World Economic Outlook (WEO)

The World Economic Outlook (WEO) database contains selected macroeconomic data series from IMF projections, published twice yearly.

Key Indicators

Code	Indicator	Unit
NGDP_RPCH	Real GDP growth rate	Annual % change
NGDPD	GDP, current prices	Billions of USD
NGDPDPC	GDP per capita, current prices	USD
PCPIPCH	Inflation, average consumer prices	Annual % change
PCPIEPCH	Inflation, end of period consumer prices	Annual % change
LUR	Unemployment rate	% of total labor force
BCA	Current account balance	Billions of USD
BCA_NGDPD	Current account balance	% of GDP

Vietnam WEO Data Example

Year	GDP Growth	Inflation	Unemployment	CA Balance
2023	5.0%	3.2%	2.1%	4.3% GDP
2024	6.0%	3.5%	2.0%	3.8% GDP
2025	6.4%	3.3%	2.0%	3.5% GDP

Forecast Horizons

WEO provides:

• Historical data: From 1980
• Current year estimates
• 5-year projections

API Query

# Get WEO projections for ASEAN-5
params = {
    "source": "IMF",
    "database": "WEO",
    "indicators": ["NGDP_RPCH", "PCPIPCH", "LUR"],
    "countries": ["VN", "TH", "ID", "MY", "PH"],
    "start_year": 2020,
    "end_year": 2028
}

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Publication Schedule

WEO is published in April (Spring) and October (Fall) each year.