# World Bank Data Scraper (`gochujang/world-bank-data`) Actor

Fetch time-series economic data from the World Bank Open Data API. No API key required. Supports GDP, population, inflation, and 20,000+ indicators across 200+ countries. Filter by country, indicator, and year range.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/gochujang/world-bank-data.md
- **Developed by:** [Hojun Lee](https://apify.com/gochujang) (community)
- **Categories:** Automation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 0.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

Pay per usage

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# README

## World Bank Data Scraper

Fetch time-series economic data from the **World Bank Open Data API** — completely free, no API key required.

Pull GDP, population, inflation, unemployment, trade, CO2 emissions, and **20,000+ other indicators** across **200+ countries** with a single run.

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### What you get

Each output row contains one country × indicator × year data point:

| Field | Example |
|---|---|
| `country_code` | `US` |
| `country_name` | `United States` |
| `indicator_code` | `NY.GDP.MKTP.CD` |
| `indicator_name` | `GDP (current US$)` |
| `year` | `2023` |
| `value` | `27357000000000` |
| `source` | `World Bank` |

***

### Popular indicators

| Indicator Code | Name |
|---|---|
| `NY.GDP.MKTP.CD` | GDP (current US$) |
| `NY.GDP.PCAP.CD` | GDP per capita (current US$) |
| `SP.POP.TOTL` | Population, total |
| `FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG` | Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) |
| `SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS` | Unemployment, total (% of labor force) |
| `NE.EXP.GNFS.ZS` | Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) |
| `EN.ATM.CO2E.PC` | CO2 emissions (metric tons per capita) |
| `SE.ADT.LITR.ZS` | Literacy rate, adult total (% of people) |
| `SP.DYN.LE00.IN` | Life expectancy at birth, total (years) |
| `EG.USE.PCAP.KG.OE` | Energy use (kg of oil equivalent per capita) |

Use **mode=indicators** to browse all 20,000+ available indicators.

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### Modes

#### `data` (default) — Time-series economic data

Fetch actual values for selected countries and indicators over a year range.

**Input example:**

```json
{
  "mode": "data",
  "indicators": ["NY.GDP.MKTP.CD", "FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG"],
  "countries": ["US", "CN", "KR", "DE"],
  "startYear": 2015,
  "endYear": 2023
}
```

Use `"countries": ["all"]` to fetch data for every country.

***

#### `indicators` — Browse available indicators

Returns a searchable list of World Bank indicators with their codes, names, source, and topics.

```json
{ "mode": "indicators", "maxIndicators": 500 }
```

***

#### `countries` — Browse available countries

Returns the full list of countries with ISO codes, region, income level, and capital.

```json
{ "mode": "countries" }
```

***

### Use cases

- **Economic research** — compare GDP growth across countries over decades
- **Data journalism** — visualize inequality, poverty, or climate indicators
- **Financial modeling** — enrich quantitative models with macro data
- **Academic projects** — download World Bank datasets programmatically
- **Dashboard backends** — power live economic dashboards without manual downloads

***

### Pricing

| Event | Price |
|---|---|
| Actor start | $0.005 |
| Per data point fetched | $0.001 |

A typical run (8 countries × 3 indicators × 14 years) returns ~300 data points = **$0.005 + $0.30 = ~$0.31 total**.

***

### Notes

- Data sourced from the [World Bank Open Data API](https://datahelpdesk.worldbank.org/knowledgebase/articles/889392-about-the-indicators-api-documentation)
- No API key or authentication required
- Some indicators may have missing values for certain country/year combinations (shown as `null`)
- Historical data goes back to 1960 for many indicators

***

### Related actors

- [OECD Stats Tracker](https://apify.com/gochujang/oecd-stats-tracker) — OECD member country economic statistics to complement World Bank global coverage
- [BIS Central Bank Data](https://apify.com/gochujang/bis-central-bank-data) — Bank for International Settlements data on monetary policy and banking sector health
- [ECB Economic Data Tracker](https://apify.com/gochujang/ecb-economic-data) — Eurozone-specific monetary and macroeconomic data for EU country analysis

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# Actor input Schema

## `mode` (type: `string`):

What to fetch: 'data' for time-series data, 'indicators' for available indicator list, 'countries' for country list.

## `indicators` (type: `array`):

World Bank indicator codes to fetch (e.g. NY.GDP.MKTP.CD for GDP). Used when mode=data.

## `countries` (type: `array`):

ISO 2-letter country codes (e.g. US, CN, KR). Use \["all"] to fetch all countries. Used when mode=data.

## `startYear` (type: `integer`):

First year of data to fetch (inclusive). Used when mode=data.

## `endYear` (type: `integer`):

Last year of data to fetch (inclusive). Defaults to current year. Used when mode=data.

## `maxIndicators` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of indicators to return when mode=indicators.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "mode": "data",
  "indicators": [
    "NY.GDP.MKTP.CD",
    "SP.POP.TOTL",
    "FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG"
  ],
  "countries": [
    "US",
    "CN",
    "JP",
    "DE",
    "KR",
    "IN",
    "GB",
    "FR"
  ],
  "startYear": 2010,
  "endYear": 2024,
  "maxIndicators": 200
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `dataset` (type: `string`):

No description

## `summary` (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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("gochujang/world-bank-data").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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("gochujang/world-bank-data").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).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 gochujang/world-bank-data --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,gochujang/world-bank-data"
        }
    }
}

```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/OhhoPeoRowgnYbVhl/builds/bhdKQGcw7MQKgF6rl/openapi.json