Data Sources

MACROVISONOMICS provides access to economic data from 16+ trusted global institutions, searched in parallel across 24+ vector namespaces with intelligent cross-source ranking.

Structured Data Sources

World Bank

The primary data source for global development indicators.

World Bank Open Data

Coverage: 189 countries and territoriesIndicators: 1,500+ across economy, health, education, trade, environmentTime Range: 1960 - PresentUpdate Frequency: Annual (with some quarterly indicators)Categories: Economic, Social, Environmental, Governance

FRED (Federal Reserve Economic Data)

US macroeconomic data from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

Coverage: United StatesIndicators: 800,000+ series including GDP, CPI, unemployment, interest rates, money supply, housingUpdate Frequency: Varies (daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, annual)Usage: Primary US data source and context for AI-generated insights

IMF (International Monetary Fund)

Global financial and fiscal data from the IMF.

International Monetary Fund

Coverage: 190 countriesIndicators: 32,000+ covering fiscal policy, balance of payments, international reserves, exchange rates, government debtUpdate Frequency: Quarterly and annualExpertise: Finance, monetary policy, fiscal policy, reserves, exchange rates

OECD

Economic and social data from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

OECD Statistics

Coverage: 38 member countries plus partner nationsIndicators: 15,000+ on economic performance, trade, employment, CPI, migration, energy, environmentUpdate Frequency: Varies by datasetExpertise: Advanced economy statistics, GDP, trade, CPI

Eurostat

Statistical Office of the European Union.

Eurostat

Coverage: 37 EU/EEA member states and candidate countriesIndicators: 10,000+ covering regional economics, demographics, social statisticsUpdate Frequency: Monthly, quarterly, and annualExpertise: European Union economic and demographic data

ECB (European Central Bank)

Monetary and financial statistics for the euro area.

European Central Bank

Coverage: 20 eurozone countriesIndicators: 5,000+ including interest rates, exchange rates, money supply, balance sheet dataUpdate Frequency: Daily to annual depending on indicatorExpertise: Eurozone monetary policy, interest rates, exchange rates

ILO (International Labour Organization)

Global labor market data.

International Labour Organization

Coverage: 180 countriesIndicators: 12,000+ on employment, unemployment, wages, working conditions, labor force participation, social protectionUpdate Frequency: Annual with some quarterly seriesExpertise: Employment, unemployment, wages, labor force statistics

UN Data

Aggregated statistics from United Nations agencies.

United Nations Statistics Division

Coverage: 200 countriesIndicators: 20,000+ covering population, demographics, energy, environment, migration, developmentUpdate Frequency: AnnualExpertise: Population, demographics, migration, environment

WHO (World Health Organization)

Global Health Observatory data.

World Health Organization

Coverage: 194 countriesIndicators: 6,000+ on mortality, disease prevalence, health expenditure, vaccination rates, health system capacityUpdate Frequency: AnnualExpertise: Health, mortality, disease, vaccination, health expenditure

UNESCO

Education, science, and culture statistics.

UNESCO Institute for Statistics

Coverage: 160 countriesIndicators: 4,000+ on education access, literacy, school enrollment, teacher ratios, science and technologyUpdate Frequency: AnnualExpertise: Education, literacy, enrollment, teacher quality

FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization)

Global food and agriculture data.

Food and Agriculture Organization

Coverage: 195 countriesIndicators: 15,000+ on food production, agriculture, livestock, crop yields, food security, nutrition, land useUpdate Frequency: AnnualExpertise: Agriculture, food, crops, livestock, nutrition, food security

BIS (Bank for International Settlements)

International banking and financial statistics.

Bank for International Settlements

Coverage: 60 countriesIndicators: 8,000+ on credit aggregates, property prices, debt securities, banking statistics, exchange ratesUpdate Frequency: QuarterlyExpertise: Credit, property prices, housing, banking, financial flows

WTO (World Trade Organization)

International trade data.

World Trade Organization

Coverage: 164 member countriesIndicators: 5,000+ on trade flows, tariff profiles, merchandise exports/imports, commercial services, trade policyUpdate Frequency: AnnualExpertise: Trade, tariffs, exports, imports

DBnomics

Open database aggregator unifying data from 80+ providers.

DBnomics

Coverage: 150 countries from 80+ providersIndicators: 50,000+ from central banks, national statistics offices, and international organizationsUpdate Frequency: Varies by providerUsage: Supplementary access to datasets from providers not directly integrated

Statistics Canada

Canada’s national statistical office.

Statistics Canada

Coverage: Canada (all provinces and territories)Indicators: 3,000+ covering labor force, CPI, GDP, demographics, trade, provincial economic dataUpdate Frequency: Monthly to annualExpertise: Canadian economic, labor, and demographic statistics

Governance (WGI)

Worldwide Governance Indicators.

Worldwide Governance Indicators

Coverage: 200 countriesIndicators: 500+ measuring voice and accountability, political stability, government effectiveness, regulatory quality, rule of law, corruption controlUpdate Frequency: AnnualExpertise: Governance, corruption, democracy, rule of law, transparency

Research Sources for AI Insights

When generating insights, the platform draws from additional research sources in parallel to provide contextual analysis alongside the economic data:

Type	Purpose
News & Policy	Real-time news articles and policy developments for current context
Deep Web Search	Domain-filtered search for specialized reports and articles
Explanatory Sources	Grounded causal explanations with inline citations
Structured Economic Data	US macroeconomic context across key indicators
Academic Research	Scholarly papers and studies for rigorous, cited context
Primary Source Documents	Direct documents from central banks, government statistics offices, IMF, World Bank, and OECD (20+ countries, 14 indicator categories)

All sources are queried in parallel, and the combined research context is used to produce insights with inline citations. The system continues to function gracefully when individual sources are unavailable.

Cross-Source Search

When you search for an indicator, MACROVISONOMICS searches all data sources simultaneously using intelligent ranking to find the best matches across all sources:

Semantic search: Understands meaning, not just keywords, so you can use natural language
Topic-aware expertise boosting: Domain-relevant sources are prioritized automatically (e.g., labor statistics sources for employment queries, health databases for health queries, agricultural data for food and farming queries)
Cross-source ranking: Results from all databases are ranked together to surface the most relevant indicators regardless of source
Source diversity: Results span multiple relevant databases so you get comprehensive coverage

Data Quality

Verification

All data displayed in MACROVISONOMICS is:

Sourced directly from official data providers via their APIs
Time-stamped with fetch date
Attributed to the original source with source-specific badges
URL-linked to the original data source where possible

Source Attribution

Every chart displays:

Data Source badge: World Bank, FRED, IMF, OECD, or other source
Indicator ID: Original source identifier
Last Updated: When data was last refreshed
Direct link: URL to the data on the source website

Data Freshness

Data is refreshed regularly from source APIs
Stale-while-revalidate caching returns fast results while refreshing in the background
Historical data remains consistent with official records

Missing Data

Some data points may be unavailable because:

The country didn’t report data for that year
Data collection methods changed
Certain indicators aren’t tracked by all sources or in all countries
Some source APIs may be temporarily unavailable

Gaps in the data are displayed as breaks in line charts or empty cells in tables. This accurately represents the actual data availability.

Understanding Indicators

Indicator Codes

Each indicator has a source-specific code:

Source	Example Code	Indicator
World Bank	NY.GDP.MKTP.CD	GDP (current US$)
World Bank	SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS	Unemployment (% of labor force)
FRED	GDPC1	Real GDP (chained 2017 dollars)
FRED	UNRATE	Civilian unemployment rate
OECD	PRICES	Consumer Price Index
IMF	BCA_BP6_USD	Balance of payments, current account
ILO	UNE_DEAP_SEX_AGE_RT	Unemployment rate by sex and age
WHO	WHOSIS_000001	Life expectancy at birth

Units

Common units across indicators:

Unit	Meaning
Current US$	Dollar value at the time
Constant 2015 US$	Inflation-adjusted dollars
%	Percentage
Per 1,000	Rate per thousand people
Per capita	Per person
Index	Relative to a base year

Citation & Attribution

When using MACROVISONOMICS data in research or publications:

Suggested Citation Format

Data source: [Source Name] via MACROVISONOMICS
Indicator: [Indicator Name] ([Indicator Code])
Countries: [List of countries]
Time period: [Start year] - [End year]
Accessed: [Date]

Terms of Use

Data from each source is subject to its own licensing terms:

World Bank: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)
FRED: Public domain with attribution requested
IMF: Terms of Use apply; attribution required
OECD: Terms and Conditions; citation required
Other sources: Refer to each source’s data usage policy

Data Updates

Update Schedule

Most indicators are updated annually
FRED indicators may update daily, weekly, or monthly
ECB and financial indicators may update daily
Data for the current year may be preliminary

Historical Revisions

Official data sources occasionally revise historical figures. When this happens:

The latest official values are displayed
Previous values are updated to match source records
Charts automatically reflect the most current data

​Data Sources

​Structured Data Sources

​World Bank

World Bank Open Data

​FRED (Federal Reserve Economic Data)

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

​IMF (International Monetary Fund)

International Monetary Fund

​OECD

OECD Statistics

​Eurostat

Eurostat

​ECB (European Central Bank)

European Central Bank

​ILO (International Labour Organization)

International Labour Organization

​UN Data

United Nations Statistics Division

​WHO (World Health Organization)

World Health Organization

​UNESCO

UNESCO Institute for Statistics

​FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization)

Food and Agriculture Organization

​BIS (Bank for International Settlements)

Bank for International Settlements

​WTO (World Trade Organization)

World Trade Organization

​DBnomics

DBnomics

​Statistics Canada

Statistics Canada

​Governance (WGI)

Worldwide Governance Indicators

​Research Sources for AI Insights

​Cross-Source Search

​Data Quality

​Verification

​Source Attribution

​Data Freshness

​Missing Data

​Understanding Indicators

​Indicator Codes

​Units

​Citation & Attribution

​Suggested Citation Format

​Terms of Use

​Data Updates

​Update Schedule

​Historical Revisions

Data Sources

Structured Data Sources

World Bank

FRED (Federal Reserve Economic Data)

IMF (International Monetary Fund)

OECD

Eurostat

ECB (European Central Bank)

ILO (International Labour Organization)

UN Data

WHO (World Health Organization)

UNESCO

FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization)

BIS (Bank for International Settlements)

WTO (World Trade Organization)

DBnomics

Statistics Canada

Governance (WGI)

Research Sources for AI Insights

Cross-Source Search

Data Quality

Verification

Source Attribution

Data Freshness

Missing Data

Understanding Indicators

Indicator Codes

Units

Citation & Attribution

Suggested Citation Format

Terms of Use

Data Updates

Update Schedule

Historical Revisions