🌍 World Bank Economic Data Scraper

Whether you're an economist comparing GDP across countries, a development researcher tracking poverty indicators, or a business analyst studying global market trends, this tool makes it easy to collect structured economic data from the World Bank for every country in the world.

The World Bank Scraper collects global economic indicators including GDP, population, inflation, unemployment, literacy rates, life expectancy, CO2 emissions, poverty data, and foreign investment figures. Filter by country, indicator, and get enriched country metadata.

✨ What Does It Do

• 💰 GDP and economic data - collect GDP per capita, total GDP, and other economic indicators for any country or all countries
• 👥 Population and demographics - extract population totals, life expectancy, and literacy rates across all nations
• 📈 Economic indicators - track inflation (CPI), unemployment rates, and poverty headcount ratios
• 🌿 Environmental data - gather CO2 emissions per capita for climate and sustainability research
• 💼 Investment flows - collect foreign direct investment data for international business analysis
• 🗺️ Country metadata - each record is enriched with region, income level, capital city, and geographic coordinates
• 🔧 Custom indicators - use any World Bank indicator code to collect specialized datasets

🔧 Input

• Indicator - select from 10 popular indicators or enter a custom World Bank indicator code
• Max Items - how many records to collect (free users get 10 items, paid users up to 1,000,000)
• Custom Indicator Code - enter any World Bank indicator code when using the "Custom Indicator" option
• Country - filter by country code (e.g., US, GB, CN) or leave as "all" for worldwide data

{
    "indicator": "NY.GDP.PCAP.CD",
    "country": "US",
    "maxItems": 50
}

📊 Output

Each record includes the indicator value enriched with country metadata. Download as JSON, CSV, or Excel.

Field	Description
🏳️ countryId	Two-letter country code
🌍 countryName	Full country name
🔤 countryIso3	Three-letter ISO country code
🗺️ region	World Bank region classification
💰 incomeLevel	Income level (High, Upper middle, Lower middle, Low)
🏛️ capitalCity	Capital city name
📍 latitude	Country latitude coordinate
📍 longitude	Country longitude coordinate
📊 indicator	Indicator code
📋 indicatorName	Full indicator name
📅 year	Data year
🔢 value	Indicator value for that country and year
🕐 scrapedAt	Timestamp when the data was collected

{
    "countryId": "US",
    "countryName": "United States",
    "countryIso3": "USA",
    "region": "North America",
    "incomeLevel": "High income",
    "capitalCity": "Washington D.C.",
    "latitude": 38.8895,
    "longitude": -77.032,
    "indicator": "NY.GDP.PCAP.CD",
    "indicatorName": "GDP per capita (current US$)",
    "year": 2023,
    "value": 80034.576,
    "scrapedAt": "2026-04-09T12:00:00.000Z"
}

💎 Why Choose the World Bank Scraper?

Feature	Our Tool	Manual World Bank Website
Batch collection	✅ Up to 1M records	❌ Browse charts one at a time
All countries	✅ 200+ countries at once	⚠️ Select one by one
Country metadata	✅ Region, income, coordinates	❌ Separate lookups
Custom indicators	✅ Any indicator code	⚠️ Complex navigation
Structured output	✅ JSON, CSV, Excel	❌ Charts and PDFs
Automated scheduling	✅ Monthly/yearly updates	❌ Manual visits

📋 How to Use

1. Sign Up - Create a free account w/ $5 credit
2. Configure - select the economic indicator, country, and how many records you want
3. Run It - click "Start" and get structured economic data in seconds

No coding, no setup, no manual browsing required.

🎯 Business Use Cases

• 📈 Investment firms - compare GDP growth, inflation, and investment flows across countries for emerging market analysis
• 🎓 Academic researchers - gather time-series data on development indicators for cross-country economic studies
• 🏛️ NGOs and development organizations - track poverty rates, literacy, and life expectancy to measure program impact
• 🌿 Sustainability teams - monitor CO2 emissions per capita across nations for ESG reporting and climate research
• 💼 Market expansion teams - analyze population, income levels, and economic growth to identify new market opportunities
• 📊 Journalists and data reporters - build data-driven stories using global economic indicators from a trusted source

🔗 Integrate World Bank Scraper with any app

• Make - Automate economic data collection workflows
• Zapier - Get alerts when new World Bank data is released
• Slack - Get notified in your team channel
• Google Drive - Export economic data to spreadsheets
• Webhooks - Trigger actions when runs complete

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⚠️ Disclaimer

This Actor is an independent tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to the World Bank Group, the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, or any international organization. It accesses only publicly available data.