# World Bank

`dev.mcpharbor.gateway/worldbank`, version 1.0.0

World Bank development indicators: GDP, poverty, population, macroeconomic country data

- MCP endpoint: `https://gateway.mcpharbor.dev/mcp/worldbank` for this server alone, or `https://gateway.mcpharbor.dev/mcp` for every server
- Authentication: `Authorization: Bearer <your gateway API key>`
- Price per tool call: $0.0001 (100 micro-USD)
- Registry entry: <https://gateway.mcpharbor.dev/v0.1/servers/dev.mcpharbor.gateway%2Fworldbank/versions/latest>
- Every tool, machine-readable: <https://gateway.mcpharbor.dev/llms-full.txt>

## Provider

We proxy this provider under the terms below, re-checked on a schedule. If a re-check ever
says no, the server and its tools leave the catalog and this page disappears with them.

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Terms of use | <https://data.worldbank.org/summary-terms-of-use> |
| Terms verified on | 2026-09-19 |
| API documentation | <https://datahelpdesk.worldbank.org/knowledgebase/articles/889392-about-the-indicators-api-documentation> |
| Upstream API key | none required |
| Rate limit | 500 requests per minute |
| Website | <https://datahelpdesk.worldbank.org/knowledgebase/articles/889392-about-the-indicators-api-documentation> |
| Compliance notes | CC BY 4.0. A subset of indicators sourced from third parties are marked non-redistributable. |

## Attribution

This provider requires the attribution below wherever you use results from its tools.
Reproduce it verbatim:

> "The World Bank: Dataset name: Data source (if known)"; same acknowledgment must be passed to sub-licensees

## Tools (9)

Every call below costs $0.0001 (100 micro-USD). Listing them costs nothing.

| Tool | Description | Price per call | Documentation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `worldbank__worldbank_get_country` | Fetch metadata for one country or aggregate entity: ISO codes, region, income level, lending type, capital, and coordinates. Accepts an ISO2 code (US, DE), an ISO3 code (USA, DEU), or a World Bank ... | $0.0001 | [worldbank__worldbank_get_country](https://gateway.mcpharbor.dev/docs/tools/worldbank__worldbank_get_country) |
| `worldbank__worldbank_get_data` | Query World Bank indicator values for one or more countries across a time range — the primary data-access tool; find indicator_id values with worldbank_search_indicators. Observations carry a null ... | $0.0001 | [worldbank__worldbank_get_data](https://gateway.mcpharbor.dev/docs/tools/worldbank__worldbank_get_data) |
| `worldbank__worldbank_get_indicator` | Fetch metadata for one World Bank indicator by ID: name, description, unit, source dataset, source organization, and thematic topics. Use worldbank_search_indicators to find the ID when only the co... | $0.0001 | [worldbank__worldbank_get_indicator](https://gateway.mcpharbor.dev/docs/tools/worldbank__worldbank_get_indicator) |
| `worldbank__worldbank_get_poverty` | Query poverty and inequality estimates from the World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (PIP) for one or more countries. Returns the poverty headcount ratio, poverty gap, and poverty severity at... | $0.0001 | [worldbank__worldbank_get_poverty](https://gateway.mcpharbor.dev/docs/tools/worldbank__worldbank_get_poverty) |
| `worldbank__worldbank_list_countries` | List countries and regional aggregates with metadata: ISO codes, region, income level, capital, and coordinates. Filter by region code (e.g. EAS, SSF, NAC) and income level (LIC, LMC, UMC, HIC). Ag... | $0.0001 | [worldbank__worldbank_list_countries](https://gateway.mcpharbor.dev/docs/tools/worldbank__worldbank_list_countries) |
| `worldbank__worldbank_list_sources` | List the 70+ World Bank data sources (datasets), such as World Development Indicators, International Debt Statistics, and Doing Business. Returns source IDs and names for use as source_id in worldb... | $0.0001 | [worldbank__worldbank_list_sources](https://gateway.mcpharbor.dev/docs/tools/worldbank__worldbank_list_sources) |
| `worldbank__worldbank_list_topics` | List all 21 World Bank thematic topics (Economy & Growth, Health, Education, and others) with descriptions. Use it to browse the indicator space by theme or to find a topic_id for worldbank_search_... | $0.0001 | [worldbank__worldbank_list_topics](https://gateway.mcpharbor.dev/docs/tools/worldbank__worldbank_list_topics) |
| `worldbank__worldbank_search_indicators` | Search the 29,500+ World Bank indicator catalog by keyword, topic, or source, returning indicator IDs and metadata for worldbank_get_data. Provide at least one of query, topic_id, or source_id; a t... | $0.0001 | [worldbank__worldbank_search_indicators](https://gateway.mcpharbor.dev/docs/tools/worldbank__worldbank_search_indicators) |
| `worldbank__worldbank_search_projects` | Search the World Bank lending portfolio — the individual loans, credits, and grants the Bank finances — by free text, country, region, status, and board approval date. Returns the project ID, name,... | $0.0001 | [worldbank__worldbank_search_projects](https://gateway.mcpharbor.dev/docs/tools/worldbank__worldbank_search_projects) |

## Price

- $0.0001 (100 micro-USD) per tool call.
- Billed on: each tools/call that reaches the upstream and returns a result.
- Free: server/discover, tools/list, registry endpoints, docs files.
- Payment: prepaid credits, drawn down per call. A call your balance cannot cover is refused with HTTP 402 before any upstream is contacted.
- A charged call that then fails upstream is refunded automatically.
- Retries are ordinary calls. There is no client idempotency key, so repeating a request that was already charged buys a second call - see [agent.txt](https://gateway.mcpharbor.dev/agent.txt), section 7.
