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Economy & Development Data

Country-level economic indicators — GDP, GDP per capita, growth, employment and trade — mapped live from the World Bank Indicators API and joined to country boundaries in the browser.

Quick answer: compare official sources, download formats, coverage, licensing, and practical GIS workflows in this Economy directory.

GDP GDP per capita Development indicators World Bank Economic geography

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Each dataset page captures official source links, access notes, and related GIS workflows.

Official sources and direct access

Mixed delivery

Find provider portals, available file downloads and instructions for accessing each source.

Spatial data guidance

Choose a source

Compare geographic coverage, file formats and reuse terms before choosing data for your map or analysis.

Economy pages turn World Bank development indicators into interactive maps: pick a metric, move the year slider, and click any country for its full history.

The values are read live from the World Bank Indicators API in your browser and joined to country boundaries on the fly, so the maps always reflect the latest published revision.

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Recommended economy workflow

How to choose a source

  • Open the GDP per capita map to compare income levels across economies.
  • Move the year slider to watch a country's position change over three decades.
  • Click a country to read its full indicator history and spot turning points.
  • Cite the World Bank as the source, and use the API link for the raw series.

Category FAQ

Category FAQ

Where does the economic data come from?

All economy maps read the World Bank Indicators API (World Development Indicators) live in your browser. Values are the World Bank's own published series, refreshed when they republish.

Do I need to download a file to use these maps?

No. The indicator values are fetched from the World Bank API and the country boundaries are fetched from Natural Earth when the page loads, so nothing is hosted or downloaded by GeoDataViewer.