World Development Indicators

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The primary World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially-recognized international sources. It presents the most current and accurate global development data available, and includes national, regional and global estimates

Type: 
Time Series
Acronym: 
WDI
Languages Supported: 
English
Arabic
Chinese
French
Spanish
External Contact Email: 
Topics: 
Agriculture and Food Security
Climate Change
Economic Growth
Education
Energy and Extractives
Environment and Natural Resources
Financial Sector Development
Gender
Health, Nutrition and Population
Macroeconomic Vulnerability and Debt
Poverty
Private Sector Development
Public Sector Management
Social Development
Social Protection and Labor
Trade
Urban Development
Granularity: 
Geographical Coverage: 
World
East Asia & Pacific
American Samoa
Australia
Brunei Darussalam
Cambodia
China
Fiji
French Polynesia
Guam
Hong Kong SAR, China
Indonesia
Japan
Kiribati
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
Korea, Rep.
Lao PDR
Macao SAR, China
Malaysia
Marshall Islands
Mongolia
Myanmar
Nauru
New Caledonia
New Zealand
Northern Mariana Islands
Palau
Papua New Guinea
Philippines
Samoa
Singapore
Solomon Islands
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Tonga
Tuvalu
Vanuatu
Vietnam
Europe & Central Asia
Albania
Andorra
Armenia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Faroe Islands
Finland
France
Georgia
Germany
Gibraltar
Greece
Greenland
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Isle of Man
Italy
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyz Republic
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Moldova
Monaco
Montenegro
Netherlands
North Macedonia
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russian Federation
San Marino
Serbia
Slovak Republic
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Tajikistan
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Ukraine
United Kingdom
Uzbekistan
Latin America & Caribbean
Antigua and Barbuda
Aruba
Argentina
Bahamas, The
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Cayman Islands
Chile
Costa Rica
Colombia
Cuba
Curaçao
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
El Salvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Puerto Rico
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
St. Kitts and Nevis
St. Martin (French part)
St. Lucia
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Suriname
Trinidad and Tobago
Turks and Caicos Islands
Uruguay
Venezuela, RB
Virgin Islands (U.S.)
Middle East & North Africa
Algeria
Bahrain
Egypt, Arab Rep.
Djibouti
Iraq
Iran, Islamic Rep.
Israel
Jordan
Kuwait
Lebanon
Libya
Malta
Morocco
Oman
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Syrian Arab Republic
United Arab Emirates
Tunisia
Yemen, Rep.
Bermuda
Canada
United States
South Asia
Afghanistan
Bangladesh
Bhutan
India
Pakistan
Nepal
Maldives
Sri Lanka
Angola
Benin
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cabo Verde
Cameroon
Central African Republic
Chad
Comoros
Congo, Dem. Rep.
Congo, Rep.
Côte d'Ivoire
Ethiopia
Eritrea
Equatorial Guinea
Gabon
Gambia, The
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Kenya
Lesotho
Liberia
Madagascar
Malawi
Mali
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mozambique
Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Rwanda
São Tomé and Principe
Seychelles
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Somalia
South Africa
South Sudan
Sudan
Eswatini
Tanzania
Togo
Uganda
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Economy Coverage: 
High Income
IBRD
IDA
Low Income
Lower Middle Income
Upper Middle Income
Number of Economies: 
217
Periodicity: 
Annual
Temporal Coverage: 
1960 - 2020
Release Date: 
June 11, 2010

Last Updated

Last Updated: 
December 16, 2020

Update Frequency

Update Frequency: 
Quarterly

Harvest System ID

Harvest System ID: 
Indicators API

Harvest Source ID

Harvest Source ID: 
2
Access Options:
Query Tool, API Documentation, Download
Source Type: 
World Development Indicators, The World Bank

2019

The primary World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially-recognized international sources. It presents the most current and accurate global development data available, and includes national, regional and global estimates

Data Resources

FieldValue
Modified Date
2020-12-17
Release Date
Periodicity
Annual
Identifier
90a34ea4-8a5c-11e6-ae22-56b6b64001
Temporal Coverage

1960 - 2020

License
License Not Specified
Rating: 
4.75
Average: 4.8 (8 votes)
Acronym: 
WDI
Type: 
Languages Supported: 
Terms of Use: 
Number of Economies: 
217
Update Frequency: 
Is this dataset a subscription: 
No
Update Schedule: 
April, July, September, December
Geographical Coverage: 
Data Classification of a Dataset: 
Source Type: 
Start Date: 
Friday, January 1, 1960
End Date: 
Thursday, December 31, 2020
DEC
Programatic Region: 
Release Date: 
Friday, June 11, 2010
Last Updated Date: 
Wednesday, December 16, 2020
citation text: 
Workers' Remittances and Domestic Investment in South Asia: A Comparative Econometric Inquiry
External Contact Email: 
Granularity: 
Harvest Source: 
Harvest System ID: 
2
Citation Text: 
World Development Indicators, The World Bank
Hints: 
wdi,world development indicators
Modified date: 
18612
Primary Dataset: 
Yes

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