Research Data Service

World Bank Open Data

Extensive resources relating to international economic growth and development.

Description

World Bank Group is a global partnership working for sustainable solutions that reduce poverty and build shared prosperity in developing countries.  The Group has committed to provide open access to it data, knowledge, and research to foster innovation and increase transparency.  They provide a number of tools, programs, and policies facilitates this via their Open Data portal and resources.

The World Bank Open Data platform provides free and open access to global development data. They provide an extensive range of data, tools and services.

URL

World Bank Open Data

World Bank Data Catalog  (single point of access to all publicly available data through World Bank sites)

World Bank Microdata Library (survey data and administrative records)

World Bank Data Bank (time series data)

Spatial Coverage International
Data Access Depending on the agreement with the data providers, some datasets may have restricted access.
Key pages or related resources

World Bank maps

World Bank World Development Indicators (WDI)

World Bank Open Government Data toolkit

Aidlows (visualise development financing)

Enterprise Surveys Data

Joint External Debt Hub (JEDH)