# World Bank Indicator Explorer (`fit_melon/world-bank-indicator-explorer`) Actor Fetch World Bank development indicators (GDP, population, inflation...) for any country and year range as clean data. Free, official World Bank Open Data. - **URL**: https://apify.com/fit\_melon/world-bank-indicator-explorer.md - **Developed by:** [D N](https://apify.com/fit_melon) (community) - **Categories:** Business, Developer tools - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing Pay per usage This Actor is paid per platform usage. The Actor is free to use, and you only pay for the Apify platform usage, which gets cheaper the higher subscription plan you have. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-usage ## 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 Indicator Explorer — Free **Fetch official World Bank development indicators for any country and year range**, as clean tabular data. GDP, total population, inflation, life expectancy, unemployment, CO₂ emissions — 1,400+ indicators from the World Bank Open Data API. No API key. This Actor is **free** — you only pay for your own Apify platform usage. ### What it does Give it a list of country codes, an indicator code and a year range. It returns one row per country-year with the value, indicator label and country name, paginating automatically. ### Input | Field | Type | Description | |---|---|---| | `countries` | array of strings | Country codes (ISO2/ISO3), e.g. `FR`, `US`, `WLD`. | | `indicator` | string | World Bank indicator code, e.g. `SP.POP.TOTL`, `NY.GDP.MKTP.CD`. | | `startYear` / `endYear` | integer | Inclusive year range. | ### Output (one item per country-year) ```json { "status": "found", "country_code": "FRA", "country": "France", "indicator_code": "SP.POP.TOTL", "indicator": "Population, total", "year": 2022, "value": 67971311 } ```` Missing values return `value: null`; unknown indicator/country returns `{"status": "not_found"}`. ### Use cases - Pull macro-economic time series into a dashboard or model. - Compare indicators across countries for research or journalism. - Enrich datasets with country-level context (population, GDP...). - Feed teaching material or data-viz projects with authoritative figures. ### Limitations & fair use Data is as published by the World Bank (coverage/latency varies by indicator and country). Licensed under CC-BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data). Not affiliated with the World Bank. ### More actors by this developer See other open-data tools on the **fit\_melon** profile: https://apify.com/fit\_melon # Actor input Schema ## `countries` (type: `array`): Country codes, e.g. FR, US, BR, or WLD for the whole world. ISO2 or ISO3 both work. ## `indicator` (type: `string`): World Bank indicator code. Examples: SP.POP.TOTL (population), NY.GDP.MKTP.CD (GDP US$), FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG (inflation %), SP.DYN.LE00.IN (life expectancy). ## `startYear` (type: `integer`): First year (inclusive). ## `endYear` (type: `integer`): Last year (inclusive). ## Actor input object example ```json { "countries": [ "FR", "US", "CN" ], "indicator": "SP.POP.TOTL", "startYear": 2018, "endYear": 2023 } ``` # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "countries": [ "FR", "US", "CN" ], "indicator": "SP.POP.TOTL" }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("fit_melon/world-bank-indicator-explorer").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${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 = { "countries": [ "FR", "US", "CN", ], "indicator": "SP.POP.TOTL", } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("fit_melon/world-bank-indicator-explorer").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 '{ "countries": [ "FR", "US", "CN" ], "indicator": "SP.POP.TOTL" }' | apify call fit_melon/world-bank-indicator-explorer --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fit_melon/world-bank-indicator-explorer", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "World Bank Indicator Explorer", "description": "Fetch World Bank development indicators (GDP, population, inflation...) for any country and year range as clean data. Free, official World Bank Open Data.", "version": "0.0", "x-build-id": "gYU1TrmksK0cL78Rx" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/fit_melon~world-bank-indicator-explorer/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-fit_melon-world-bank-indicator-explorer", "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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/fit_melon~world-bank-indicator-explorer/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-fit_melon-world-bank-indicator-explorer", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/fit_melon~world-bank-indicator-explorer/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-fit_melon-world-bank-indicator-explorer", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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", "required": [ "countries", "indicator" ], "properties": { "countries": { "title": "Country codes (ISO2/ISO3)", "type": "array", "description": "Country codes, e.g. FR, US, BR, or WLD for the whole world. ISO2 or ISO3 both work.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "indicator": { "title": "Indicator code", "type": "string", "description": "World Bank indicator code. Examples: SP.POP.TOTL (population), NY.GDP.MKTP.CD (GDP US$), FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG (inflation %), SP.DYN.LE00.IN (life expectancy)." }, "startYear": { "title": "Start year", "type": "integer", "description": "First year (inclusive).", "default": 2018 }, "endYear": { "title": "End year", "type": "integer", "description": "Last year (inclusive).", "default": 2023 } } }, "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 } } } } } } } } } } ```