The World Bank's Open Data initiative is intended to provide all users with access to World Bank data. The data catalogue is a listing of available World Bank data sources.
These resources include databases, pre-formatted tables and reports. Each of the listings includes a description of the data source and a direct link to that source. Where possible, the databases are linked directly to a selection screen to allow users to select the countries, indicators, and years they would like to search.
Those search results can be exported in different formats. Users can also choose to download the entire database directly from the catalogue. The data is available in Arabic, French, and Spanish in addition to English.