World Bank Development Indicators

The World Bank Indicators API provides access to nearly 16,000 development indicators across 200+ countries and territories. Data covers GDP, population, poverty, education, health, trade, environment, infrastructure, and more, with time series spanning decades. No authentication is required. Data is freely available under CC BY 4.0 license.

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What You Can Query

You can query country-level indicator data by country code and indicator code with date range filtering (country/{code}/indicator/{code}), browse country metadata, and search the full indicator catalog. Common indicators include GDP, GDP per capita, population, life expectancy, unemployment rate, inflation, CO2 emissions, and access to electricity.

What You Can Do

Comparing GDP growth rates across countries
Analyzing global poverty and inequality trends
Tracking population growth and demographic shifts
Studying education enrollment and literacy rates by country
Monitoring health indicators like life expectancy and mortality
Researching trade balances and foreign direct investment flows

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