and income groups. **Why MCP instead of a regular scraper?** MCP lets an AI agent *decide* which tool to call dynamically - resolve a keyword to a code, then fetch the series, then compare countries, all in one reasoning loop. **Does it work in Claude Desktop?** Yes - wire the Apify actor URL as an MCP server and your AI agent gets the 6 tools instantly. *** โญ **Found this useful? Bookmark this World Bank MCP Server** - it's the strongest signal for Apify Store ranking. #### Related actors - [Eurostat MCP Server](https://apify.com/dltik/mcp-server-eurostat) - EU statistics, same MCP pattern - [SEC EDGAR MCP Server](https://apify.com/dltik/mcp-server-sec-edgar) - US public company filings - [Data Gouv FR MCP Server](https://apify.com/dltik/mcp-server-data-gouv) - French open gov data, 6 tools License: MIT ยท Author: [dltik](https://apify.com/dltik) # Actor input Schema ## `mode` (type: `string`): list\_tools (free, returns tool catalog) or call\_tool (charged $0.01 per call). ## `tool_name` (type: `string`): Tool to call. Use mode=list\_tools to discover available tools and their arguments. ## `arguments` (type: `object`): Arguments for the chosen tool. See list\_tools mode for the full per-tool schema. ## Actor input object example ```json { "mode": "call_tool", "tool_name": "country_profile", "arguments": { "country": "FR" } } ``` # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "arguments": { "country": "FR" } }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("dltik/mcp-server-worldbank").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`๐Ÿ’พ Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`); const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems(); items.forEach((item) => { console.dir(item); }); // ๐Ÿ“š Want to learn more ๐Ÿ“–? Go to โ†’ 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 = { "arguments": { "country": "FR" } } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("dltik/mcp-server-worldbank").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("๐Ÿ’พ Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # ๐Ÿ“š Want to learn more ๐Ÿ“–? Go to โ†’ https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "arguments": { "country": "FR" } }' | apify call dltik/mcp-server-worldbank --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=dltik/mcp-server-worldbank", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "World Bank Data MCP Server - Economic Indicators for AI", "description": "Apify-hosted MCP server exposing 6 tools for AI agents: search indicators, get time series, compare countries, country profile, list countries, indicator metadata. Backed by the official World Bank Indicators API. 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