Deutsche Bundesbank — BSI - Foreign branchess (MFI and non-MFI credit institutions) (BBBK5)

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BBBK5 is an official time series dataflow published by the Deutsche Bundesbank, covering balance sheet items (BSI) for foreign branches of MFI and non-MFI credit institutions operating in Germany. The data is distributed via the Bundesbank's SDMX 2.1 REST API, with a single endpoint supporting multiple output formats: SDMX-ML (XML), CSV (?format=csv), and JSON (?format=json). Users can retrieve specific series by specifying a key path along with startPeriod, endPeriod, and lastNObservations parameters to filter the requested time range. This dataset is part of the Bundesbank's broader statistical time series database, which provides national-level economic and financial indicators for Germany.BSI - Foreign branchess (MFI and non-MFI credit institutions) (BBBK5) — official time series from the Deutsche Bundesbank, published as the BBBK5 dataflow over SDMX 2.1 REST. One endpoint serves XML (SDMX-ML), CSV (?format=csv) and JSON (?format=json); extract exactly the series you need with a key path and startPeriod / endPeriod / lastNObservations filters.

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Data schema (17 fields)

Filterable via the API (3)

BBK_STD_FREQBBK_STD_BBK01_KEYSTIME_PERIOD

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Field	Type	Description
BBK_STD_FREQ	dimension	Frequency code of the time series, e.g. monthly (M).1 codes (e.g. M)
BBK_STD_BBK01_KEYS	dimension	Bundesbank series key identifying the specific time series.558 codes (e.g. TU1000, TU1002, TU2004)
TIME_PERIOD	time	Time period of the observation; filterable via startPeriod/endPeriod.Time dimension — filter with startPeriod / endPeriod query params.
OBS_VALUEObservation value	number	The observed numeric value for each data point.The observed numeric value for each cell.
TIME_FORMAT	attribute	Code indicating the format of the time period value.Code indicating the format of the time period value.
BBK_DECIMALS	attribute	Number of decimal places used in the observation value.Number of decimal places used in the observation value.
BBK_ID	attribute	Bundesbank internal identifier for the series.Bundesbank internal identifier for the series.
BBK_UNIT	attribute	Unit of measurement for the observation value.Unit of measurement for the observation value.
BBK_UNIT_MULT	attribute	Multiplier exponent applied to the unit of measurement.Multiplier exponent applied to the unit of measurement.
BBK_TITLE_ENG	attribute	English-language title of the time series.English-language title of the time series.
WEB_CATEGORY	attribute	Bundesbank website category classification for the series.Bundesbank website category classification for the series.
BBK_COMM_GEN	attribute	General comment or note about the series.General comment or note about the series.
BBK_DIFF	attribute	Percentage change of the observation from the previous period.Percentage change of the observation from the previous period.
BBK_DIFF_Y	attribute	Percentage change of the observation compared to the previous year.Percentage change of the observation compared to the previous year.
BBK_EURO	attribute	Flag indicating whether the value is denominated in euro.Flag indicating whether the value is denominated in euro.
BBK_COMM_OBS	attribute	Comment or note specific to the individual observation.Comment or note specific to the individual observation.
OBS_STATUS	attribute	Status code describing the quality or nature of the observation.Status code describing the quality or nature of the observation.

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Sample data (5 records)

Record 1BBK_DIFF: — · BBK_EURO: —

{
  "BBK_DIFF": null,
  "BBK_EURO": null,
  "OBS_VALUE": "8",
  "BBK_DIFF_Y": null,
  "OBS_STATUS": null,
  "TIME_PERIOD": "1973-06",
  "BBK_COMM_OBS": null,
  "BBK_STD_FREQ": "M",
  "BBK_STD_BBK01_KEYS": "TU1000"
}

Record 2BBK_DIFF: 12.5 · BBK_EURO: —

{
  "BBK_DIFF": "12.5",
  "BBK_EURO": null,
  "OBS_VALUE": "9",
  "BBK_DIFF_Y": null,
  "OBS_STATUS": null,
  "TIME_PERIOD": "1973-07",
  "BBK_COMM_OBS": null,
  "BBK_STD_FREQ": "M",
  "BBK_STD_BBK01_KEYS": "TU1000"
}

Record 3BBK_DIFF: 0.0 · BBK_EURO: —

{
  "BBK_DIFF": "0.0",
  "BBK_EURO": null,
  "OBS_VALUE": "9",
  "BBK_DIFF_Y": null,
  "OBS_STATUS": null,
  "TIME_PERIOD": "1973-08",
  "BBK_COMM_OBS": null,
  "BBK_STD_FREQ": "M",
  "BBK_STD_BBK01_KEYS": "TU1000"
}

Record 4BBK_DIFF: 0.0 · BBK_EURO: —

{
  "BBK_DIFF": "0.0",
  "BBK_EURO": null,
  "OBS_VALUE": "9",
  "BBK_DIFF_Y": null,
  "OBS_STATUS": null,
  "TIME_PERIOD": "1973-09",
  "BBK_COMM_OBS": null,
  "BBK_STD_FREQ": "M",
  "BBK_STD_BBK01_KEYS": "TU1000"
}

Record 5BBK_DIFF: 11.1 · BBK_EURO: —

{
  "BBK_DIFF": "11.1",
  "BBK_EURO": null,
  "OBS_VALUE": "10",
  "BBK_DIFF_Y": null,
  "OBS_STATUS": null,
  "TIME_PERIOD": "1973-10",
  "BBK_COMM_OBS": null,
  "BBK_STD_FREQ": "M",
  "BBK_STD_BBK01_KEYS": "TU1000"
}

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curl -s 'https://api.statistiken.bundesbank.de/rest/metadata/dataflow/BBK' -H 'Accept: application/vnd.sdmx.structure+xml;version=2.1'

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