Trading Economics

Trading Economics provides economic data for 196 countries - more than 20 million time series covering economic indicators like interest rates, inflation, GDP, and unemployment - alongside an economic calendar, proprietary macro forecasts, historical data, and live market quotes, all delivered through a single REST API and a WebSocket streaming service.

Trading Economics publishes 7 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Streaming API, Economic Calendar API, Financials API, and 4 more. Tagged areas include Economic Indicators, Interest Rates, Macroeconomics, Financial Data, and Economic Calendar.

The Trading Economics catalog on APIs.io includes 1 event-driven AsyncAPI specification and 1 Spectral governance ruleset.

Trading Economics’ developer surface includes authentication, documentation, pricing, and 9 more developer resources.

47.2/100 developing ▬ flat Agent 38/100 agent ready Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-05 · rubric v0.9.1
AccessPaidSelf serve
7 APIs
Economic IndicatorsInterest RatesMacroeconomicsFinancial DataEconomic CalendarForecastsMarkets

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scored 2026-08-05 · rubric v0.9.1
Composite quality — 47.2/100 · developing
Contract Quality 16.1 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 3.9 / 20
Commercial Clarity 10.0 / 20
Operational Transparency 4.8 / 13
Governance 5.0 / 12
Discoverability 7.4 / 10
Agent readiness — 38/100 · agent ready
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8
Request/Response Examples 7 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7
Typed Event Surface 6 / 6
Agent Skills 0 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
A2A Agent Card 0 / 8
Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4
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APIs 7

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Trading Economics Streaming API

Persistent WebSocket connection at wss://stream.tradingeconomics.com delivering live market quote ticks by symbol and push notifications for economic calendar releases, news, an...

Trading Economics Economic Calendar API

The Economic Calendar API from Trading Economics — 5 operation(s) for economic calendar.

Trading Economics Financials API

The Financials API from Trading Economics — 2 operation(s) for financials.

Trading Economics Forecasts API

The Forecasts API from Trading Economics — 4 operation(s) for forecasts.

Trading Economics Historical API

The Historical API from Trading Economics — 5 operation(s) for historical.

Trading Economics Indicators API

The Indicators API from Trading Economics — 5 operation(s) for indicators.

Trading Economics Markets API

The Markets API from Trading Economics — 9 operation(s) for markets.

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Open Collections 1

Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).

Trading Economics API

OPEN COLLECTION

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Tradingeconomics Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Event Specifications 1

AsyncAPI definitions for this provider's event-driven and streaming APIs.

Trading Economics Streaming API (WebSocket)

AsyncAPI 2.6 description of the Trading Economics **WebSocket streaming surface** at `wss://stream.tradingeconomics.com/`. Unlike many data providers whose "streaming" is HTTP p...

ASYNCAPI

Spectral Rules 1

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

Trading Economics API Rules

7 rules · 1 errors 6 warnings

SPECTRAL

Security Posture 3

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Tradingeconomics Authentication

apiKey · 2 schemes

SECURITY

Tradingeconomics Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · DMARC

SECURITY

Tradingeconomics Vulnerability Disclosure

disclosure policy published

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.

Tradingeconomics Agentic Access

30 operations

30 operations · 0 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

Access & Security 3

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Commercial 3

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Company 2

The organization behind the API

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑
aid: tradingeconomics
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/tradingeconomics/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: Trading Economics
kind: company
description: Trading Economics provides economic data for 196 countries - more than 20 million time series covering economic
  indicators like interest rates, inflation, GDP, and unemployment - alongside an economic calendar, proprietary macro forecasts,
  historical data, and live market quotes, all delivered through a single REST API and a WebSocket streaming service.
accessModel:
  pricing: paid
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Paid · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/tradingeconomics.png
tags:
- Economic Indicators
- Interest Rates
- Macroeconomics
- Financial Data
- Economic Calendar
- Forecasts
- Markets
created: '2026-07-11'
modified: '2026-07-11'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: tradingeconomics:tradingeconomics-streaming-api
  name: Trading Economics Streaming API
  tags:
  - Streaming
  - WebSocket
  - Real Time
  - Economic Calendar
  - Markets
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://docs.tradingeconomics.com/markets/streaming/
  baseURL: wss://stream.tradingeconomics.com
  properties:
  - url: https://docs.tradingeconomics.com/markets/streaming/
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://docs.tradingeconomics.com/economic_calendar/streaming/
    type: Documentation
  - url: asyncapi/tradingeconomics-asyncapi.yml
    type: AsyncAPI
  description: Persistent WebSocket connection at wss://stream.tradingeconomics.com delivering live market quote ticks by
    symbol and push notifications for economic calendar releases, news, and earnings via subscribe topics, authorized with
    API client credentials.
- aid: tradingeconomics:tradingeconomics-economic-calendar-api
  name: Trading Economics Economic Calendar API
  description: The Economic Calendar API from Trading Economics — 5 operation(s) for economic calendar.
  humanURL: https://docs.tradingeconomics.com/indicators/snapshot/
  baseURL: https://api.tradingeconomics.com
  tags:
  - Economic Calendar
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/tradingeconomics-economic-calendar-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.tradingeconomics.com/indicators/snapshot/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.tradingeconomics.com/economic_calendar/snapshot/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.tradingeconomics.com/markets/snapshot/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.tradingeconomics.com/forecasts/indicators/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.tradingeconomics.com/indicators/historical/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.tradingeconomics.com/financials/snapshot/
- aid: tradingeconomics:tradingeconomics-financials-api
  name: Trading Economics Financials API
  description: The Financials API from Trading Economics — 2 operation(s) for financials.
  humanURL: https://docs.tradingeconomics.com/indicators/snapshot/
  baseURL: https://api.tradingeconomics.com
  tags:
  - Financials
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/tradingeconomics-financials-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.tradingeconomics.com/indicators/snapshot/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.tradingeconomics.com/economic_calendar/snapshot/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.tradingeconomics.com/markets/snapshot/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.tradingeconomics.com/forecasts/indicators/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.tradingeconomics.com/indicators/historical/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.tradingeconomics.com/financials/snapshot/
- aid: tradingeconomics:tradingeconomics-forecasts-api
  name: Trading Economics Forecasts API
  description: The Forecasts API from Trading Economics — 4 operation(s) for forecasts.
  humanURL: https://docs.tradingeconomics.com/indicators/snapshot/
  baseURL: https://api.tradingeconomics.com
  tags:
  - Forecasts
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/tradingeconomics-forecasts-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.tradingeconomics.com/indicators/snapshot/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.tradingeconomics.com/economic_calendar/snapshot/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.tradingeconomics.com/markets/snapshot/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.tradingeconomics.com/forecasts/indicators/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.tradingeconomics.com/indicators/historical/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.tradingeconomics.com/financials/snapshot/
- aid: tradingeconomics:tradingeconomics-historical-api
  name: Trading Economics Historical API
  description: The Historical API from Trading Economics — 5 operation(s) for historical.
  humanURL: https://docs.tradingeconomics.com/indicators/snapshot/
  baseURL: https://api.tradingeconomics.com
  tags:
  - Historical
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/tradingeconomics-historical-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.tradingeconomics.com/indicators/snapshot/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.tradingeconomics.com/economic_calendar/snapshot/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.tradingeconomics.com/markets/snapshot/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.tradingeconomics.com/forecasts/indicators/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.tradingeconomics.com/indicators/historical/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.tradingeconomics.com/financials/snapshot/
- aid: tradingeconomics:tradingeconomics-indicators-api
  name: Trading Economics Indicators API
  description: The Indicators API from Trading Economics — 5 operation(s) for indicators.
  humanURL: https://docs.tradingeconomics.com/indicators/snapshot/
  baseURL: https://api.tradingeconomics.com
  tags:
  - Indicators
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/tradingeconomics-indicators-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.tradingeconomics.com/indicators/snapshot/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.tradingeconomics.com/economic_calendar/snapshot/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.tradingeconomics.com/markets/snapshot/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.tradingeconomics.com/forecasts/indicators/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.tradingeconomics.com/indicators/historical/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.tradingeconomics.com/financials/snapshot/
- aid: tradingeconomics:tradingeconomics-markets-api
  name: Trading Economics Markets API
  description: The Markets API from Trading Economics — 9 operation(s) for markets.
  humanURL: https://docs.tradingeconomics.com/indicators/snapshot/
  baseURL: https://api.tradingeconomics.com
  tags:
  - Markets
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/tradingeconomics-markets-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.tradingeconomics.com/indicators/snapshot/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.tradingeconomics.com/economic_calendar/snapshot/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.tradingeconomics.com/markets/snapshot/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.tradingeconomics.com/forecasts/indicators/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.tradingeconomics.com/indicators/historical/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.tradingeconomics.com/financials/snapshot/
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/tradingeconomics-agentic-access.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/tradingeconomics-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/tradingeconomics-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/tradingeconomics-authentication.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://tradingeconomics.com
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.tradingeconomics.com
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/tradingeconomics
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tradingeconomics
- type: Pricing
  url: https://tradingeconomics.com/api/pricing.aspx
- type: Plans
  url: plans/tradingeconomics-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/tradingeconomics-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/tradingeconomics-finops.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com