Variables

Browse all 76 series in the Global Macro Database — the macroeconomic variables and their US-dollar, %-of-GDP, and per-capita variants.

The GMD includes 76 country-level macroeconomic variables 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

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
22,179

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
18,322

Consumption and investment

consTotal consumption

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

Unit
million LCU
Observations
14,059

cons_GDPTotal consumption (% of GDP)

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

Unit
% of GDP
Observations
14,059

cons_USDTotal consumption (USD)

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

Unit
million USD
Observations
13,969

hconsHousehold consumption

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

Unit
million LCU
Observations
13,673

hcons_GDPHousehold consumption (% of GDP)

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

Unit
% of GDP
Observations
13,673

hcons_USDHousehold consumption (USD)

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

Unit
million USD
Observations
13,590

gconsGovernment consumption

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

Unit
million LCU
Observations
13,701

gcons_GDPGovernment consumption (% of GDP)

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

Unit
% of GDP
Observations
13,641

gcons_USDGovernment consumption (USD)

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

Unit
million USD
Observations
13,646

invGross capital formation

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

Unit
million LCU
Observations
15,851

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
15,841

inv_USDGross capital formation (USD)

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

Unit
million USD
Observations
15,681

finvGross fixed capital formation

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

Unit
million LCU
Observations
14,331

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
14,317

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
14,223

External sector

CACurrent account

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

Unit
million LCU
Observations
11,827

CA_GDPCurrent account (% of GDP)

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

Unit
% of GDP
Observations
11,837

USDfxUSD exchange rate

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

Unit
LCU per USD
Observations
24,536

REERReal effective exchange rate

Real effective exchange rate in the Global Macro Database, measured in index.

Unit
index
Observations
11,730

CA_USDCurrent account (USD)

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

Unit
million USD
Observations
11,745

Government finances

govexpGovernment expenditure

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

Unit
million LCU
Observations
14,420

gen_govexpGeneral government expenditure

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

Unit
million LCU
Observations
11,623

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
11,729

cgovexpCentral government expenditure

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

Unit
million LCU
Observations
10,559

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
10,589

govrevGovernment revenue

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

Unit
million LCU
Observations
14,183

gen_govrevGeneral government revenue

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

Unit
million LCU
Observations
11,591

cgovrevCentral government revenue

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

Unit
million LCU
Observations
10,116

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
11,697

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
10,263

govtaxGovernment tax revenue

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

Unit
million LCU
Observations
7,322

gen_govtaxGeneral government tax revenue

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

Unit
million LCU
Observations
3,630

cgovtaxCentral government tax revenue

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

Unit
million LCU
Observations
6,283

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
3,630

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
6,283

govdef_GDPGovernment deficit (% of GDP)

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

Unit
% of GDP
Observations
13,702

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
11,316

gen_govdefGeneral government deficit

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

Unit
million LCU
Observations
11,276

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
9,492

cgovdefCentral government deficit

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

Unit
million LCU
Observations
9,492

gen_govdebtGeneral government debt

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

Unit
million LCU
Observations
13,052

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
12,056

cgovdebtCentral government debt

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

Unit
million LCU
Observations
11,411

govdefGovernment deficit

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

Unit
million LCU
Observations
13,662

govexp_GDPGovernment expenditure (% of GDP)

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

Unit
% of GDP
Observations
14,556

govrev_GDPGovernment revenue (% of GDP)

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

Unit
% of GDP
Observations
14,436

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
7,322

Money and interest rates

M0M0 (monetary base)

M0 (monetary base) in the Global Macro Database, measured in millions of local currency.

Unit
million LCU
Observations
13,831

Prices and labor markets

popPopulation

Population in the Global Macro Database, measured in thousands of persons.

Unit
thousands of persons
Observations
50,526