# World Bank Indicators API

Category: [Statistics](https://free-web-services.com/web-services/open-data/statistics/)  
Page: https://free-web-services.com/web-services/open-data/statistics/world-bank-indicators-api.html  
Documentation: https://datahelpdesk.worldbank.org/knowledgebase/articles/889392

The World Bank Indicators API gives about 16,000 development indicators for every country, many going back 50 years or more: GDP, population, life expectancy, CO2 emissions, education, poverty and much more. Ask for an indicator by country and year range. Responses are JSON or XML. Free, open data, no key needed. An official World Bank MCP server (data360-mcp) lets AI agents search and fetch World Bank indicator data through Data360.

- API key: Not needed
- Pricing: Free, open data, no key needed.
- From the browser: Yes (CORS)
- Formats: JSON, XML
- Interface: REST, HTTP-GET, MCP
- Provider: datahelpdesk.worldbank.org
- Last checked: Working on November 2nd, 2026

Example request:

```sh
curl 'https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/GB/indicator/SP.POP.TOTL?format=json&date=2020'
```

The JavaScript works in a web page as well as in Node.js 18 or newer.