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Statistics of the World

Economic indicators for 218 countries from World Bank & IMF

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Statistics of the World bundles hundreds of economic and demographic indicators — GDP, population, inflation, and more — for countries worldwide, drawing on World Bank and IMF data. Ask for a country by ISO code and get a tidy JSON profile plus its indicator values and years. An API-key header is optional, not required.

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GET https://statisticsoftheworld.com/api/v1/countries/USA

{
  "country": {
    "id": "USA",
    "iso2": "us",
    "name": "United States",
    "region": "North America",
    "incomeLevel": "High income",
    "capitalCity": "Washington D.C."
  },
  "indicators": [
    {
      "id": "NY.GNP.PCAP.PP.CD",
      "label": "GNI per Capita, PPP (USD)",
      "category": "Economy",
      "value": 85980,
      "year": "2024"
    }
  ]
}
Call itcurl · fetch · python
curl "https://statisticsoftheworld.com/api/v1/countries/USA"
const res = await fetch("https://statisticsoftheworld.com/api/v1/countries/USA");
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);
import requests

res = requests.get("https://statisticsoftheworld.com/api/v1/countries/USA")
print(res.json())
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GET/countries/USAPROBED

Economic indicators for 218 countries from World Bank & IMF

GET/countries

Country metadata list.

GET/countries/1

Countries details by ID (example: 1).

GET/countries?limit=10

Country metadata list.

GET/countries/search?q=test

Search by query parameters.

GET/api/v2/history&quot

History&Quot — documented GET route.

Machine-readable spec

We probe a documented GET and expect 2xx JSON — full uptime and health score. Export includes every documented route below.

Response-shape history

Stable. No schema drift observed since monitoring began — the response shape has not changed under our checks.

Statistics of the World: common questions

Is Statistics of the World free to use?

Yes — Statistics of the World is a free open data API. Free tier: Free — no key (optional X-API-Key header). Whether the free tier allows commercial use is unclear — check the provider docs.

Does Statistics of the World need an API key?

No — Statistics of the World needs no API key or signup. You can call it straight away; rate limits still apply (1000 req/window · 999 remaining · resets 2026-07-09T11:30:37.514Z).

Can I call Statistics of the World from the browser?

Yes — Statistics of the World returns CORS headers over HTTPS, so front-end code can fetch it directly with no backend proxy. Use the fetch snippet on this page, or hit "Run live" to try it now.

Is Statistics of the World up right now?

As of our last scheduled check, Statistics of the World is new. We re-probe it every sweep — the status badge and uptime chart above always show the latest.