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IMF Data Overview

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) provides comprehensive global economic and financial data through multiple databases.

Available Databases

DatabaseCodeDescriptionUpdate Frequency
WEOWEOWorld Economic Outlook - projectionsSemi-annual
IFSIFSInternational Financial StatisticsMonthly
BOPBOPBalance of Payments StatisticsQuarterly
DOTSDOTSDirection of Trade StatisticsMonthly
GFSGFSGovernment Finance StatisticsAnnual

Key Indicator Categories

Macroeconomic Projections (WEO)

  • Real GDP growth forecasts
  • Inflation projections
  • Unemployment outlook
  • Current account balance forecasts

Financial Statistics (IFS)

  • Interest rates and yields
  • Exchange rates
  • Money supply (M0, M1, M2, M3)
  • Credit to private sector

External Sector (BOP)

  • Current account components
  • Capital and financial account
  • International investment position
  • Reserve assets

Trade Statistics (DOTS)

  • Bilateral trade flows
  • Export/import by partner
  • Trade balances
  • Market shares

Coverage

RegionCountriesTime Series
Advanced Economies401980-2028
Emerging Markets951980-2028
Low-Income Countries551980-2028

API Access

# Query IMF data through ECODATA
url = "https://ecodata.khoviet.com/api/v1/indicators"

params = {
"source": "IMF",
"indicator": "NGDP_RPCH", # Real GDP growth
"country": "VN",
"start_year": 2020,
"end_year": 2028
}

Data Source

Data sourced from IMF Data: https://data.imf.org