World Bank Inequality Intelligence

Fetch and normalize World Bank inequality data for 200+ countries spanning 60+ years. No API key required.

What This Actor Does

Extracts key inequality indicators from the World Bank API:

• Gini Coefficient (SI.POV.GINI) - Income inequality measure (0-100, lower = more equal)
• Income Share by Decile (SI.DST.10TH.10, SI.DST.05TH.20) - Share of income held by lowest 10% and 20%
• Poverty Headcount (SI.POV.NAHC, SI.POV.DDAY) - Population below national and international poverty lines

Use Cases

• Economic Research: Analyze inequality trends across countries and time periods
• Policy Analysis: Compare poverty reduction effectiveness
• Development Finance: Identify high-inequality markets for impact investing
• Academic Studies: Access standardized inequality data for cross-country research
• NGO/Development Work: Target interventions in high-poverty regions

Features

✅ No API Key Required - Uses free World Bank public API
✅ 200+ Countries - Global coverage including aggregates
✅ 60+ Years - Historical data from 1960-2024
✅ Normalized Output - Clean, structured JSON with consistent field names
✅ Flexible Filtering - Select specific countries, indicators, and year ranges
✅ Human-Readable Summary - ASCII table output for quick insights

Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description	Default
countries	stringList	Country ISO2 codes (e.g., ["US", "GB", "DE"])	All countries
indicators	stringList	World Bank indicator codes	5 default inequality indicators
startYear	integer	Start year (1960-2024)	2010
endYear	integer	End year (1960-2024)	2023
maxResults	integer	Maximum records to fetch (1-10000)	500

Example Output

{
  "indicatorCode": "SI.POV.GINI",
  "indicatorName": "Gini index",
  "countryCode": "US",
  "countryName": "United States",
  "countryISO3": "USA",
  "year": "2020",
  "value": 39.4,
  "unit": "",
  "obsStatus": "",
  "decimal": 1
}

Output Format

Three outputs are generated:

1. Dataset - Full normalized records in JSON format
2. Summary Table - Human-readable ASCII table showing latest values per country
3. Statistics - Machine-readable run stats (record count, country count, etc.)

Common World Bank Inequality Indicators

Code	Description
SI.POV.GINI	Gini index
SI.DST.10TH.10	Income share held by lowest 10%
SI.DST.05TH.20	Income share held by lowest 20%
SI.DST.FRST.20	Income share held by highest 20%
SI.POV.NAHC	Poverty headcount at national poverty lines
SI.POV.DDAY	Poverty headcount at $2.15/day (2017 PPP)
SI.POV.GINI	Gini index
SP.POP.TOTL	Total population
NY.GDP.PCAP.CD	GDP per capita (current US$)

Find more indicators at: https://data.worldbank.org/

Data Source

World Bank Open Data API - https://data.worldbank.org/
Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)

Pricing

Pay-per-result: $1.00 per 1,000 records ($0.001 per record)

Support

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