world-bank-data
Retrieve World Bank development indicators for any country: GDP, population, inflation, unemployment, and more. Get most-recent values and 5-year trends using short aliases or official codes.
Instructions
World Bank open data — 1600+ development indicators for 200+ countries. Returns most-recent values and 5-year trend for any indicator by country. Covers GDP, population, inflation, unemployment, FDI, debt, exports, CO₂, life expectancy, Gini, internet penetration, ease of doing business, and more. Accepts ticker-style aliases (gdp, inflation, unemployment) or full WB indicator codes. Sourced from api.worldbank.org — free, no key required. Use for country risk, macro comparisons, policy analysis, and development economics.
Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| country | No | ISO 2-letter country code(s), semicolon-separated for multiple (e.g. 'US', 'US;CN;DE'). Use 'WLD' for world average. | |
| indicator | No | Indicator alias or WB code. Aliases: gdp, gdp_growth, gdp_per_capita, population, inflation, unemployment, fdi, debt_gdp, exports_gdp, imports_gdp, co2_per_capita, internet_users, life_expectancy, gini, literacy, ease_of_biz, current_account, market_cap_gdp, forex_reserves. Or any WB indicator code like 'NY.GDP.MKTP.CD'. | |
| years | No | Number of most-recent years to return (1–10). Default: 5. |