IMF Data · Schema

Codelist

A list of valid codes for a dimension in an IMF SDMX dataset

Financial DataEconomic IndicatorsBalance of PaymentsExchange RatesInternational FinanceSDMXMacroeconomicsFiscal PolicyMonetary StatisticsGovernment Finance

Properties

Name Type Description
id string Codelist identifier
agencyID string Owning agency identifier
version string Codelist version
name string Human-readable codelist name
codes array Array of valid code entries
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JSON Schema

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{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/imf/refs/heads/main/json-schema/codelist.json",
  "title": "Codelist",
  "description": "A list of valid codes for a dimension in an IMF SDMX dataset",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Codelist identifier",
      "examples": ["CL_COUNTRY", "CL_FREQ", "CL_INDICATOR_IFS"]
    },
    "agencyID": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Owning agency identifier",
      "examples": ["IMF.STA", "IMF"]
    },
    "version": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Codelist version"
    },
    "name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Human-readable codelist name",
      "examples": ["Country", "Frequency", "IFS Indicator"]
    },
    "codes": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Array of valid code entries",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "id": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Code value used in API queries",
            "examples": ["USA", "GBR", "A", "Q", "M", "PCPI"]
          },
          "name": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Human-readable label for the code",
            "examples": ["United States", "United Kingdom", "Annual", "Quarterly", "Monthly"]
          },
          "description": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Extended description of the code"
          },
          "parent": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Parent code ID for hierarchical codelists"
          }
        },
        "required": ["id", "name"]
      }
    }
  },
  "required": ["id", "agencyID", "codes"]
}