This repository complements our paper, Müller, Xu, Lehbib, and Chen (2025), which introduces a panel dataset of 46 macroeconomic variables across 243 countries from historical records beginning in the year 1086 until 2024, including projections through the year 2030.
- Unparalleled Coverage: Combines data from 32 contemporary sources (e.g., IMF, World Bank, OECD) with 78 historical datasets.
- Extensive Variables: GDP, inflation, government finance, trade, employment, interest rates, and more.
- Harmonized Data: Resolves inconsistencies and splices all available data together.
- Scheduled Updates: Regular releases ensure data reliability.
- Full Transparency: All code is open source and available in this repository.
- Accessible Formats: Provided in
.dta,.csv,.xlsx, and as a Stata package.
Stata package:
net install gmd, from(http://www.globalmacrodata.com/package)
gmd rGDP, country(FRA)
| Release Date | Details |
|---|---|
| 2025-01-30 | Initial release: v2025-01 |
| 2025-04-01 | v2025-04 |
| 2025-07-01 | v2025-09 |
| 2025-10-01 | v2025-12 |
| 2026-01-01 | v2026-03 |
To cite this dataset, please use the following reference:
@techreport{mueller2025global,
title = {The Global Macro Database: A New International Macroeconomic Dataset},
author = {Müller, Karsten and Xu, Chenzi and Lehbib, Mohamed and Chen, Ziliang},
year = {2025},
type = {Working Paper}
}The development of the Global Macro Database would not have been possible without the generous funding provided by the Singapore Ministry of Education (MOE) through the PYP grants (WBS A-0003319-01-00 and A-0003319-02-00), a Tier 1 grant (A-8001749- 00-00), and the NUS Risk Management Institute (A-8002360-00-00). This financial support laid the foundation for the successful completion of this extensive project.