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Overview

World Bank Open Data is an online database that provides free and open access to global development, statistical data.

Provider: 
World Bank [1]
Posted: 
Sep 8, 2016 10:43am
Updated: 
Jun 13, 2019 11:51am
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Collection Content

Subject Areas: 
Social Sciences
Resource Types: 
Big data
Census data
Dataset
Economic information
Financial data
Open Access
Statistical data
Direct from Publisher - Denotes data sourced directly from publisher

Terms and Provider Details

Provider: 
World Bank [1]
Website: 
https://publications.worldbank.org/ [2]
Main Address: 
1818 H Street, NW
Washington, DC 20433
United States
CRL Review
Collection Content: 

In 2012, the World Bank began assisting low and middle income countries with opening government data, resulting in the sharing and organization of the World Bank Open Data. The online Open Data is data freely available online, in machine-readable format and covered by a legal license that allows anyone to use and re-use it for any purpose, including for commercial purposes. The World Bank's Open Data comes from the statistical systems of member countries. 

Delivery: 

All of the data on the World Bank Open Data site can be used free of charge with minimal restrictions. Individual data series and entire datasets can be accessed using the Search Bar and Site Menu. Users can search for indicator names, countries, and topics. The search box shows a list of matching results as you enter text; users can select one of the matching terms to instantly display the result. Data can be browsed by country or indicator.

Data pages allow the option to download all displayed data in bulk. Country pages provide all data for all years for a single country; topic pages provide each indicator for that topic for all countries and years, and indicator pages provide data for all countries for all years.

Sources

Sources for this review include information publicly posted or obtained directly from the publisher; data collected by CRL staff and specialists at CRL libraries; and examination of the digital collection when possible. Other sources are noted where cited. CRL continues to gather additional information on this resource and to solicit critical assessment.
CRL Offers & Status
StatusCurrentDescription
CRL FlaggednoPotential interest to CRL community
Offer PendingnoCurrently a candidate for CRL offer
Active OffernoCurrently offered for purchase or new subscription
Trial AccessnoAvailable for trial
Renewal OffernoCurrently offered for renewal
Expired OffernoPast offers
Inactive / DeclinednoNo longer under consideration by CRL
Reviewed by CRLyesEvaluation available by CRL and community
Special AccessnoMember-only access available for a limited time

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[1] https://edesiderata.crl.edu/providers/world-bank
[2] https://publications.worldbank.org/