OECD Statistics Tracker

What does OECD Statistics Tracker do?

OECD statistics tracker collects official macroeconomic and labour market data for all 38 OECD member countries via the free OECD SDMX-JSON API — no API key, no registration required. Choose from GDP, unemployment, CPI, employment, and balance of payments datasets; specify your countries and year range; and receive flat, analysis-ready observation records covering annual, quarterly, and monthly frequencies. This international economic data pipeline eliminates manual OECD.stat downloads and delivers structured OECD economic indicators directly to your dataset.

Why use OECD Statistics Tracker?

• Country benchmarking — compare GDP growth, unemployment, and inflation across G7, G20, or all OECD members in a single run to build peer-group economic scorecards.
• Labour market analysis — pull monthly unemployment rates for every OECD member and feed them into workforce planning models or macro strategy research.
• Trade and balance-of-payments research — extract structured balance-of-payments data for trade analysis without navigating the OECD.stat web interface.
• Automated policy datasets — build reproducible macro dashboards with scheduled runs that always reflect the latest OECD economic indicators API data.
• Multi-indicator correlation studies — combine GDP, CPI, and employment data in a single run using the datasets parameter to power cross-indicator econometric analysis.

How to use OECD Statistics Tracker

1. Open the actor on Apify and click Try for free.
2. Set the dataset field to the dataset you want (e.g. GDP, UNEMPLOYMENT, CPI).
3. Add ISO 3-letter countries codes (e.g. ["USA", "DEU", "JPN"]), or leave empty for all OECD members.
4. Set startYear and endYear to define your time range.
5. Optionally add extra datasets to the datasets array to fetch multiple indicators in one run.
6. Click Start and export results as JSON or CSV.

Input

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
dataset	string	GDP	Primary dataset ID (see available datasets below)
datasets	string[]	[]	Additional dataset IDs to fetch in parallel
countries	string[]	[]	ISO 3-letter country codes (empty = all 38 OECD members)
startYear	integer	2015	First year to include (inclusive)
endYear	integer	2023	Last year to include (inclusive)
maxRecords	integer	1000	Record cap per dataset (set to 0 for no limit)

Available datasets:

Dataset ID	Description	Frequency
GDP	GDP and components — expenditure approach	Annual
UNEMPLOYMENT	Unemployment rate (% of labour force)	Monthly
UNEMPLOYMENT_Q	Unemployment rate (% of labour force)	Quarterly
EMPLOYMENT	Employment levels and rates	Annual
CPI	Consumer Price Index	Monthly
BOP	Balance of payments by transaction	Annual

OECD member country codes: AUS, AUT, BEL, CAN, CHL, COL, CRI, CZE, DNK, EST, FIN, FRA, DEU, GRC, HUN, ISL, IRL, ISR, ITA, JPN, KOR, LVA, LTU, LUX, MEX, NLD, NZL, NOR, POL, PRT, SVK, SVN, ESP, SWE, CHE, TUR, GBR, USA

Output

One flat observation record per country-indicator-period combination:

[
  {
    "dataset": "GDP",
    "dataset_name": "GDP and Components (Expenditure Approach)",
    "country": "USA",
    "country_name": "United States",
    "indicator": "B1GQ",
    "indicator_name": "Gross domestic product",
    "frequency": "A",
    "year": 2022,
    "quarter": null,
    "month": null,
    "value": 25462700.0,
    "unit": "USD_EXC",
    "unit_name": "US Dollar, exchanged",
    "source": "OECD"
  },
  {
    "dataset": "UNEMPLOYMENT",
    "dataset_name": "Monthly Unemployment Rate",
    "country": "DEU",
    "country_name": "Germany",
    "indicator": "UNR",
    "indicator_name": "Unemployment rate",
    "frequency": "M",
    "year": 2023,
    "quarter": null,
    "month": "03",
    "value": 3.1,
    "unit": "PC_LF",
    "unit_name": "Percentage of labour force",
    "source": "OECD"
  }
]

Data fields

Field	Type	Description
dataset	string	Dataset ID (e.g. GDP, CPI)
dataset_name	string	Human-readable dataset label
country	string	ISO 3-letter country code
country_name	string	Full country name
indicator	string	SDMX indicator code
indicator_name	string	Human-readable indicator name
frequency	string	A (annual), Q (quarterly), or M (monthly)
year	integer	Observation year
quarter	string | null	Quarter (e.g. Q1) for quarterly datasets
month	string | null	Month (e.g. 03) for monthly datasets
value	float	Numeric observation value
unit	string	SDMX unit code
unit_name	string	Human-readable unit description
source	string	Always OECD

Cost estimation

Pricing is Pay-Per-Event (PPE) — one fixed charge per run plus $0.001 per observation.

Scenario	Records	Cost
GDP for 10 countries × 8 years	~80	$0.005 + $0.08 = $0.085
Unemployment (monthly) × 38 countries × 5 years	~2,280	$0.005 + $2.28 = $2.29
3 datasets × 38 countries × 8 years	~4,000	$0.005 + $4.00 = $4.01

Set maxRecords to 0 to remove the record cap when you need complete dataset coverage.

FAQ

Do I need an OECD API key? No. The OECD SDMX-JSON REST API is fully public and requires no authentication or registration.

How current is the OECD data? Data freshness depends on each dataset's publication schedule — monthly datasets (CPI, UNEMPLOYMENT) are typically updated within weeks of the reference period; annual datasets (GDP, BOP, EMPLOYMENT) are updated annually. This OECD statistics tracker fetches the latest available data on each run.

Can I fetch multiple datasets in one run? Yes. Populate the datasets array with additional dataset IDs alongside the primary dataset field. All datasets are fetched in parallel to minimize runtime.

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Disclaimer: Data is sourced from the publicly available OECD SDMX-JSON API. This actor is not affiliated with or endorsed by the OECD. Values reflect official OECD statistics and are subject to revision. Verify data against primary OECD publications before use in policy, regulatory, or investment contexts.

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