# World Bank Indicators Scraper — GDP, Inflation & More (`hipersoft/worldbank-indicators-scraper`) Actor

Fetch World Bank development indicators in bulk by country and year: GDP, population, inflation, unemployment, trade and thousands more. Pick any indicator codes and ISO country codes (or all countries), set a year range, and get one clean row per country, indicator and year as JSON, CSV or Excel.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/hipersoft/worldbank-indicators-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [hiper soft](https://apify.com/hipersoft) (community)
- **Categories:** Other, Developer tools
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

from $0.00025 / datapoint scraped

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

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# README

## World Bank Indicators Scraper — GDP, Population, Inflation & More

Pull **World Bank development indicators** in bulk as clean, structured **JSON, CSV, Excel or XML**. Choose any indicator codes (**GDP, population, inflation, unemployment, trade, life expectancy** and thousands more) and any list of countries — or **all** countries at once — set an optional year range, and get one flat record per **country × indicator × year**. Ideal for research, dashboards, economic models and automated data pipelines.

### What does World Bank Indicators Scraper do?

This scraper turns the World Bank's open development data into a ready-to-use dataset. Ask for a set of indicator codes and countries, optionally narrow to a year range, and it returns one tidy row per data point — with the country, indicator name, year, value and unit. Use it to build economic dashboards, back-test models, enrich reports, or keep a fresh copy of key indicators on a schedule.

### What data can you get?

| Field | Description |
| --- | --- |
| `country` | Country or region name. |
| `countryIso` | Two-letter ISO country code. |
| `countryIso3` | Three-letter ISO country code. |
| `indicator` | World Bank indicator code (e.g. `NY.GDP.MKTP.CD`). |
| `indicatorName` | Human-readable indicator name (e.g. "GDP (current US$)"). |
| `year` | Observation year. |
| `value` | Indicator value for that country and year. |
| `unit` | Unit of measure, when the source provides one. |

### Use cases

- **Economic dashboards** — power GDP, inflation or population dashboards for any set of countries.
- **Research & modelling** — assemble multi-country, multi-year panels for analysis.
- **Country comparisons** — line up the same indicators across markets and years.
- **Reporting** — drop fresh figures into reports, briefs and presentations.
- **Data pipelines** — feed structured indicator data into BI tools, notebooks or apps.

### How to use it

1. Add **World Bank Indicators Scraper** to your Apify account and open its input.
2. Enter one or more **countries** as ISO codes (e.g. `US`, `SG`, `GB`), or a single `all` for every country.
3. Enter one or more **indicators** codes (e.g. `NY.GDP.MKTP.CD`, `SP.POP.TOTL`).
4. Optionally set a **year range** such as `2010:2023`.
5. Click **Run**, then export the results as JSON, CSV, Excel or XML.

### Input

```json
{
  "countries": ["US", "SG"],
  "indicators": ["NY.GDP.MKTP.CD", "SP.POP.TOTL"],
  "dateRange": "2018:2022"
}
```

| Field | Description |
| --- | --- |
| `countries` | ISO country codes, e.g. `US`, `SG`, `GB`. Use `all` for every country and region. |
| `indicators` | World Bank indicator codes, e.g. `NY.GDP.MKTP.CD` (GDP), `SP.POP.TOTL` (population). |
| `dateRange` | Optional year or year range, e.g. `2020` or `2010:2023`. Empty = all years. |
| `includeEmptyValues` | Also output rows where the value is missing. Off by default. |
| `maxItems` | Cap the total number of data points returned. `0` = no limit. |

### What you get

One flat JSON record per data point, ready to export to CSV, Excel, JSON or XML.

```json
{
  "country": "Singapore",
  "countryIso": "SG",
  "countryIso3": "SGP",
  "indicator": "NY.GDP.MKTP.CD",
  "indicatorName": "GDP (current US$)",
  "year": "2022",
  "value": 514252535238.749,
  "unit": null
}
```

### Popular indicator codes

| Code | Indicator |
| --- | --- |
| `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 labour force) |
| `SP.DYN.LE00.IN` | Life expectancy at birth (years) |
| `NE.EXP.GNFS.ZS` | Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) |

### FAQ

**Which indicators can I request?**
Any World Bank indicator code. Pass one or more codes in the `indicators` field; each is fetched for every country you list.

**How do I get every country at once?**
Set `countries` to a single value `all`. This includes countries as well as regional and income-group aggregates.

**Can I limit the years?**
Yes — set `dateRange` to a single year (`2020`) or a range (`2010:2023`).

**What export formats are available?**
JSON, CSV, Excel and XML, plus programmatic access through the Apify API.

**Can I use this with n8n?**
Yes. Run it from the [Apify n8n community node](https://apify.com/integrations/n8n) or trigger it over HTTP, then pass the dataset items straight into your n8n workflow for transforming, storing or alerting on indicator data.

**Can I connect this to my other tools?**
It works with [Make](https://apify.com/integrations/make), [Zapier](https://apify.com/integrations/zapier), [Slack](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/slack), [Airbyte](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/airbyte), [GitHub](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/github), [Google Drive](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/drive) and [many more](https://apify.com/integrations), plus the [Apify API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2), JavaScript/Python clients and MCP. Or use [webhooks](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/webhooks) to trigger an action whenever a run finishes.

**How often is the data updated?**
Values reflect the World Bank's latest published figures at run time. Re-run on a schedule to keep your copy fresh.

**Is this official World Bank data?**
The data reflects public World Bank development indicators, but this actor is an independent tool and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the World Bank.

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### Notes

Original clean-room implementation. Returns only public development-indicator data; you are responsible for compliant use. Not affiliated with the World Bank; all trademarks belong to their respective owners.

# Actor input Schema

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

ISO country codes to fetch, e.g. "US", "SG", "GB". Two- or three-letter codes both work. Use a single value "all" to fetch every country and region.

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

World Bank indicator codes to fetch, e.g. "NY.GDP.MKTP.CD" (GDP), "SP.POP.TOTL" (population), "FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG" (inflation). Add as many as you need — each is fetched for every country.

## `dateRange` (type: `string`):

Optional year or year range to limit results, e.g. "2020" or "2010:2023". Leave empty to fetch all available years.

## `includeEmptyValues` (type: `boolean`):

When enabled, also output rows for years where the indicator value is missing (null). Off by default so you only get real data points.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of data points (rows) to output across all countries and indicators. 0 = no limit.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "countries": [
    "US",
    "SG",
    "GB"
  ],
  "indicators": [
    "NY.GDP.MKTP.CD",
    "SP.POP.TOTL",
    "FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG"
  ],
  "dateRange": "2010:2023",
  "includeEmptyValues": false,
  "maxItems": 0
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

The results as dataset items.

# 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 = {
    "countries": [
        "US",
        "SG"
    ],
    "indicators": [
        "NY.GDP.MKTP.CD"
    ]
};

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

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "countries": [
        "US",
        "SG",
    ],
    "indicators": ["NY.GDP.MKTP.CD"],
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("hipersoft/worldbank-indicators-scraper").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 '{
  "countries": [
    "US",
    "SG"
  ],
  "indicators": [
    "NY.GDP.MKTP.CD"
  ]
}' |
apify call hipersoft/worldbank-indicators-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,hipersoft/worldbank-indicators-scraper"
        }
    }
}

```

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/dkuJwCYQwntq7SaqA/builds/pFdXRCO4MEIHck8PH/openapi.json