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OpenAPI 3.1.0Proprietary2026-08-031,5423,1505.5 MB

Global Economy & Trade

IMF Direction of Trade - bilateral goods trade

IMF Direction of Trade Statistics (IMTS), via the public SDMX 3.0 API.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Direction of Trade Statistics.

get/api/v1/imf/direction-of-trade

Query parameters

countrystring required

Reporter country/countries: ISO3 code, snake_case name, or 'all'. Comma-separate for several (max 8).

Example:united_states

Reporter country/countries: ISO3 code, snake_case name, or 'all'. Comma-separate for several (max 8).

counterpartstring required

Partner country/countries: ISO3 code, snake_case name, or 'all'. Comma-separate for several (max 8). country and counterpart cannot both be 'all'.

Example:china

Partner country/countries: ISO3 code, snake_case name, or 'all'. Comma-separate for several (max 8). country and counterpart cannot both be 'all'.

directionstring

exports, imports, balance, or all.

frequencystring

month, quarter, or annual.

start_datestring nullable

Inclusive lower bound (YYYY-MM-DD).

end_datestring nullable

Inclusive upper bound (YYYY-MM-DD).

limitinteger nullable

Most-recent N observations per series.

Response

Bilateral trade values (exports FOB / imports CIF / balance).

dataStubData required

Response shape not yet documented; fields are returned as-is.

Example response

{
  "meta": {
    "endpoint": "/api/v1/fred/us/cpi",
    "data_time": "2026-04-16T14:30:00Z",
    "response_time": "2026-04-16T14:30:12Z",
    "provider": "Sugra API v1.0.1",
    "source": "sugra_crypto",
    "attribution": "Short interest and Reg SHO daily short volume data is owned by and sourced from FINRA (Financial Industry Regulatory Authority).",
    "fallback_chain": [
      "sugra_crypto",
      "sugra_finance"
    ]
  }
}