MCP ServerStreamable HTTP · v1.1.0

Global statistics, ready for your AI agent.

Browse 334 public indicators across 218 countries from the IMF, World Bank, UN, and WHO. Connect Claude Desktop, Cursor, Cline, Continue, or any MCP-compatible client. Free access is available up to 1,000 requests/day; paid production keys use the 277-indicator source-reviewed World Bank catalog.

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
Hobby	1,000 req/day per IP	Free	No key	Testing · personal agents
Developer	1,000 req/day	Free	Free key	Personal projects + usage dashboard
Pro	50,000 req/day	$49/mo	Pro key	Production apps · reviewed WDI catalog
Enterprise	Unlimited	Custom	Custom key	Dedicated infra · reviewed WDI catalog

All tiers see the same tools. Anonymous and free keys use the 334-indicator public catalog; paid keys use the 277-indicator source-reviewed World Bank catalog. 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 an indicator available to your tier. Top N or bottom N.
get_historical_data	20+ years of time-series for a country × indicator.
compare_countries	Compare 2–10 countries on selected indicators available to your tier.
search_indicators	Find the right indicator ID by keyword.
get_available_indicators	List the tier-visible catalog (334 free; 277 paid), 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

WHO Global Health Observatory

Tool responses include the providers that contributed to that result. Reuse rights vary by provider; WHO series are non-commercial under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.