To cite wbstats in publications use:

Vargas Sepulveda M (2025). wbstats: Programmatic Access to the World Bank API. Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Vargas Sepulveda, Mauricio (2025). wbstats: Programmatic Access to the World Bank API. Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Oak Ridge, Tennessee. URL https://doi.org/10.11578/dc.20171025.1827, https://doi.org/10.11578/dc.20171025.1827.

Corresponding BibTeX entry:

  @Manual{,
    title = {wbstats: Programmatic Access to the World Bank API},
    author = {Mauricio {Vargas Sepulveda}},
    organization = {Oak Ridge National Laboratory},
    address = {Oak Ridge, Tennessee},
    year = {2025},
    url = {https://doi.org/10.11578/dc.20171025.1827},
    note = {Vargas Sepulveda, Mauricio (2025). wbstats: Programmatic
      Access to the World Bank API. Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Oak
      Ridge, Tennessee. URL https://doi.org/10.11578/dc.20171025.1827},
  }