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Pipeworx worldbank

Retrieve global development data like GDP, population, CO2 emissions, literacy, and mortality rates for countries by ISO code and date range.

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World Bank

Access the World Bank's development indicators: GDP, population, CO2 emissions, literacy rates, mortality rates, and hundreds more metrics for every country, going back decades.

Tools

get_country -- Basic country info. Pass an ISO code (e.g., US, GBR, IN) and get the full name, region, income level, capital city, and coordinates.

get_indicator -- Time-series data for any World Bank indicator. Specify a country code, indicator code, and optional date range (default 2015-2024).

get_population -- Shortcut for total population over time (indicator SP.POP.TOTL).

get_gdp -- Shortcut for GDP in current USD over time (indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.CD).

Common indicator codes

| Code | Metric | |------|--------| | NY.GDP.MKTP.CD | GDP (current USD) | | SP.POP.TOTL | Population, total | | EN.ATM.CO2E.KT | CO2 emissions (kt) | | SE.ADT.LITR.ZS | Literacy rate, adult (%) | | SH.DYN.MORT | Under-5 mortality rate | | SI.POV.GINI | Gini index |

Example: India's GDP over the last decade

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/worldbank/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"get_gdp","arguments":{"country_code":"IN"}}}'
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "worldbank": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/worldbank/mcp"
    }
  }
}