World Bank Data360 MCP Server

MCP server that exposes World Bank Data360 OPEN API to Claude Desktop.

Features

• 🔍 Search 1000+ economic and social indicators

• 📊 Access data for 200+ countries

• 📅 Historical data spanning 60+ years

• 🌍 Filter by country, year, demographics

Installation

Test

Claude Desktop Configuration

Edit ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json:

Restart Claude Desktop.

Usage

Ask Claude:

• "Get world poverty data for 2024"

• "Show me GDP per capita for Japan in 2020"

• "Compare CO2 emissions for USA, China, and India"

Claude will automatically:

1. Search for the right dataset

2. Check available years

3. Retrieve the data with proper filters

4. Format and present results

Available Tools

1. search_datasets

Search for datasets by keywords.

Tip: Use optimized queries like "gross domestic product total" instead of "GDP data"

2. get_temporal_coverage

Get available years for a specific dataset.

3. retrieve_data

Retrieve actual data with filters (year, countries, demographics).

Data Sources

• WB_WDI: World Development Indicators

• WB_HNP: Health, Nutrition & Population Statistics

• WB_GDF: Global Development Finance

• WB_IDS: International Debt Statistics

Common Country Codes

USA, CHN, JPN, DEU, GBR, FRA, IND, BRA, RUS, CAN, KOR, AUS, MEX, IDN, TUR, SAU, ARG, ZAF, ITA, ESP

License

MIT