International Financial Statistics, IMF
Summary
International Financial Statistics (IFS) is a publication and database maintained by the International Monetary Fund that has been active since January 1948. It serves as a standard source of financial data for most of the IMF's member countries and some other areas. The IFS includes a wide range of data on various aspects of international and domestic finance.
Tables In IFs
| Variable | Definition | Years | UsedInPreprocessor |
|---|---|---|---|
| GovIOIMFReservePosition | International Monetary Fund Reserve Position | 1948-2009 | 0 |
| GovIOIMFSpecialDrawingRights | International Monetary Fund Special Drawing Rights Contribution | 1948-2009 | 0 |
| GovIOIMFUseofFunds | International Monetary Fund, Use of funds from IMF | 1948-2009 | 0 |
Data Pulling Instructions
Step 1: Navigate to https://legacydata.imf.org/?sk=4c514d48-b6ba-49ed-8ab9-52b0c1a0179b and click the download button:
Step 2: If you have not previously signed in, the pop up pictured below will appear. Click OK.
Step 3: You will be navigated to this page:
Step 3: Fill out the required fields and click Register New User. You will be navigated to this page:
Step 4: Enter the confirmation number sent to the email you provided and click Enter Confirmation Number You will be navigated to this page, which will automatically navigate you back to the GFS Home Page
Step 5: Click the Download icon on the upper right corner again and this pop-up will appear:
Use the tabs to select the desired countries, sector, unit, classification, and date range.
Step 6: When you have made all of your selections, click OK
This pop-up will appear:
Step 7: To locate the download file, you can either click My Downloads or click OK and navigate to the email you used to create your account My Downloads will look like this:
The email will look like this:
Step 8A (My Downloads): If you choose to navigate to My Downloads, locate the dataset in your Downloads queue and click the download icon to download the dataset
Step 8B (Email): If you choose to navigate to your registered email, click the download link to download the dataset
