MCP ServerStreamable HTTP · v1.1.0

Global statistics, ready for your AI agent.

490+ indicators for 218 countries — IMF, World Bank, UN, FRED, OECD. Connect Claude Desktop, Cursor, Cline, Continue, or any MCP-compatible client and let your agent answer questions about the world economy with real, attributed data. Free up to 1,000 requests/day.

Get free API key →GET /api/mcp (discovery)

Quickstart

1.Sign up for a free API key at /pricing. No credit card.
2.Paste the config below into your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, etc.).
3.Restart your client. Ask: "Compare GDP per capita between Vietnam and Indonesia."

Connection

Claude Desktop

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) · %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json (Windows)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sotw": {
      "transport": {
        "type": "streamable-http",
        "url": "https://statisticsoftheworld.com/api/mcp",
        "headers": {
          "X-API-Key": "sotw_YOUR_KEY_HERE"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Cursor / Cline / Continue

.cursor/mcp.json or analogous (workspace or user-scope)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sotw": {
      "url": "https://statisticsoftheworld.com/api/mcp",
      "headers": { "X-API-Key": "sotw_YOUR_KEY_HERE" }
    }
  }
}

Programmatic (raw JSON-RPC)

POST https://statisticsoftheworld.com/api/mcp

curl -s -X POST https://statisticsoftheworld.com/api/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "X-API-Key: sotw_YOUR_KEY_HERE" \
  -d '{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": 1,
    "method": "tools/call",
    "params": {
      "name": "get_country_overview",
      "arguments": { "country_id": "VNM" }
    }
  }'

Tiers

Tier	Rate limit	Price	Auth	Use case
Anonymous	1,000 req/day per IP	Free	No key	For testing
Developer	1,000 req/day	Free	Free key	Personal projects
Pro	50,000 req/day	$49/mo	Pro key	Production AI apps · commercial use
Business	500,000 req/day	$500/mo	Business key	High-volume agents · 99.9% SLA
Enterprise	Unlimited	Custom	Custom key	Dedicated infra · custom SLA

All tiers see the same tools. Rate limit is the only differentiator. The `X-API-Key` header determines your tier.

Tools available (7)

get_country_overview	All key statistics for one country (GDP, population, life expectancy, inflation, unemployment, debt, +AI narrative).
get_indicator_ranking	Rank countries by any indicator. Top N or bottom N.
get_historical_data	20+ years of time-series for a country × indicator.
compare_countries	Compare 2–10 countries on any selected indicators.
search_indicators	Find the right indicator ID by keyword.
get_available_indicators	List all 490+ indicators, optionally filtered by category.
get_country_list	List all 218 countries with region, income level, capital.

Data sources

IMF World Economic Outlook

World Bank WDI

FRED (Federal Reserve)

UN Population Division

OECD

Yahoo Finance · Alpha Vantage

Tool responses always include source attribution and data vintage so your agent can cite correctly.