Provides functions to access data from public RESTful APIs including 'World Bank API', and 'Nager.Date API', covering Mexico's economic indicators, population statistics, literacy rates, and official public holidays. The package also includes curated datasets related to Mexico such as air quality monitoring stations, pollution zones, income surveys, postal abbreviations, election studies, forest productivity and demographic data by state. It supports research and analysis focused on Mexico by integrating reliable global APIs with structured national datasets drawn from open and academic sources. For more information on the APIs, see: 'World Bank API' < https://datahelpdesk.worldbank.org/knowledgebase/articles/889392>, and 'Nager.Date API' < https://date.nager.at/Api>.
The MexicoDataAPI package provides a unified interface to access open data from the World Bank API and Nager.Date API, with a focus on Mexico. It allows users to retrieve up-to-date information on topics such as economic indicators, population figures, literacy rates, unemployment levels, and official public holidays.
In addition to API-access functions, the package includes a set of curated datasets related to Mexico. These cover areas such as air quality monitoring, state-level income surveys, postal abbreviations, election results, and regional forest classification.
You can install the MexicoDataAPI package from CRAN with the following R function:
install.packages("MexicoDataAPI")
After installation, load the package and start exploring and using its functions and datasets.
library(MexicoDataAPI)
get_mexico_cpi(): Get Mexico's Consumer Price Index (2010 = 100) from World Bank
get_mexico_gdp(): Get Mexico's GDP (Current US$) from World Bank
get_mexico_holidays(): Get official public holidays in Mexico for a given year, e.g., get_mexico_holidays(2025).
get_mexico_life_expectancy(): Get Mexico's Life Expectancy from World Bank
get_mexico_literacy_rate(): Get Mexico's Literacy Rate (Age 15+) from World Bank
get_mexico_population(): Get Mexico's Population (Total) from World Bank
get_mexico_unemployment(): Get Mexico's Unemployment Rate (%) from World Bank
view_datasets_MexicoDataAPI(): Lists all curated datasets included in the MexicoDataAPI package
Each dataset in MexicoDataAPI is labeled with a suffix to indicate its structure and type:
_df: A standard data frame.
_tbl_df: A tibble data frame object.
_chr: A character object.
In addition to API access functions, MexicoDataAPI provides several preloaded datasets related to Mexico’s environment, demographics, and public data. Here are some featured examples:
mexico_elections_df: Data frame containing a subset of the 2012 Mexico Elections Panel Study.
mex_income_2016_tbl_df: Tibble containing household-level income data and associated demographic characteristics from the 2016 ENIGH (Household Income and Expenditure Survey).
mexico_abb_chr: Character vector containing the official two- or three-letter postal abbreviations for the 32 federal entities of Mexico.
# Load the package
library(MexicoDataAPI)
# Get Mexico's Population (Total) from World Bank
get_mexico_population()
# Load a dataset
data("mex_income_2016_tbl_df")
# Shows six rows of the dataset
head(mex_income_2016_tbl_df)
# Display the structure of the dataset
str(mex_income_2016_tbl_df)
# Shows the whole dataset
View(mex_income_2016_tbl_df)