World Bank World Development Indicators (WDI) Online Database
Year Joined PERii
2006
Resource Type
Online database
Access URL
See the new, free of charge portal http://data.worldbank.org
The Complete World Development Online http://wdronline.worldbank.org.
Content Overview
World Development Indicators (WDI) Online is the premier data source on the global economy. It contains statistical data for 854 development indicators and time series data from 1960 for over 200 countries and 18 country groups
Subject Strengths
World Development Indicators Online contains statistical data for over 850 development indicators. Data include social, economic, financial, natural resources, and environmental indicators. For a complete list of indicators visit the World Bank website.
Service Strengths
- Full indexed databases, cross-searchable
- Advanced search features
- Small file sizes to facilitate downloading
- Easy navigation through regional collections
- Metadata provided in Excel so each title can be listed in online library catalogues
- COUNTER compliant usage statistics
- Mapping function available
- Different language interfaces including English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Arabic, and Chinese
Usage Guides
For more information, see the 
user guide presentation (2.5MB)
Registration Information
Available free of charge, no registration is necessary.
Access Information
Access by automatic IP address recognition.
Publisher Support/Help Contact
Please contact pubrights@worldbank.org or onlineresources@worldbank.org
URL to General Publisher Site
http://publications.worldbank.org/
Further Information from your Country Coordinator
The details for your country coordinator can be found on your country page. Please use the 'Country Finder on the right-hand side of this page.
Information for Librarians
Promotional Information/Materials
The Complete World Development Online flyer (1k)
Publisher Newsletter Details
Visit the World Bank newsletter page to subscribe.
Usage Data Collection
Librarians and country coordinators are able to download user statistics for WDI online by using their World Bank customer ID. In order to get detailed instructions on how to run your usage statistic reports, click on the "Info" button. If you do not know your customer ID, you should contact onlineresources@worldbank.org
PERii FAQs
To find the answer to the most commonly asked questions about registration and access, see the Information resources FAQ page.
PERii Help Documents
Please see the online help documents for further information about INASP policy on username and password access, registration, registration record keeping, downloading from publishers websites, access issues and statistics.