Dataset description and subject
overview
The World Banks World Development Indicators (WDI) contains statistical data for over 900 development indicators. The extensive collection of development data includes social, economic, financial, natural resources and environmental indicators covering the period from 1960 onwards for over 200 economies.
The main topics in the WDI are as follows:
People
Population and demographics
Labor and employment
Poverty and income distribution
Education
Health
Environment
Land use and agricultural production
Energy production and use
Urbanization
Emissions
Adjusted savings
Economy
National accounts (local currency)
National accounts (US$)
Derived national accounts
Purchasing power parity
Trade
Government finance
Monetary
Balance of payments
External debt
States & Markets
Investment climate
Business environment
Financial depth
Tax and trade policies
Defense expenditures and arms trade
Military expenditures and arms trade
Transport, power, and communications
Information and technology
Global Links
Investment and trade
Financial flows
Development assistance and aid
Migration
Travel and tourism
User Documentation
Accessing the World Development Indicators
As a result of the World Bank's Open Data initiative the World Bank datasets hosted by ESDS International are now freely available to all. Please refer to the Terms of Use for Datasets in The World Bank's Data Catalog.
Countries in the World Development Indicators
The World Bank's World Development Indicators have time series for over 200 economies: http://data.worldbank.org/about/country-classifications
Periodicity and Time Range
The World Development Indicators contain annual time series data
from 1960 to the latest available year.
At ESDS International the database is updated every 6 months. See the latest data update page for further information.
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