World Bank API

Provides access to global development data including country-level economic indicators, social metrics, and environmental statistics. Supports queries for time-series data by country and indicator, along with metadata on regions, income classifications, and lending types.

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Slug: world-bank
Key: worldbank.org:world-bank-api
Base URL: https://api.worldbank.org/v2/
Auth: none
Endpoints: 16
Category: geography
Reachable: yes
CORS: unknown
Tier: verified
Last checked: 2026-03-14 22:15:21.731075

Links

Homepage: https://datahelpdesk.worldbank.org
API Base: https://api.worldbank.org/v2/
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Endpoints (18)

Path Summary Response Auth
country List all countries and economies text/xml —
country/{country_code} Get specific country details text/xml —
country/{country_code}/indicator/{indicator_code} Get indicator data for a country application/json —
incomeLevel List income level categories application/json —
incomeLevel/{income_level_code} Get income level details application/json —
incomeLevel/{income_level_code}/country Get countries by income level application/json —
indicator List all available indicators application/json —
indicator/{indicator_code} Get indicator metadata text/xml —
lendingType List lending type categories text/xml —
lendingType/{lending_type_code} Get lending type details application/json —
region List geographic regions text/xml —
region/{region_code} Get region details application/json —
region/{region_code}/country Get countries in region application/json —
source List data sources text/xml —
source/{source_id} Get source details application/json —
topic List indicator topics text/xml —
topic/{topic_id} Get topic details application/json —
topic/{topic_id}/indicator Get indicators by topic application/json —