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Economist

The next generation economy plugin with database and multiserver support

PluginsFree1.21
by TheNextLvl · listed from Hangar
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Direct download from Hangar · 533 downloads

What it does

Economist is a plugin for Paper / Spigot servers, made by TheNextLvl. The next generation economy plugin with database and multiserver support.

It supports Minecraft 1.21. It has been downloaded 533 times on Hangar. That puts it at #82 of the 152 economy and shop plugins listed here. The last update came out on Jul 13, 2025.

Supported versions

1.21

Release history

Economist has had 6 releases on Hangar since Nov 30, 2024. None of them came out in the past year. The newest is 0.2.4, released on Jul 13, 2025. It is made for Minecraft 1.21 – 1.21.10. It runs on Paper. The download is 216 KB.

VersionReleasedMinecraftType
0.2.4Jul 13, 20251.21 – 1.21.10Release
0.2.3Jul 9, 20251.21 – 1.21.7Release
0.2.2Apr 22, 20251.21 – 1.21.7Release
0.2.1Apr 21, 20251.21 – 1.21.5Release
0.2.0Dec 24, 20241.21 – 1.21.4Release

Commands

The commands named on the Hangar page of Economist:

/bank/account/baltop/pay

Permissions

Permission nodes named there, to give with a plugin like LuckPerms:

economist.admineconomist.baltopeconomist.bankeconomist.accounteconomist.pay

Latest release on GitHub

Economist is open source. Its newest release on GitHub is 0.2.4, published on Jul 13, 2025.

What's Changed

  • Update dependency net.thenextlvl.services:service-io to v2.2.3 by @renovate[bot] in #69
  • Update dependency gradle to v9.0.0-rc-2 by @renovate[bot] in #70
  • Update service-io dependency to v2.3.0 by @NonSwag in #71

Full Changelog: 0.2.3...0.2.4

Before that: 0.2.3 (Jul 9, 2025), 0.2.2 (Jun 2, 2025).

Description from the author on Hangar

Economist

Economist is a powerful economy management plugin for game servers.
It supports both global and per-world economies,
offering a comprehensive and realistic banking system with no limits on user wealth.
The plugin is built on a robust,
thread-safe API, ensuring stability and reliability in high-traffic environments.

[!IMPORTANT]
Bank support does not work yet and will be introduced properly in v1

Economist does not work with Vault but with ServiceIO (a vault replacement)

Pictures

Features

  • Global and Per-World Economy: Manage economies globally or separately for each world.
  • Banking System:
  • Manage banks with the /bank command.
  • Banks can have multiple members, with one owner.
  • Each user can own only one bank but may be a member of several.
  • Banks are uniquely identified by their names.
  • User Account Management:
  • Use the /Account command to manage user accounts.
  • Currency Management:
  • /economy: Give or take money from users.
  • /Pay: Players can transfer money to other players.
  • Richest Players Ranking:
  • /baltop: View a paginated, sorted list of the richest players.
  • Customizable and Localized Messages: All messages can be customized and localized.
  • Thread-Safe API: Ensures stability in high-traffic environments.
  • Number Formatting Options: Supports large numbers with scientific notation or suffixes up to 1e306.
  • Unlimited Wealth: No hard limits on the amount of money a user can hold, making it ideal for realistic economies.

Commands

  • /economy: Manage the economy by giving or taking money from users.
  • /baltop: Get a deeper insight into the economy by listing it paginated and sorted by the richest players.
  • /bank: Manage everything bank-related, including creating, joining, and managing banks.
  • /Account: Manage user accounts.
  • /Pay: Pay another player money.

Installation

  1. Download the latest version of the Economist plugin.
  2. Place the .jar file in your server's plugins directory.
  3. Start or restart your server to load the plugin.
  4. Configure the plugin as needed in the Economist configuration files.

Configuration

Economist is highly configurable.
Every message can be changed, and full localization is supported.
Check the configuration files located in the Economist directory for all available settings.

Permissions

  • economist.admin: Access to all admin commands like /economy.
  • economist.baltop: Permission to view the /baltop leaderboard.
  • economist.bank: Permission to create and manage banks.
  • economist.account: Permission to manage user accounts.
  • economist.pay: Permission to use the /pay command.

Written by TheNextLvl. Read it with pictures on Hangar.

How to install Economist

  1. Make sure your server runs Paper and Spigot on Minecraft 1.21.

  2. Download the .jar file from Hangar and put it in the plugins folder of your server.

  3. Restart the server. Avoid /reload, many plugins do not handle it well.

  4. Type /plugins in the console: Economist should be listed in green. Its config files are created in the plugins folder on the first start.

Full guide: How to install plugins on a Minecraft server

Compatibility

Minecraft versions
1.21
Runs on
Paper, Spigot
Edition
Java
Needs
ServiceIO
License
GPL
Price
Free
Upkeep
Actively updated (Nov 12, 2026)

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Questions

Does Economist work on Minecraft 26.x?

Not yet. The newest version it supports is Minecraft 1.21.

Is Economist free?

Yes. Economist is free to download from Hangar.

Which server software does Economist run on?

Economist runs on Paper and Spigot servers.

Does Economist need anything else?

Yes: ServiceIO. Install it before Economist.

Is Economist still updated?

Yes. The last update came out in the past day.

What are the best alternatives to Economist?

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