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World Bank MCP 🌐

npm version License: MIT GitHub issues

World Bank Model Context Protocol service based on World Bank Open Data API, which provides query capabilities for global economic and social development data.

📋 Features

  • ✅ Country information query

  • ✅ Indicator search (education, health, environment, etc.)

  • ✅ Economic data query (GDP, inflation, unemployment, etc.)

  • ✅ Social development data query (population, life expectancy, internet usage, etc.)

  • ✅ Education data query (literacy rate, school enrollment, etc.)

  • ✅ Health and nutrition data query (hospitals, immunization, HIV prevalence, malnutrition, etc.)

  • ✅ Real-time World Bank API integration

  • ✅ Model Context Protocol compatibility

📦 Installation

Install globally with npm

npm install -g worldbank-mcp

Run instantly with npx

npx worldbank-mcp

💻 Usage in MCP Clients

To use this service in MCP-compatible clients (such as Claude Desktop, Cursor, Cherry Studio, etc.), you need to configure it as follows:

Configuration example:

Run with npm if you have installed it globally:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "worldbank-mcp": {
      "name": "World Bank Data",
      "command": "worldbank-mcp",
      "description": "World Bank Open Data MCP Server"
    }
  }
}

Run instantly with npx:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "worldbank-mcp": {
      "name": "World Bank Data",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["worldbank-mcp"],
      "description": "World Bank Open Data MCP Server"
    }
  }
}

Run directly with node:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "worldbank-mcp": {
      "name": "World Bank Data",
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["path/to/worldbank-mcp/build/index.js"],
      "description": "World Bank Open Data MCP Server"
    }
  }
}

Replace path/to/ with the actual path to your project directory.

🔧 MCP Tools

1. Get Countries List

{
  "name": "get-countries",
  "description": "Get all countries supported by World Bank",
  "parameters": {
    "region": "Filter by region (optional)",
    "incomeLevel": "Filter by income level (optional)"
  }
}

2. Get Country Information

{
  "name": "get-country-info", 
  "description": "Get detailed information for a specific country",
  "parameters": {
    "countryCode": "Country code (e.g.: CN, US)"
  }
}

3. Search Indicators

{
  "name": "search-indicators",
  "description": "Search for available indicators",
  "parameters": {
    "keyword": "Search keyword"
  }
}

4. Get Economic Data

{
  "name": "get-economic-data",
  "description": "Get economic data for a country",
  "parameters": {
    "countryCode": "Country code",
    "indicator": "Economic indicator (GDP, GDP_GROWTH, GDP_PER_CAPITA, GNI, GNI_PER_CAPITA, EXPORTS_GDP, FDI_NET, INFLATION, UNEMPLOYMENT)",
    "years": "Number of years to query (optional, default 10 years)"
  }
}

5. Get Social Development Data

{
  "name": "get-social-data",
  "description": "Get social development data for a country", 
  "parameters": {
    "countryCode": "Country code",
    "indicator": "Social indicator (POPULATION, LIFE_EXPECTANCY, BIRTH_RATE, DEATH_RATE, INTERNET_USERS)",
    "years": "Number of years to query (optional, default 10 years)"
  }
}

6. Get Education Data

{
  "name": "get-education-data",
  "description": "Get education data for a country", 
  "parameters": {
    "countryCode": "Country code",
    "indicator": "Education indicator (LITERACY_RATE, SCHOOL_ENROLLMENT, SCHOOL_COMPLETION, TEACHERS_PRIMARY, EDUCATION_EXPENDITURE)",
    "years": "Number of years to query (optional, default 10 years)"
  }
}

7. Get Health and Nutrition Data

{
  "name": "get-health-data",
  "description": "Get health and nutrition data for a country", 
  "parameters": {
    "countryCode": "Country code",
    "indicator": "Health indicator (HEALTH_EXPENDITURE, PHYSICIANS, HOSPITAL_BEDS, IMMUNIZATION, HIV_PREVALENCE, MALNUTRITION, TUBERCULOSIS)",
    "years": "Number of years to query (optional, default 10 years)"
  }
}

📖 Supported Indicators

Economic Indicators

Indicator Code

Description

Unit

GDP

Gross Domestic Product

Current US$

GDP_GROWTH

GDP growth rate

Annual %

GDP_PER_CAPITA

GDP per capita

Current US$

GNI

Gross National Income

Current US$

GNI_PER_CAPITA

GNI per capita

Current US$

EXPORTS_GDP

Exports of goods and services

% of GDP

FDI_NET

Foreign direct investment, net inflows

Current US$

INFLATION

Inflation rate

Annual %

UNEMPLOYMENT

Unemployment rate

% of total labor force

Social Indicators

Indicator Code

Description

Unit

POPULATION

Population, total

People

LIFE_EXPECTANCY

Life expectancy at birth

Years

BIRTH_RATE

Birth rate

per 1,000 people

DEATH_RATE

Death rate

per 1,000 people

INTERNET_USERS

Internet users

% of population

Education Indicators

Indicator Code

Description

Unit

LITERACY_RATE

Literacy rate

% of people ages 15 and above

SCHOOL_ENROLLMENT

School enrollment, primary

% gross

SCHOOL_COMPLETION

Primary completion rate

% of relevant age group

TEACHERS_PRIMARY

Teachers in primary education

Count

EDUCATION_EXPENDITURE

Government expenditure on education

% of GDP

Health and Nutrition Indicators

Indicator Code

Description

Unit

HEALTH_EXPENDITURE

Current health expenditure

% of GDP

PHYSICIANS

Physicians

per 1,000 people

HOSPITAL_BEDS

Hospital beds

per 1,000 people

IMMUNIZATION

Immunization, measles

% of children ages 12-23 months

HIV_PREVALENCE

Prevalence of HIV

% of population ages 15-49

MALNUTRITION

Prevalence of undernourishment

% of population

TUBERCULOSIS

Incidence of tuberculosis

per 100,000 people

Common Country Codes

Country

Code

Country

Code

China

CN

United States

US

Japan

JP

Germany

DE

United Kingdom

GB

France

FR

India

IN

Brazil

BR

Russia

RU

Australia

AU

Project Structure

worldbank-mcp/
├── src/
│   ├── index.ts      # Main entry file
│   └── types.ts      # Type definitions
├── build/            # Compiled output
├── package.json      # Project configuration
├── tsconfig.json     # TypeScript configuration
└── README.md         # Documentation

Technology Stack

  • TypeScript - Type-safe development language

  • Model Context Protocol SDK - MCP protocol implementation

  • Axios - HTTP client

  • Zod - Data validation

  • Commander - Command-line tool

API Endpoints

Project uses World Bank Open Data API:

  • Base URL: https://api.worldbank.org/v2

  • Country data: /countries

  • Indicator data: /indicators

  • Country indicator data: /country/{code}/indicator/{id}

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

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license - permissive license
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Maintenance

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Response time
6moRelease cycle
2Releases (12mo)

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