World Bank MCP Server
World Bank MCP server providing access to the World Bank's open data APIs — querying economic indicators, development statistics, country data, and global development metrics from the World Bank's comprehensive data catalog. Enables AI agents to access authoritative global economic, social, and development data for research, analysis, and policy work.
Score Breakdown
⚙ Agent Friendliness
🔒 Security
Public data. No credentials needed. No sensitive data. World Bank open data API.
⚡ Reliability
Best When
A research or policy agent needs authoritative global economic and development data — World Bank has one of the most comprehensive freely-available datasets for international development indicators.
Avoid When
You need real-time economic data or financial market indicators — use Bloomberg, Reuters, or World Bank's paid data services for those.
Use Cases
- • Querying GDP, poverty, and economic development indicators from research agents
- • Comparing country-level development metrics from policy analysis agents
- • Accessing historical economic data for trend analysis from economic research agents
- • Supporting international development and sustainability research from academic agents
- • Providing global economic context for business intelligence from market research agents
Not For
- • Real-time financial market data (World Bank data is development statistics with publication delays)
- • Sub-national or city-level data (World Bank data is primarily country and regional level)
- • Private sector financial data (World Bank focuses on public sector and development metrics)
Interface
Authentication
No authentication required — World Bank data API is freely accessible. No API key needed for standard data access.
Pricing
World Bank Open Data API is completely free. MCP server is free open source.
Agent Metadata
Known Gotchas
- ⚠ World Bank indicator codes are arcane (e.g., 'NY.GDP.MKTP.CD' for GDP) — agents need code lookup
- ⚠ Data has publication delays — some indicators are 1-2 years behind current year
- ⚠ Country codes use ISO 3-letter format — ensure correct country code mapping
- ⚠ Large indicator queries can return paginated results — implement pagination handling
- ⚠ Community MCP — verify which World Bank API version and endpoints are supported
- ⚠ Data coverage varies by indicator and country — some countries have missing data
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Scores are editorial opinions as of 2026-03-06.