World Bank and Open Source

At the World Bank, we strive to cultivate open source development by building communities for support, maintenance and enhancement in addition to sharing knowledge and expertise in alignment with the Sustainable Development Goals.

As a global knowledge bank, we champion transparency and collaboration by making high-quality information and open source tools accessible to all. Utilize our open data, software and research to drive evidence-based solutions and advance sustainable development worldwide.

World Bank open source software development and collaboration

Open Source Code Catalog

Browse our open source code, filter by topic, language, and popularity, and find tools for you to use or contribute.

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GitHub Organization

See all World Bank open source repositories, contribute, and join our developer community on GitHub.

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Newest Additions to the Catalog

Related Resources

World Bank Open Data
The World Bank’s open data portal provides free and open access to global development data, much of which is available under open licenses for reuse and analysis.
Open Knowledge Repository
The World Bank’s open access repository for research, publications, and datasets. Most content is released under Creative Commons licenses, supporting open knowledge and reuse.
Reproducible Research Repository
The Reproducible Research Repository is a one-stop shop for reproducibility packages associated with World Bank research. The catalogued packages provide the analytical scripts, documentation, and, where possible, the data needed to reproduce the results in the associated paper.