World Bank

World Bank SDMX API

Provides access to World Bank development data in SDMX (Statistical Data and Metadata eXchange) format, the international standard for statistical data sharing. Supports World Development Indicators (WDI) dataset with annual data from 1960 onwards. Limited to 15,000 data points per call. Supports SDMX-ML 2.1 and JSON response formats.

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https://datahelpdesk.worldbank.org/knowledgebase/articles/1886701-sdmx-api-queries

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API entry from apis.yml

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: worldbank-sdmx
name: World Bank SDMX API
description: Provides access to World Bank development data in SDMX (Statistical Data and Metadata eXchange)
  format, the international standard for statistical data sharing. Supports World Development Indicators
  (WDI) dataset with annual data from 1960 onwards. Limited to 15,000 data points per call. Supports SDMX-ML
  2.1 and JSON response formats.
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
humanURL: https://datahelpdesk.worldbank.org/knowledgebase/articles/1886701-sdmx-api-queries
baseURL: https://api.worldbank.org/v2/sdmx/rest
tags:
- SDMX
- World Development Indicators
- Statistics
- International Standards
properties:
- type: Documentation
  url: https://datahelpdesk.worldbank.org/knowledgebase/articles/1886701-sdmx-api-queries
contact:
- FN: World Bank Data Help Desk
  url: https://datahelpdesk.worldbank.org
  email: data@worldbank.org