# World Bank Indicator Explorer (`fit_melon/world-bank-indicator-explorer`) Actor

Fetch World Bank development indicators (GDP, population, inflation...) for any country and year range as clean data. Free, official World Bank Open Data.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/fit\_melon/world-bank-indicator-explorer.md
- **Developed by:** [D N](https://apify.com/fit_melon) (community)
- **Categories:** Business, Developer tools
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## Pricing

Pay per usage

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Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-usage

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## World Bank Indicator Explorer — Free

**Fetch official World Bank development indicators for any country and year range**, as clean tabular data. GDP, total population, inflation, life expectancy, unemployment, CO₂ emissions — 1,400+ indicators from the World Bank Open Data API. No API key.

This Actor is **free** — you only pay for your own Apify platform usage.

### What it does

Give it a list of country codes, an indicator code and a year range. It returns one row per country-year with the value, indicator label and country name, paginating automatically.

### Input

| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `countries` | array of strings | Country codes (ISO2/ISO3), e.g. `FR`, `US`, `WLD`. |
| `indicator` | string | World Bank indicator code, e.g. `SP.POP.TOTL`, `NY.GDP.MKTP.CD`. |
| `startYear` / `endYear` | integer | Inclusive year range. |

### Output (one item per country-year)

```json
{ "status": "found", "country_code": "FRA", "country": "France", "indicator_code": "SP.POP.TOTL", "indicator": "Population, total", "year": 2022, "value": 67971311 }
```

Missing values return `value: null`; unknown indicator/country returns `{"status": "not_found"}`.

### Use cases

- Pull macro-economic time series into a dashboard or model.
- Compare indicators across countries for research or journalism.
- Enrich datasets with country-level context (population, GDP...).
- Feed teaching material or data-viz projects with authoritative figures.

### Limitations & fair use

Data is as published by the World Bank (coverage/latency varies by indicator and country). Licensed under CC-BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data). Not affiliated with the World Bank.

### More actors by this developer

See other open-data tools on the **fit\_melon** profile: https://apify.com/fit\_melon

# Actor input Schema

## `countries` (type: `array`):

Country codes, e.g. FR, US, BR, or WLD for the whole world. ISO2 or ISO3 both work.

## `indicator` (type: `string`):

World Bank indicator code. Examples: SP.POP.TOTL (population), NY.GDP.MKTP.CD (GDP US$), FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG (inflation %), SP.DYN.LE00.IN (life expectancy).

## `startYear` (type: `integer`):

First year (inclusive).

## `endYear` (type: `integer`):

Last year (inclusive).

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "countries": [
    "FR",
    "US",
    "CN"
  ],
  "indicator": "SP.POP.TOTL",
  "startYear": 2018,
  "endYear": 2023
}
```

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "countries": [
        "FR",
        "US",
        "CN"
    ],
    "indicator": "SP.POP.TOTL"
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("fit_melon/world-bank-indicator-explorer").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "countries": [
        "FR",
        "US",
        "CN",
    ],
    "indicator": "SP.POP.TOTL",
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("fit_melon/world-bank-indicator-explorer").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "countries": [
    "FR",
    "US",
    "CN"
  ],
  "indicator": "SP.POP.TOTL"
}' |
apify call fit_melon/world-bank-indicator-explorer --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fit_melon/world-bank-indicator-explorer",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/T4IdaYSUDCiZXvNSk/builds/gYU1TrmksK0cL78Rx/openapi.json