Researchers & Academics

Datasets, APIs, and archives for economic research and academic study.

How to use this page

FRED, NBER, and the Penn World Table are good starting points for most macro and cross-country research. Use the topic filters to narrow by subject area, and check each tool's description for what kind of downloads or APIs it offers — most academic-grade sources here are free to use, though a few require institutional access for full datasets.

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Atlanta Fed GDPNow

Real-time GDP growth nowcast updated throughout the quarter.

BEA (Bureau of Economic Analysis)

Official US GDP, personal income, and trade data direct from the source agency.

Chicago Fed National Activity Index

Weighted index of 85 economic indicators summarizing overall economic activity.

Eurostat

Official statistical office of the European Union; EU-wide economic data.

FRED (Federal Reserve Economic Data)

Massive free database of US and international economic time series; the default source most other tools pull from.

IMF Data

International macroeconomic and financial statistics, including World Economic Outlook datasets.

NBER (National Bureau of Economic Research)

Academic research papers and datasets; official US recession dating.

NY Fed Nowcast

Weekly GDP growth estimate from the New York Fed.

OECD Data Explorer

Cross-country macroeconomic indicators for OECD member nations.

Penn World Table

Historical national accounts data for cross-country growth comparisons.

World Bank Open Data

Global development and macroeconomic indicators for 200+ countries.