World Bank · Schema

IndicatorValue

A single data point returned by the World Bank Indicators API for a given country and time period.

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Properties

Name Type Description
indicator object Reference to the World Bank indicator
country object Country reference
countryiso3code string ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code
date string Year or period of the data point
value numbernull Numeric value of the indicator. Null if data is not available.
unit string Unit of measurement for the indicator value
obs_status string Observation status code indicating data quality or coverage
decimal integer Recommended number of decimal places for display
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JSON Schema

indicator-value.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://api-evangelist.github.io/worldbank/json-schema/indicator-value.json",
  "title": "IndicatorValue",
  "description": "A single data point returned by the World Bank Indicators API for a given country and time period.",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "indicator": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Reference to the World Bank indicator",
      "properties": {
        "id": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Indicator code (e.g., SP.POP.TOTL, NY.GDP.MKTP.CD)",
          "example": "SP.POP.TOTL"
        },
        "value": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Human-readable indicator name",
          "example": "Population, total"
        }
      },
      "required": ["id", "value"]
    },
    "country": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Country reference",
      "properties": {
        "id": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code",
          "example": "US"
        },
        "value": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Country name",
          "example": "United States"
        }
      },
      "required": ["id", "value"]
    },
    "countryiso3code": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code",
      "example": "USA"
    },
    "date": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Year or period of the data point",
      "example": "2022"
    },
    "value": {
      "type": ["number", "null"],
      "description": "Numeric value of the indicator. Null if data is not available.",
      "example": 335893238
    },
    "unit": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Unit of measurement for the indicator value",
      "example": ""
    },
    "obs_status": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Observation status code indicating data quality or coverage",
      "example": ""
    },
    "decimal": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Recommended number of decimal places for display",
      "example": 0
    }
  },
  "required": ["indicator", "country", "date"]
}