• LISTS
  • TABLES
  • REPORTS
  • HUMAN

How to classify countries by income with your AI

Connect the World Bank Countries MCP to your AI client once. Your agent then uses official taxonomy to sort any nation into its correct economic bracket.

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Short answer

How can I group countries by income level using AI?

Your agent pulls data from the World Bank to assign countries to specific income categories. You'll get organized lists or tables based on these official classifications.

Where your data lands.

The outcomes of your request.

The AI processes the World Bank data and delivers these specific results.

LISTS

Categorized country lists

The AI groups nations into High, Middle, or Low income sets. You get clean, ready-to-use lists for your research.

TABLES

Structured economic data

Your agent can arrange the income levels into a table. This makes comparing different regions easy.

REPORTS

Written summaries

The AI writes descriptions of the economic status for specific groups of countries. This provides context for the raw numbers.

HUMAN

Final verification

You review the classifications to ensure they fit your specific project needs. The AI provides the data, but you control the final output.

The workflow

What your AI does when the request arrives.

The AI acts as a bridge between your prompt and the World Bank's datasets.

  1. Identify countries

    The AI looks at your prompt to determine which specific countries need classification.

    search_income_levels

  2. Fetch income data

    The agent pulls the current income status for those nations from the World Bank.

    search_income_levels

  3. Map taxonomy

    The AI matches the retrieved data to the official income categories.

    search_income_levels

  4. Organize output

    The agent formats the results into the lists or tables you asked for.

    search_income_levels

Try it

Copy these to start.

Paste these directly into your chat to begin.

Starting points

Replace the specific countries or regions in these examples with the ones you are studying.

World Bank Open Data Connector

You're all set. Choose your MCP client and follow the setup instructions.

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_A6SDZF43oRJsl5D59nh4U7kc0DLDteSSJbrBSJJG/mcp

Claude Desktop

Follow the steps below to connect in seconds.

  1. 1In Claude Desktop, open Settings → Connectors.
  2. 2Click “Add custom connector” and paste the connector link above as the remote MCP server URL.
  3. 3Click Add and start a new chat — World Bank Open Data capabilities are ready to use.
Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "world-bank-countries-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_A6SDZF43oRJsl5D59nh4U7kc0DLDteSSJbrBSJJG/mcp"
    }
  }
}
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  • Classify Brazil, India, and Japan by their World Bank income level.

  • List all countries in Southeast Asia and group them by income category.

  • Create a table showing the income classification for the G20 nations.

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FAQ

How this task behaves.

  • 01

    Can the AI change the World Bank's data?

    No. The AI only reads the income levels from the World Bank; it cannot edit the source data.

  • 02

    Can I use this to predict future economic shifts?

    No. The tool provides current classifications, not predictive economic forecasts.

  • 03

    Will the AI delete my existing spreadsheets?

    No. This MCP is read-only and cannot delete or modify your local files.

  • 04

    Does the AI work with any country?

    The AI can only classify countries that are included in the World Bank's database.

  • 05

    Can the AI create new income categories?

    No. The AI must use the official taxonomy provided by the World Bank.

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