openecon-data

Overview

OpenEcon Data is an MCP server that connects AI agents to authoritative economic data sources. It allows natural language queries to retrieve verified economic indicators across 10+ data sources including FRED, World Bank, IMF, Eurostat, and others. The system uses LLM parsing to translate natural language queries into structured API calls, then routes to the appropriate data source. It supports multi-round conversations, automatic country grouping (G7, BRICS, etc.), and smart indicator discovery from its 330K+ indexed series.

Try asking AI

After installing, here are 6 things you can ask your AI assistant:

• query_economic_data

  Fetch economic data from multiple sources including FRED, World Bank, IMF, and others based on natural language queries.

  Try:What's the US GDP growth rate?Try:Compare inflation across G7 countriesTry:Bitcoin price last 30 days
• compare_countries

  Compare economic indicators across multiple countries or country groups like G7, BRICS, or EU.

  Try:Compare China, India, Brazil GDP 2018-2024Try:Inflation rate BRICS countries 2019-2023
• fetch_indicator_metadata

  Search and retrieve metadata about available economic indicators from various data providers.

  Try:What inflation indicators does FRED have?Try:Show me all trade data indicators from Comtrade
• get_time_series_data

  Retrieve historical time series data for specific economic indicators with customizable date ranges.

  Try:US GDP growth last 10 yearsTry:EUR/USD exchange rate last 24 months
• analyze_bilateral_trade

  Analyze bilateral trade flows between countries using UN Comtrade data.

  Try:China exports to the US 2020-2024Try:Trade flows between Germany and France in 2022
• fetch_financial_stability_data

  Retrieve financial stability indicators from sources like BIS.

  Try:Credit to GDP ratio US, UK, Japan from BISTry:Property price indicators for OECD countries
• get_crypto_data

  Fetch cryptocurrency market data and prices from CoinGecko.

  Try:Bitcoin price last yearTry:Market cap of Ethereum in 2023
• get_exchange_rates

  Retrieve currency exchange rates and currency pair data.

  Try:EUR to USD exchange rate this monthTry:How has JPY changed against USD this year?
• get_development_indicators

  Access global development indicators from World Bank.

  Try:Poverty rates in AfricaTry:Healthcare expenditure in Asian countries
• fetch_imf_data

  Retrieve economic data from International Monetary Fund.

  Try:IMF balance of payments for IndiaTry:Exchange rate data from IMF
• analyze_eu_statistics

  Access Eurostat data for EU member states.

  Try:HICP for EU countriesTry:Labor market statistics in Germany
• get_canadian_data

  Fetch Canadian economic statistics from Statistics Canada.

  Try:Canadian unemployment rateTry:Trade data with the US from Canada

Note: Inferred from natural language examples in the README. While the README mentions MCP server functionality, it doesn't explicitly list tool names. Tool names were constructed based on query types described in the 'What You Can Ask' section a

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Installation

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/hanlulong/openecon-data/main/scripts/install.sh | bash

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "open-econ-data": {
      "command": "curl",
      "args": ["-s", "https://data.openecon.ai/mcp"],
      "env": {}
    }
  }
}

# For Claude Code
claude mcp add --transport sse openecon-data https://data.openecon.ai/mcp --scope user

# For Codex
codex mcp add openecon-data --url https://data.openecon.ai/mcp

FAQ

What economic sources are supported?

OpenEcon Data supports 10+ data sources including FRED (90K+ indicators), World Bank, IMF, Eurostat, UN Comtrade, BIS, Statistics Canada, OECD, ExchangeRate-API, and CoinGecko.

How does the natural language processing work?

The system uses an LLM parser to extract intent, countries, indicators, and date ranges from plain English queries. It then uses semantic routing to match queries to the appropriate data source from its 330K+ indexed indicators.

Can I self-host this service?

Yes, the project is AGPL-3.0 licensed and can be self-hosted. You'll need an OpenRouter API key and optionally API keys for specific data sources like FRED or CoinGecko.

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