---
id: openbb-econdb
version: "1.5.1"
license: AGPL-3.0-only
license_treatment: agpl
maintenance: active
---

# openbb-econdb — EconDB extension for OpenBB

License: agpl · Maintenance: active · Downloads: 87.7K/mo

## What it is and what it does

openbb-econdb is an extension that plugs the EconDB economic data provider into the OpenBB Platform. It acts as a bridge between OpenBB's standardized data-fetching interface and EconDB's economic indicators and datasets, allowing users of the OpenBB Platform to query economic data through a consistent API.

The package is designed for developers and analysts who already use or are building on the OpenBB Platform and need access to economic data. It relies on openbb-core for its base functionality, aiohttp-client-cache for efficient HTTP caching, and aiosqlite for local data persistence. The package supports Python 3.10 through 3.14 and is actively maintained.

Use it for:

- Fetch economic indicators from EconDB within an OpenBB-based application
- Build financial analysis tools that combine market data from OpenBB with macroeconomic context
- Create dashboards or reports that integrate multiple data sources through OpenBB's unified provider system
- Backtest trading strategies using economic data alongside other data in OpenBB workflows

## Worth the install?

AI-flagged interpretation of the facts above — verify before relying.

Integrates EconDB economic data into the OpenBB Platform, enabling access to economic indicators and datasets through OpenBB's standardized provider interface.

Yes, if you are already using the OpenBB Platform and need economic data access. The package has low install friction, active maintenance, and no known vulnerabilities. The AGPL-3.0-only license is a significant constraint: you must be comfortable with copyleft obligations or confirm your use case permits them. For standalone economic data access outside OpenBB, this is not the right choice.

## Install

pip install openbb-econdb
uv add openbb-econdb
poetry add openbb-econdb

## Installing openbb-econdb

Before you install: Low install friction with a pure-Python wheel distribution. Maintenance status is active with a recent release 80 days ago. Depends on aiohttp-client-cache, aiosqlite, and openbb-core.

License in practice: Licensed under AGPL-3.0-only, which requires that any modifications or derivative works be released under the same license and that source code be made available to users. This is a copyleft license with stronger obligations than permissive alternatives.

Quickstart:

pip install openbb-econdb

from openbb_econdb import provider
# Use through OpenBB Platform's provider interface

Requires Python 3.10 or later (supports 3.10, 3.11, 3.12, 3.13, 3.14). Depends on openbb-core and its transitive dependencies.

Verify before relying:

- Whether EconDB's free tier or API access model has usage limits or authentication requirements
- Specific economic indicators and datasets available through this provider integration

## Package facts

- License: AGPL-3.0-only (agpl)
- Python support: supports_current
- Install friction: low
- Maintenance: active
- Downloads: 87.7K/month (top 15,000 on PyPI)
- Known vulnerabilities: none known

## Tags

econdb data provider, economic indicators openbb, econdb integration, openbb extension provider, economic data api, econdb openbb platform, economic-data, openbb-extension, data-provider

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