About this resource
World Bank Open Data is a public database published by the World Bank Group, offering the World Development Indicators (WDI), international debt statistics, business environment data and other core materials covering more than 200 economies and decades of time series. It is one of the most widely used data foundations for cross-country development research.
Coverage
- Indicators: poverty and inequality, economic growth, trade and finance, education, health, infrastructure, environment and energy, among other major domains.
- Geography: more than 200 countries and regions worldwide, including regional and income-group aggregates.
- Time span: most indicators run from the 1960s to the latest available year.
Licence and use
- Licence: data and metadata are generally available under CC BY 4.0, permitting copying, distribution, adaptation and commercial or non-commercial use with attribution (individual indicators follow their official metadata).
- Access: search and download from the website, bulk Excel/CSV export, or API access.
- Citation: cite “World Bank. World Bank Open Data.” with the access date.
Notes for researchers
When using this database for cross-country comparison, pay attention to comparability of indicator definitions, handling of missing values and version updates — the same indicator may be revised between releases. Record the download date and the specific indicator definition so results can be checked and traced.
Sources and version: this entry is a resource index pointing to a third-party open database; content and data rights belong to the World Bank, and licence terms follow the latest terms of the source site.