The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced the launch of mobile application ‘RBIDATA’. The newly launched mobile application is designed to provide users with easy access to macroeconomic and financial statistics related to the Indian economy, in a user friendly and visually engaging format. In a release, RBI said that RBIDATA will provide access to more than 11,000 different series of economic data to give a comprehensive view of the Indian economy.
Through this app, users can view time series data in graphs/charts and download data for analysis. It will also have details such as data source, unit of measurement, frequency, recent updates. Additional notes are also provided to help users understand the graphs/charts better.
The app will have a ‘Popular Reports’ section featuring a series of frequently viewed reports. The ‘Banking Outlet’ section in the app will help users find banking facilities within 20 km of their location. Users can also access data about SAARC countries through the ‘SAARC Finance’ link in the app. The app has a ‘Search’ option that allows users to access data directly from the home screen, without the need to navigate various sections or publications.
The RBI release stated, “This app offers quick access to the Database on the Indian Economy (DBIE – https://data.rbi.org.in) portal and aims to serve the researchers, students, and the general public.” The app is available for both iOS and Android users (version 12 and above). The app also lets users provide feedback to improve its functionality.