# World Bank Indicator Normalizer (`wakey7dev/worldbank-indicator-normalizer`) Actor

Normalize live World Bank development indicators into clean country-year records with ISO codes, deduplication, and readable summaries for research and analytics.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/wakey7dev/worldbank-indicator-normalizer.md
- **Developed by:** [Chris Wakefield](https://apify.com/wakey7dev) (community)
- **Categories:** Business, AI
- **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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# README

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## World Bank Indicator Normalizer

Fetch clean, analysis-ready development indicators from the World Bank Open Data API. The Actor converts raw API observations into consistent country-year records with ISO codes, normalized numeric values, deduplication, and a readable summary.

### Why use this Actor?

World Bank data is authoritative but raw responses are awkward for downstream workflows. This Actor provides standardized country identifiers, stable field names, duplicate removal, bounded pagination, and both machine-readable and human-readable output.

### Inputs

| Field | Required | Description |
|---|---:|---|
| `indicator` | Yes | World Bank code such as `SP.POP.TOTL`, `NY.GDP.MKTP.CD`, or `SI.POV.DDAY` |
| `countries` | No | Comma-separated ISO2/ISO3 codes, e.g. `GBR,USA,DEU`; blank means all countries |
| `startYear` | No | First year, default `2020` |
| `endYear` | No | Last year, default `2023` |
| `maxResults` | No | Maximum observations, default `100`, maximum `5000` |

#### Example input

```json
{"indicator":"SP.POP.TOTL","countries":"GBR,USA,DEU","startYear":2019,"endYear":2023,"maxResults":100}
```

### Output

Each dataset record includes `indicatorCode`, `indicatorName`, `country`, `countryIso2`, `countryIso3`, `year`, `value`, `unit`, and `source`. The run also stores a formatted table in `OUTPUT`, full records in `RESULTS`, and run metrics in `STATS`.

### Use cases

- Economic and demographic research
- Market sizing and country comparison
- ESG and development dashboards
- Recruiting, investment, and policy intelligence
- Reproducible data pipelines without API-key setup

### Data source

Data is retrieved live from the [World Bank Indicators API](https://data.worldbank.org/indicator), which provides public development data. Please review the World Bank terms and metadata for indicator-specific definitions and units.

# Actor input Schema

## `indicator` (type: `string`):

World Bank indicator code, for example NY.GDP.MKTP.CD (GDP), SP.POP.TOTL (population), or SI.POV.DDAY (poverty).

## `countries` (type: `string`):

Optional comma-separated ISO2 or ISO3 country codes. Leave blank for all countries.

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

First year to retrieve.

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

Last year to retrieve, inclusive.

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

Maximum number of normalized observations to return.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "indicator": "SP.POP.TOTL",
  "countries": "GBR,USA,DEU",
  "startYear": 2020,
  "endYear": 2023,
  "maxResults": 100
}
```

# Actor output Schema

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

Full normalized country-year observations.

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

Formatted summary table.

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

Machine-readable 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 = {
    "indicator": "SP.POP.TOTL",
    "countries": "GBR,USA,DEU"
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("wakey7dev/worldbank-indicator-normalizer").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 = {
    "indicator": "SP.POP.TOTL",
    "countries": "GBR,USA,DEU",
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("wakey7dev/worldbank-indicator-normalizer").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 '{
  "indicator": "SP.POP.TOTL",
  "countries": "GBR,USA,DEU"
}' |
apify call wakey7dev/worldbank-indicator-normalizer --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,wakey7dev/worldbank-indicator-normalizer"
        }
    }
}

```

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/TZu19das8XmVp0sdx/builds/Tvcoel8em66UMWOMP/openapi.json