# World Bank Inequality Intelligence (`wakey7dev/world-bank-inequality-intelligence`) Actor

Fetches and normalizes World Bank inequality data: GINI coefficients, income shares, poverty rates. 200+ countries, 60+ years of data. No API key required.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/wakey7dev/world-bank-inequality-intelligence.md
- **Developed by:** [Chris Wakefield](https://apify.com/wakey7dev) (community)
- **Categories:** Business, Developer tools
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

Pay per usage

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

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## World Bank Inequality Intelligence

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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

```json
{
  "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

For issues or questions, visit: https://apify.com/wakey7dev/world-bank-inequality-intelligence

# Actor input Schema

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

Country ISO2 codes (e.g. \['US', 'GB', 'DE']). Leave empty for all countries.

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

World Bank indicator codes. Default: SI.POV.GINI (Gini), SI.DST.10TH.10 (Income share 10th), SI.POV.NAHC (Poverty headcount). Leave empty for defaults.

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

Start year for data (default: 2010)

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

End year for data (default: 2023)

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of records to fetch (default: 500)

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "countries": [],
  "indicators": [],
  "startYear": 2010,
  "endYear": 2023,
  "maxResults": 500
}
```

# Actor output Schema

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

All normalized inequality records

## `summary` (type: `string`):

Human-readable summary of inequality data

## `stats` (type: `string`):

Machine-readable run statistics

# 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": [],
    "indicators": []
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("wakey7dev/world-bank-inequality-intelligence").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": [],
    "indicators": [],
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("wakey7dev/world-bank-inequality-intelligence").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": [],
  "indicators": []
}' |
apify call wakey7dev/world-bank-inequality-intelligence --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,wakey7dev/world-bank-inequality-intelligence"
        }
    }
}
```

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/TpsRuAiOLK8k8y9Bq/builds/EXMPKQuxHydPRRrMD/openapi.json