IMF Data · Schema

Dataflow

An IMF dataset definition in the SDMX 3.0 structure

Financial DataEconomic IndicatorsBalance of PaymentsExchange RatesInternational FinanceSDMXMacroeconomicsFiscal PolicyMonetary StatisticsGovernment Finance

Properties

Name	Type	Description
id	string	Unique dataflow identifier (e.g., IFS, GFS, FM, WEO, MFS, BOP)
name	string	Human-readable dataset name
description	string	Detailed dataset description
version	string	Dataflow version
agencyID	string	Owning agency identifier
structure	string	URN reference to the associated data structure definition

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JSON Schema

{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/imf/refs/heads/main/json-schema/dataflow.json",
  "title": "Dataflow",
  "description": "An IMF dataset definition in the SDMX 3.0 structure",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Unique dataflow identifier (e.g., IFS, GFS, FM, WEO, MFS, BOP)",
      "examples": ["FM", "IFS", "GFS", "WEO", "MFS", "BOP"]
    },
    "name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Human-readable dataset name",
      "examples": ["Fiscal Monitor", "International Financial Statistics"]
    },
    "description": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Detailed dataset description"
    },
    "version": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Dataflow version",
      "examples": ["8.0.1", "1.0.0"]
    },
    "agencyID": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Owning agency identifier",
      "examples": ["IMF.STA", "IMF"]
    },
    "structure": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "URN reference to the associated data structure definition",
      "examples": ["urn:sdmx:org.sdmx.infomodel.datastructure.DataStructure=IMF.STA:DSD_FM(8.0.1)"]
    }
  },
  "required": ["id", "agencyID"]
}