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Variables

Browse all 77 series in the Global Macro Database — the macroeconomic variables and their US-dollar, %-of-GDP, and per-capita variants.

The GMD includes 46 country-level macroeconomic variables in 77 series, covering national accounts, prices, trade, government finance, labor, interest rates, exchange rates, and money aggregates. Each variable links to the interactive Explore page and its technical documentation.

National accounts

nGDP_USDNominal GDP (USD)

Nominal GDP (USD) in the Global Macro Database, measured in millions of US dollars.

Unit
million USD
Observations
19,186

rGDP_pcReal GDP per capita

Real GDP per capita in the Global Macro Database, measured in constant local currency per capita.

Unit
constant LCU per capita
Observations
23,161

rGDP_USDReal GDP (USD)

Real GDP (USD) in the Global Macro Database, measured in millions of US dollars.

Unit
million USD
Observations
20,809

deflatorDeflator

Deflator in the Global Macro Database, measured in index.

Unit
index
Observations
21,456

rGDP_pc_USDReal GDP per capita (USD)

Real GDP per capita (USD) in the Global Macro Database, measured in US dollars per capita.

Unit
USD per capita
Observations
20,796

Consumption and investment

cons_GDPTotal consumption (% of GDP)

Total consumption (% of GDP) in the Global Macro Database, measured in percent of GDP.

Unit
% of GDP
Observations
14,330

cons_USDTotal consumption (USD)

Total consumption (USD) in the Global Macro Database, measured in millions of US dollars.

Unit
million USD
Observations
14,216

hconsHousehold consumption

Household consumption in the Global Macro Database, measured in millions of local currency.

Unit
million LCU
Observations
14,110

hcons_GDPHousehold consumption (% of GDP)

Household consumption (% of GDP) in the Global Macro Database, measured in percent of GDP.

Unit
% of GDP
Observations
14,109

hcons_USDHousehold consumption (USD)

Household consumption (USD) in the Global Macro Database, measured in millions of US dollars.

Unit
million USD
Observations
14,010

gconsGovernment consumption

Government consumption in the Global Macro Database, measured in millions of local currency.

Unit
million LCU
Observations
14,138

gcons_GDPGovernment consumption (% of GDP)

Government consumption (% of GDP) in the Global Macro Database, measured in percent of GDP.

Unit
% of GDP
Observations
14,112

gcons_USDGovernment consumption (USD)

Government consumption (USD) in the Global Macro Database, measured in millions of US dollars.

Unit
million USD
Observations
14,066

invGross capital formation

Gross capital formation in the Global Macro Database, measured in millions of local currency.

Unit
million LCU
Observations
16,256

inv_GDPGross capital formation (% of GDP)

Gross capital formation (% of GDP) in the Global Macro Database, measured in percent of GDP.

Unit
% of GDP
Observations
16,197

inv_USDGross capital formation (USD)

Gross capital formation (USD) in the Global Macro Database, measured in millions of US dollars.

Unit
million USD
Observations
16,093

finvGross fixed capital formation

Gross fixed capital formation in the Global Macro Database, measured in millions of local currency.

Unit
million LCU
Observations
14,621

finv_GDPGross fixed capital formation (% of GDP)

Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP) in the Global Macro Database, measured in percent of GDP.

Unit
% of GDP
Observations
14,620

finv_USDGross fixed capital formation (USD)

Gross fixed capital formation (USD) in the Global Macro Database, measured in millions of US dollars.

Unit
million USD
Observations
14,518

External sector

exports_GDPExports (% of GDP)

Exports (% of GDP) in the Global Macro Database, measured in percent of GDP.

Unit
% of GDP
Observations
19,682

exports_USDExports (USD)

Exports (USD) in the Global Macro Database, measured in millions of US dollars.

Unit
million USD
Observations
21,945

imports_GDPImports (% of GDP)

Imports (% of GDP) in the Global Macro Database, measured in percent of GDP.

Unit
% of GDP
Observations
19,329

imports_USDImports (USD)

Imports (USD) in the Global Macro Database, measured in millions of US dollars.

Unit
million USD
Observations
21,564

CACurrent account

Current account in the Global Macro Database, measured in millions of local currency.

Unit
million LCU
Observations
12,235

USDfxUSD exchange rate

USD exchange rate in the Global Macro Database, measured in local currency units per US dollar.

Unit
LCU per USD
Observations
24,866

CA_USDCurrent account (USD)

Current account (USD) in the Global Macro Database, measured in millions of US dollars.

Unit
million USD
Observations
12,185

Government finances

govexpGovernment expenditure

Government expenditure in the Global Macro Database, measured in millions of local currency.

Unit
million LCU
Observations
14,980

gen_govexpGeneral government expenditure

General government expenditure in the Global Macro Database, measured in millions of local currency.

Unit
million LCU
Observations
12,016

gen_govexp_GDPGeneral government expenditure (% of GDP)

General government expenditure (% of GDP) in the Global Macro Database, measured in percent of GDP.

Unit
% of GDP
Observations
12,069

cgovexpCentral government expenditure

Central government expenditure in the Global Macro Database, measured in millions of local currency.

Unit
million LCU
Observations
11,301

cgovexp_GDPCentral government expenditure (% of GDP)

Central government expenditure (% of GDP) in the Global Macro Database, measured in percent of GDP.

Unit
% of GDP
Observations
11,349

govrevGovernment revenue

Government revenue in the Global Macro Database, measured in millions of local currency.

Unit
million LCU
Observations
15,088

gen_govrevGeneral government revenue

General government revenue in the Global Macro Database, measured in millions of local currency.

Unit
million LCU
Observations
12,026

cgovrevCentral government revenue

Central government revenue in the Global Macro Database, measured in millions of local currency.

Unit
million LCU
Observations
11,306

gen_govrev_GDPGeneral government revenue (% of GDP)

General government revenue (% of GDP) in the Global Macro Database, measured in percent of GDP.

Unit
% of GDP
Observations
12,079

cgovrev_GDPCentral government revenue (% of GDP)

Central government revenue (% of GDP) in the Global Macro Database, measured in percent of GDP.

Unit
% of GDP
Observations
11,374

govtaxGovernment tax revenue

Government tax revenue in the Global Macro Database, measured in millions of local currency.

Unit
million LCU
Observations
7,849

gen_govtaxGeneral government tax revenue

General government tax revenue in the Global Macro Database, measured in millions of local currency.

Unit
million LCU
Observations
3,843

cgovtaxCentral government tax revenue

Central government tax revenue in the Global Macro Database, measured in millions of local currency.

Unit
million LCU
Observations
6,857

gen_govtax_GDPGeneral government tax revenue (% of GDP)

General government tax revenue (% of GDP) in the Global Macro Database, measured in percent of GDP.

Unit
% of GDP
Observations
3,843

cgovtax_GDPCentral government tax revenue (% of GDP)

Central government tax revenue (% of GDP) in the Global Macro Database, measured in percent of GDP.

Unit
% of GDP
Observations
6,897

govdef_GDPGovernment deficit (% of GDP)

Government deficit (% of GDP) in the Global Macro Database, measured in percent of GDP.

Unit
% of GDP
Observations
14,052

gen_govdef_GDPGeneral government deficit (% of GDP)

General government deficit (% of GDP) in the Global Macro Database, measured in percent of GDP.

Unit
% of GDP
Observations
11,234

gen_govdefGeneral government deficit

General government deficit in the Global Macro Database, measured in millions of local currency.

Unit
million LCU
Observations
11,201

cgovdef_GDPCentral government deficit (% of GDP)

Central government deficit (% of GDP) in the Global Macro Database, measured in percent of GDP.

Unit
% of GDP
Observations
10,336

cgovdefCentral government deficit

Central government deficit in the Global Macro Database, measured in millions of local currency.

Unit
million LCU
Observations
10,334

govdebt_GDPGovernment debt (% of GDP)

Government debt (% of GDP) in the Global Macro Database, measured in percent of GDP.

Unit
% of GDP
Observations
15,041

gen_govdebt_GDPGeneral government debt (% of GDP)

General government debt (% of GDP) in the Global Macro Database, measured in percent of GDP.

Unit
% of GDP
Observations
13,628

gen_govdebtGeneral government debt

General government debt in the Global Macro Database, measured in millions of local currency.

Unit
million LCU
Observations
13,597

cgovdebt_GDPCentral government debt (% of GDP)

Central government debt (% of GDP) in the Global Macro Database, measured in percent of GDP.

Unit
% of GDP
Observations
12,760

cgovdebtCentral government debt

Central government debt in the Global Macro Database, measured in millions of local currency.

Unit
million LCU
Observations
12,183

govdebtGovernment debt

Government debt in the Global Macro Database, measured in millions of local currency.

Unit
million LCU
Observations
14,444

govdefGovernment deficit

Government deficit in the Global Macro Database, measured in millions of local currency.

Unit
million LCU
Observations
14,018

govexp_GDPGovernment expenditure (% of GDP)

Government expenditure (% of GDP) in the Global Macro Database, measured in percent of GDP.

Unit
% of GDP
Observations
15,080

govrev_GDPGovernment revenue (% of GDP)

Government revenue (% of GDP) in the Global Macro Database, measured in percent of GDP.

Unit
% of GDP
Observations
15,208

govtax_GDPGovernment tax revenue (% of GDP)

Government tax revenue (% of GDP) in the Global Macro Database, measured in percent of GDP.

Unit
% of GDP
Observations
7,889

Money and interest rates

Prices and labor markets

rHPIReal house price index

Real house price index in the Global Macro Database, measured in index.

Unit
index
Observations
3,683