BEA Economic Accounts MCP Server

BEA Economic Accounts

BEA provides GDP, personal income, and economic account data. Datasets: NIPA (national income), Regional (state/county GDP, income), International (trade, investment), Industry (GDP by industry). API uses method-based queries: GETDATASETLIST, GETPARAMETERLIST, GETPARAMETERVALUES, GETDATA. Regional GDP available by state, MSA, county. 36-character UserID key.

Data Model

• NIPA — National Income and Product Accounts: GDP, personal income, corporate profits, government spending. Quarterly and annual tables (e.g. T10101 = GDP).
• Regional — state and county economic data: GDP by state, personal income, per capita income, employment. Identified by GeoFIPS codes.
• International — trade in goods/services, direct investment, balance of payments. Quarterly and annual.
• Industry — GDP by industry, input-output tables, employment by industry.
• Parameter values — retrieve valid values for any dataset parameter (table names, FIPS codes, year formats) to construct accurate data queries.

Gotchas

• Method parameter — all requests require method query param (GETDATASETLIST, GETPARAMETERLIST, GETPARAMETERVALUES, GETDATA).
• ResultFormat — must specify ResultFormat=JSON for JSON responses; default is XML.
• UserID — API key goes as UserID query parameter, not header.
• Rate limits — 100 requests per minute, 100 MB per minute, 30 errors per minute.
• Regional GeoFIPS — 5-digit FIPS codes for counties, 2-digit for states, "STATE" or "COUNTY" for all.