IMF
Provider
- provider_name: IMF
- provider_longname: International Monetary Fund
- provider URL: http://www.imf.org/
- number of datasets: 9 datasets containing 17 databases currently in DBnomics + 2 datasets to be added
- terms of use: http://datahelp.imf.org/tos
Data accessibility
- SDMX: API SDMX-XML 2.0 et 2.1 (web service SOAP) see http://datahelp.imf.org/knowledgebase/articles/630877-data-services
- REST API: The JSON Data Service, http://datahelp.imf.org/knowledgebase/articles/667681-using-json-restful-web-service
- Bulk Download: yes, data + metadata available in CSV files
- Account: see https://git.nomics.world/cepremap-private/servers-and-services/blob/master/DBnomicsAccountsPasswords.md
Current datasets and databases
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BOPS
- BOP
- BOPAGG
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Commodity prices
- COMMP
- COMMPP
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CPIS
- CPI
- CPIS
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DOTS
- DOT
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FSIs
- FSI
- FSIBS
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GFS
- GFSCOFOG (can be downloaded in one shot with GFS bulk download )
- GFSE (can be downloaded in one shot with GFS bulk download )
- GFSFALCS (can be downloaded in one shot with GFS bulk download )
- GFSMAB (can be downloaded in one shot with GFS bulk download )
- GFSR (can be downloaded in one shot with GFS bulk download )
- GFSSUC (can be downloaded in one shot with GFS bulk download )
- GFSIBS
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IFS
- IFS
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WEO
- WEO
- WEO-GROUPS: no need to separate this data set (part of WEO)
Datasets and databases
- There is a difference between databases available with the API (http://dataservices.imf.org/REST/SDMX_JSON.svc/Dataflow) and the datasets identified at http://www.imf.org/en/data. There maybe several databases for a single dataset (as above).
Desired datasets
- CDIS
- IRFCL
- ICSD
- HPDD
Data tree
- Existence of a hierarchy of datasets on web site: Yes but only one level at http://www.imf.org/en/data. Multiple databases used for the same dataset in the API can be sees as a second level of the data hierarchy if we decide to use the API
Datasets
- datasetCode: provided, see above
- how to get release date: can be found on dataset HTML page
- dataset docHref: yes provided on dataset HTML page
- dataset notes: no
- dimension_list: provided in bulk download metadata CSV file
- use of attributes: no. The term "Attribute" may be used as series note
- attribute_list:
- available frequencies: Annual, Quarterly, Monthly
- availability of previous updates: yes for several datasets
- existence of real time datasets: NO
Series
- Series key: must be constructed by concatenating the dimension codes
- Series name: must be constructed by concatenating the dimension labels
- Series docHref: NO
- Series notes: Sometimes, called "Attribute"
- missing values: empty cell in CSV file
- date format: yyyy, yyyyQa, yyyyMm
- mixed frequencies in the same dataset: yes, annual observations may be interlaced with higher frequency observations
Updates
- calendar of future updates: No
- summary of previous upudates: see dataset HTML page
- regular updates: yes for some datasets
- RSS flow: http://www.imf.org/external/rss/rsslist/rsslist.aspx
- best way to monitor updates: visit HTML pages once a day
Special problems
Creating an account for bulk downloading is necessary. Downloading from the bulk download is asynchonous. IMF sends an email with URL to download a file
Other remarks
Data samples
- location: in test_imf file
- description:
Web API
Quick notes to remember useful URLs:
- http://dataservices.imf.org/REST/SDMX_JSON.svc/Dataflow
- http://dataservices.imf.org/REST/SDMX_JSON.svc/DataStructure/CDIS
- http://dataservices.imf.org/REST/SDMX_JSON.svc/CompactData/CDIS/A.AF.IIWDA_DV_BP6_USD The series code can omit some dimensions like explained on this page