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Economic Data APIs

Central banks and statistics agencies supply most of these time series, and nearly all are free. FRED holds US and global series from the St. Louis Fed, the World Bank publishes development indicators by country and year with no key, and the ECB covers euro-area rates and inflation. DBnomics pulls series from the IMF, OECD and Eurostat into one API. Econdb and FXMacroData offer commercial plans.
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Bank of Canada ValetBank of Canada series: daily CAD exchange rates, policy rate, bond yields and economic indicators.
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FreeNoneJSONUnlimitedLive
BLS Public Data APIUS inflation (CPI), jobs, unemployment, wages and producer prices from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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FreeNoneJSON100–1k/dayLive
DBnomicsMillions of economic time series from the IMF, OECD, Eurostat, central banks and national statistics offices.
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FreeNoneJSONUnlimitedLive
ECB Data Portal APIEuro-area time series from the ECB: reference FX rates, policy rates, inflation, money supply and bond yields.
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FreeNoneXMLUnlimitedLive
EcondbAggregated macroeconomic time-series data (GDP, inflation, trade) from statistics offices worldwide.
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FreemiumAPI keyJSON—Live
Fed TreasuryUS Treasury data on federal debt, revenue, spending, interest rates, and savings bonds.
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FreeNoneJSONUnlimitedLive
FREDHundreds of thousands of US and global economic time series (GDP, rates, employment) from the St. Louis Fed.
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FreeAPI keyJSON—Live
FXMacroDataCentral-bank rates, inflation, GDP and other macro releases for 18 currencies, from official publishers.
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FreemiumAPI keyJSON100–1k/dayLive
Pan Africa DataAfrican macroeconomic, demographic and income-distribution indicators, 2000–2035, by country and region.
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FreemiumNoneJSON—Live
Statistics of the WorldAggregates 335+ economic, health and social indicators for 218 countries from IMF, World Bank, and WHO.
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FreemiumNoneJSON1k–10k/dayLive
US Treasury Daily Interest Rate FeedDaily US Treasury par yield curve (1-month to 30-year), real yields, T-bill and long-term rates in XML.
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FreeNoneXMLUnlimitedDegraded
World BankGlobal development, economic, and social indicators by country and year, back decades.
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FreeNoneJSONUnlimitedLive

Choosing an Economic Data API

Is there a free Economic Data API?

Yes. FRED, World Bank, DBnomics, Bank of Canada Valet, BLS Public Data API and 3 others are free to use, and Econdb, FXMacroData, Pan Africa Data and Statistics of the World have a free tier alongside paid plans.

Which Economic Data APIs work without an API key?

World Bank, DBnomics, Bank of Canada Valet, BLS Public Data API, ECB Data Portal API and 4 others need no key or sign-up, so you can try them with a plain request.

Can I call an Economic Data API from front-end JavaScript?

DBnomics, Bank of Canada Valet, BLS Public Data API, ECB Data Portal API, Fed Treasury and 2 others allow cross-origin requests and need no key, so they work straight from the browser. For the others, call them from your server so your key stays private.

Can I use Economic Data APIs in a commercial project?

World Bank, Bank of Canada Valet, BLS Public Data API, ECB Data Portal API, Fed Treasury and 3 others permit commercial use. FRED restricts it, for example to non-commercial or attributed use, so read the terms first.

Which Economic Data APIs work with AI agents?

Statistics of the World has an MCP server, so an AI agent can call it directly. DBnomics, Bank of Canada Valet, FXMacroData and Pan Africa Data publish an OpenAPI spec for generating clients and tools.

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