BEA (Bureau of Economic Analysis) MCP Server

Access U.S. economic data including GDP, personal income, regional economics, and industry statistics.

Data Available

• GDP - Gross Domestic Product (national and by state)

• Personal Income - Income by state, county, and metro area

• Regional Economic Accounts - State and local economic indicators

• Industry Data - GDP by industry sector

• International Trade - Trade statistics

Related MCP server: FRED Economic MCP Server

Setup

1. Get a free API key at: https://apps.bea.gov/api/signup/

2. Add to your MCP config:

{
  "bea": {
    "command": "node",
    "args": ["/path/to/bea/dist/index.js"],
    "env": {
      "BEA_API_KEY": "your-api-key"
    }
  }
}

Tools

list_datasets

List all available BEA datasets.

Returns: NIPA, Regional, GDPbyIndustry, International, etc.

get_parameters

Get required parameters for a specific dataset.

get_parameter_values

Get valid values for a dataset parameter.

Example: Get available tables in Regional dataset

dataset: "Regional"
parameter: "TableName"

query

Fetch BEA data with full parameter control.

get_regional_income

Shortcut for personal income data by state/county.

Example: Get per capita income for all states, last 5 years

geoFips: "STATE"
year: "LAST5"
lineCode: "2"

get_gdp_by_state

Shortcut for state-level GDP data.

Example: Get GDP for California and Texas

geoFips: "06000,48000"
year: "2022,2023"
industry: "ALL"

Common Line Codes (Regional Income)

Rate Limits

• 100 requests per minute

• 100 MB data per minute

Documentation

• API Documentation: https://apps.bea.gov/api/

• Data Tables: https://www.bea.gov/data