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World Bank Open Data — global development indicators

Name: World Bank Open Data — global development indicators
License: CC-BY-4.0

The World Bank Indicators API v2 provides open access to 16,000+ time series for 200+ countries — GDP per capita, population, unemployment, CO₂ emissions, trade and FDI from 1960 to today. Broader country coverage than Eurostat (incl. developing countries) and unique social indicators. No auth, no rate limit. Complements ssb, eurostat and imf. Licence CC-BY-4.0.

16K rows

Data volume

Yearly

Updates

MCP tools

Example response — /indicator

{
  "data": "..."
}

MCP integration

Available MCP tools

world_bank_country

world_bank_gdp

world_bank_indicator

world_bank_search_indicator

Configuration for Claude Desktop / Cursor

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "world-bank": {
      "url": "https://data.ketl.no/mcp/world-bank",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer $KETL_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

Analysis apps that use this source

Ready-made tools built on World Bank Open Data — global development indicators data. Use them directly in the browser, or wire the same data into your own analysis via the API below.

Macroeconomics

GDP, inflation, unemployment, policy rate and exchange rates.

World Bank Open Data

Explore 16,000+ development indicators for 200+ countries — GDP, population, CO₂, trade, FDI and social statistics from 1960 to today. Broader country coverage than Eurostat (incl. developing countries).

API endpoints

GET

/indicator

Indikatorserie for land + periode

countries required: Komma-separert liste ISO-2/ISO-3 landkoder (f.eks. NO,SE) eller 'all'. Semikolon godtas også, men må da prosent-kodes som %3B — et literalt ';' fjernes av Hosting. countries=NO,SE
indicator required: World Bank indikatorkode indicator=NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
date optional: Årstall eller år-intervall (YYYY eller YYYY:YYYY)
page optional: Sidenummer for paginering
per_page optional: Antall resultater per side
mrv optional: Hent kun de N mest nylige verdiene (rask sti, unngår treg paginering)

Show curl example

# GET https://data.ketl.no/api/connectors/world-bank/indicator?countries=NO%2CSE&indicator=NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
curl \
  -H "Accept: application/json" \
  "https://data.ketl.no/api/connectors/world-bank/indicator?countries=NO%2CSE&indicator=NY.GDP.MKTP.CD"

Authenticated call — add one of these headers: x-api-key: ketl_… · Authorization: Bearer … — See the full reference in the documentation.

GET

/search-indicator

Fritekstsøk i indikatorkatalogen

q required: Søkestreng (minst 2 tegn) q=gdp
limit optional: Maks antall treff (1–100)

Show curl example

# GET https://data.ketl.no/api/connectors/world-bank/search-indicator?q=gdp
curl \
  -H "Accept: application/json" \
  "https://data.ketl.no/api/connectors/world-bank/search-indicator?q=gdp"

Authenticated call — add one of these headers: x-api-key: ketl_… · Authorization: Bearer … — See the full reference in the documentation.

GET

/country/{iso2}

Landprofil på ISO-2-kode

Show curl example

# GET https://data.ketl.no/api/connectors/world-bank/country/{iso2}
curl \
  -H "Accept: application/json" \
  "https://data.ketl.no/api/connectors/world-bank/country/{iso2}"

Authenticated call — add one of these headers: x-api-key: ketl_… · Authorization: Bearer … — See the full reference in the documentation.

GET

/health

Status + endepunktoversikt

deep optional: Sett `deep=1` for å få med det fulle probe-objektet (`deepProbe`). Enhver annen verdi gir samme svar som uten parameteren — verdimengden er IKKE lukket, så ruta avviser ingenting (MÅLT 2026-08-30). deep=1

Show curl example

# GET https://data.ketl.no/api/connectors/world-bank/health
curl \
  -H "Accept: application/json" \
  "https://data.ketl.no/api/connectors/world-bank/health"

Authenticated call — add one of these headers: x-api-key: ketl_… · Authorization: Bearer … — See the full reference in the documentation.

Access and pricing

World Bank Open Data — global development indicators is openly available — create an account to get started.

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