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IMF indicators in Duaer

In Duaer: IMF World Economic Outlook figures by country, including forecasts: GDP growth, inflation, unemployment, debt, and current account. Also finds indicator codes by words. One successful search uses 1 credit.

What you get

Duaer IMF indicators reads the IMF DataMapper. With an indicator and countries it returns yearly values, newest first, up to the current year unless you set to later to include projections. With only words it lists matching indicator codes.

Pick Duaer Data → IMF indicators in the node creator, or open the data market. Related: World Bank indicators, Exchange rates.

When to use it

  • Get growth or inflation forecasts for a country plan or a budget.
  • Find the right IMF code first with `words`, then fetch values.

When not to use it

  • Long historical series with many indicators. Use World Bank indicators.
  • Monthly or quarterly data. The DataMapper is yearly.

Search on the canvas

  1. Open the node creator and pick Duaer Data → IMF indicators.
  2. Fill Indicator (such as NGDP_RPCH), Country (such as CHN). Optional: Words, From Year, To Year.
  3. Limit defaults to 10, max 20. Execute.

A search uses 1 credit only when it returns rows. No rows, wrong input, or an upstream failure uses 0.

Call the API

  • GET https://api.duaer.com/v1/data/imf?indicator=NGDP_RPCH&country=CHN,USA&from=2020&to=2027
  • Authorization: Bearer <Duaer key>

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---
name: duaer-imf
description: >-
  Duaer IMF indicators. IMF World Economic Outlook figures by country, including forecasts: GDP growth, inflation, unemployment, debt, and current account. Also finds indicator codes by words.
  One successful search uses 1 Duaer credit.
---

# Duaer IMF indicators

Duaer IMF indicators reads the IMF DataMapper. With an indicator and countries it returns yearly values, newest first, up to the current year unless you set `to` later to include projections. With only `words` it lists matching indicator codes.

## When to use

- Get growth or inflation forecasts for a country plan or a budget.
- Find the right IMF code first with `words`, then fetch values.

## When not to use

- Long historical series with many indicators. Use https://skills.duaer.com/world-bank.md.
- Monthly or quarterly data. The DataMapper is yearly.

## Call

`GET https://api.duaer.com/v1/data/imf?indicator=NGDP_RPCH&country=CHN,USA&from=2020&to=2027`

Header: `Authorization: Bearer <Duaer key>`

Use an account key or a model API key.

Get a Duaer key: https://skills.duaer.com/keys.md

## Parameters

Provide `indicator` with `country`, or `words` to find indicator codes.

- `indicator` — IMF indicator code, such as NGDP_RPCH (real GDP growth, %).
- `country` — Three-letter ISO code, or several joined by commas, such as CHN,USA.
- `words` — Optional. Find indicator codes by words, such as inflation, when no indicator is given.
- `from` — Optional. First year.
- `to` — Optional. Last year. Later years may be IMF projections.
- `limit` — Optional. Rows to return, from 1 to 20. Default 10.

Common codes: `NGDP_RPCH` real GDP growth (%), `PCPIPCH` inflation (%), `LUR` unemployment (%), `GGXWDG_NGDP` government debt (% of GDP), `BCA_NGDPD` current account (% of GDP), `NGDPDPC` GDP per person (US$).

## Examples

- `GET https://api.duaer.com/v1/data/imf?indicator=NGDP_RPCH&country=CHN,USA&from=2020&to=2027` — real GDP growth with forecasts.
- `GET https://api.duaer.com/v1/data/imf?words=inflation` — find inflation indicator codes.

## Result

The response is `{ "items": [...] }`. Each item has `source`, `title`, `url`, and `summary`, plus:

- `country` — ISO3 code (value rows).
- `indicator`, `indicatorName`, `unit` — IMF code, label, and unit.
- `year`, `value` — year and value (value rows).
- `dataset` — dataset name (indicator rows).

Fields without a value are left out.

## Credits

A search that returns at least one row uses 1 credit.
An empty search, a search that finds nothing, or a failed search uses 0.
Wrong input returns 400 with a message and uses 0.
No remaining credits returns 402 and does not search.
A missing key returns 401.

## Related

- https://skills.duaer.com/world-bank.md — Duaer World Bank indicators
- https://skills.duaer.com/exchange-rates.md — Duaer Exchange rates

Questions

How many credits does a IMF indicators search use in Duaer?

One credit when Duaer returns rows. A search with no rows or an error uses 0.

Does Duaer IMF data include forecasts?

Yes. Set `to` to a future year and Duaer returns IMF projections too. Rows from the current year on are marked as possible projections.

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