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The World Development Indicators (WDI) database, published by the World Bank, is a comprehensive collection of global development data, providing key economic, social, and environmental statistics. It includes almost 1,500 indicators covering more than 200 countries and territories, with data spanning several decades.

WDI serves as a vital resource for policymakers, researchers, businesses, and analysts seeking to understand global trends and make data-driven decisions. The database covers a wide range of topics, including economic growth, education, health, poverty, trade, energy, infrastructure, governance, and environmental sustainability.

The indicators are sourced from reputable national and international agencies, ensuring high-quality, consistent, and comparable data. Users can access the database through interactive online tools, API services, and downloadable datasets, facilitating detailed analysis and visualization.

WDI is also used for tracking progress on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and other global development initiatives. By providing accessible and reliable statistics, it helps to inform policy discussions and strategies globally.

Whether for academic research, policy planning, or economic analysis, the World Development Indicators database is an essential tool for understanding and addressing global development challenges.

The World Development Indicators (WDI) database, published by the World Bank, is a comprehensive collection of global development data, providing key economic, social, and environmental statistics. It includes almost 1,500 indicators covering more than 200 countries and territories, with data spanning several decades.

WDI serves as a vital resource for policymakers, researchers, businesses, and analysts seeking to understand global trends and make data-driven decisions. The database covers a wide range of topics, including economic growth, education, health, poverty, trade, energy, infrastructure, governance, and environmental sustainability.

The indicators are sourced from reputable national and international agencies, ensuring high-quality, consistent, and comparable data. Users can access the database through interactive online tools, API services, and downloadable datasets, facilitating detailed analysis and visualization.

WDI is also used for tracking progress on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and other global development initiatives. By providing accessible and reliable statistics, it helps to inform policy discussions and strategies globally.

Whether for academic research, policy planning, or economic analysis, the World Development Indicators database is an essential tool for understanding and addressing global development challenges.

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Coverage & Extent
1960 - 2005
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Morocco, Malta, Oman, Virgin Islands, British, Venezuela, Republica Bolivariana de, Uruguay, Brazil, Bolivia, Bermuda, St. Vincent and the Grenadines
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World Bank. 2020. Women, Business and the Law 2020. Washington, DC: World Bank. © World Bank. https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/32639. CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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Morocco, Malta, Oman, Virgin Islands, British, Venezuela, Republica Bolivariana de, Uruguay, Brazil, Bolivia, Bermuda, St. Vincent and the Grenadines
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World Development Indicators

Resource Type: Query Tool last Update Date: 2005-04-01T00:00:00+00:00 Data Classification: Public
Current classification by income

This file includes the current income groupings: low, lower-middle, upper-middle, and high, as well as the operational lending categories: IDA, IBRD, and Blend, with the member composition of all groups used in the World Development Indicators. Click here for information about how the World Bank classifies countries.

This file includes the current income groupings: low, lower-middle, upper-middle, and high, as well as the operational lending categories: IDA, IBRD, and Blend, with the member composition of all groups used in the World Development Indicators. Click here for information about how the World Bank classifies countries.

last Update Date: 2024-12-17T00:00:00+00:00 Data Classification: Public Interactive ViewURL: https://datacatalogfiles.worldbank.org/ddh-published/0037712/DR0090755/CLASS.xlsx
Historical classification by income, lending, and fragile status

Historical classification by income, lending, and fragile status

last Update Date: 2025-07-01T00:00:00+00:00 Data Classification: Public Interactive ViewURL: https://datacatalogfiles.worldbank.org/ddh-published/0037712/DR0095347/CLASS_hist_2025_07_01.xlsx
Historical classification by income

This file presents the historical income groupings: low, lower-middle, upper-middle, and high, as well as thresholds of the operational lending categories; IDA, IBRD, and Blend. Click here for information about how the World Bank classifies countries.

This file presents the historical income groupings: low, lower-middle, upper-middle, and high, as well as thresholds of the operational lending categories; IDA, IBRD, and Blend. Click here for information about how the World Bank classifies countries.

last Update Date: 2024-06-30T00:00:00+00:00 Data Classification: Public Interactive ViewURL: https://datacatalogfiles.worldbank.org/ddh-published/0037712/DR0090754/OGHIST.xlsx
Revision history

Revision history

last Update Date: 2025-07-01T00:00:00+00:00 Data Classification: Public Interactive ViewURL: https://datacatalogfiles.worldbank.org/ddh-published/0037712/DR0095337/WDIrevisions_25-07.xls
Current classification by income

Current classification by income

last Update Date: 2025-07-02T00:00:00+00:00 Data Classification: Public Interactive ViewURL: https://datacatalogfiles.worldbank.org/ddh-published/0037712/DR0095333/CLASS_2025_07_02.xlsx
Historical classification by income

Historical classification by income

last Update Date: 2025-07-01T00:00:00+00:00 Data Classification: Public Interactive ViewURL: https://datacatalogfiles.worldbank.org/ddh-published/0037712/DR0095334/OGHIST_2025_07_01.xlsx
Historical classification by income, lending, and fragile status

This document contains historical classifications based on income, lending, and fragile status. It includes historical income categories (Low, Lower-middle, Upper-middle, and High), operational lending groups (IDA, IBRD, and Blend), and a list of fragile and conflict-affected situations (FCS) here. For more information on how the World Bank classifies countries, click here.

This document contains historical classifications based on income, lending, and fragile status. It includes historical income categories (Low, Lower-middle, Upper-middle, and High), operational lending groups (IDA, IBRD, and Blend), and a list of fragile and conflict-affected situations (FCS) here. For more information on how the World Bank classifies countries, click here.

last Update Date: 2025-01-30T00:00:00+00:00 Data Classification: Public Interactive ViewURL: https://datacatalogfiles.worldbank.org/ddh-published/0037712/DR0094546/CLASS_hist.xlsx
Data Updates and Errata
Resource Type: Documentation last Update Date: 2005-04-01T00:00:00+00:00 Data Classification: Public
Developer documentation

World Development Indicators

Resource Type: API Documentation last Update Date: 2005-04-01T00:00:00+00:00 Data Classification: Public
Revision history

This spreadsheet documents additions, deletions, and changes to the identifier (CETS) codes used in the WDI.

Resource Type: Documentation last Update Date: 2021-05-26T00:00:00+00:00 Data Classification: Public Interactive ViewURL: https://datacatalogfiles.worldbank.org/ddh-published/0037712/DR0045577/WDIrevisions.xls
Excel file

World Development Indicators. Archives of all WDI releases since April 1, 2005 are available by selecting the version.

World Development Indicators. Archives of all WDI releases since April 1, 2005 are available by selecting the version.

last Update Date: 2025-07-03T00:00:00+00:00 Data Classification: Public Interactive ViewURL: https://datacatalogfiles.worldbank.org/ddh-published/0037712/DR0095336/WDI_EXCEL_2025_07_02.zip
Excel file

World Development Indicators

Resource Type: Download last Update Date: 2021-05-26T00:00:00+00:00 Data Classification: Public Interactive ViewURL: https://datacatalogfiles.worldbank.org/ddh-published/0037712/DR0045574/WDI_EXCEL_2025_04_17.zip
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World Development Indicators

Resource Type: Download last Update Date: 2021-05-26T00:00:00+00:00 Data Classification: Public Interactive ViewURL: https://datacatalogfiles.worldbank.org/ddh-published/0037712/DR0045575/WDI_CSV_2025_04_17.zip
Data file

World Development Indicators

World Development Indicators

last Update Date: 2010-04-01T00:00:00+00:00 Data Classification: Public Interactive ViewURL: https://datacatalogfiles.worldbank.org/ddh-published/0037712/DR0095332/WDI_2010_04.zip
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World Development Indicators

World Development Indicators

last Update Date: 2025-07-03T00:00:00+00:00 Data Classification: Public Interactive ViewURL: https://datacatalogfiles.worldbank.org/ddh-published/0037712/DR0095335/WDI_CSV_2025_07_02.zip
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License: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0

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