Deutsche Bundesbank — BSI - Foreign subsidiaries (MFI) (BBBK6)
This dataset provides the BBBK6 dataflow from the Deutsche Bundesbank, part of the BSI (Balance Sheet Items) statistics covering foreign subsidiaries of monetary financial institutions (MFIs). It is distributed as an official time series via SDMX 2.1 REST, with a single endpoint offering XML (SDMX-ML), CSV, and JSON formats. Users can extract specific series using a key path together with startPeriod, endPeriod, and lastNObservations filters. The dataset is published by the Deutsche Bundesbank and covers national-level economic and monetary statistics, useful for analysing MFI foreign subsidiary balance sheet data over time.BSI - Foreign subsidiaries (MFI) (BBBK6) — official time series from the Deutsche Bundesbank, published as the BBBK6 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 (16 fields)
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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.232 codes (e.g. TU2051, TU2052, TU2053) |
| 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 | Format code indicating how the time period is expressed.Format code indicating how the time period is expressed. |
| BBK_DECIMALS | attribute | Number of decimal places used in the observation value.Number of decimal places used in the observation value. |
| BBK_ID | attribute | Internal Bundesbank identifier for the series.Internal Bundesbank 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 applied to the unit of measurement (e.g. power of ten).Multiplier applied to the unit of measurement (e.g. power of ten). |
| BBK_TITLE_ENG | attribute | English-language title describing the time series.English-language title describing the time series. |
| WEB_CATEGORY | attribute | Category under which the series is published on the Bundesbank website.Category under which the series is published on the Bundesbank website. |
| BBK_COMM_GEN | attribute | General comment or note about the series.General comment or note about the series. |
| BBK_DIFF | attribute | Indicator or value showing the period-on-period difference.Indicator or value showing the period-on-period difference. |
| BBK_DIFF_Y | attribute | Indicator or value showing the year-on-year difference.Indicator or value showing the year-on-year difference. |
| BBK_EURO | attribute | Flag indicating whether the series is denominated in euro.Flag indicating whether the series is denominated in euro. |
| OBS_STATUS | attribute | Status code qualifying the observation value, e.g. estimated or provisional.Status code qualifying the observation value, e.g. estimated or provisional. |
Schema captured from sdmx 2 days ago.
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Sample data (5 records)
| BBK_STD_FREQ | BBK_STD_BBK01_KEYS | TIME_PERIOD | OBS_VALUE | BBK_DIFF | BBK_DIFF_Y | BBK_EURO | OBS_STATUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | TU2051 | 1984-12 | 30 | — | — | — | — |
| M | TU2051 | 1985-01 | 30 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| M | TU2051 | 1985-02 | 30 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| M | TU2051 | 1985-03 | 30 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| M | TU2051 | 1985-04 | 30 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
Live sample captured at profiling time — values may have changed upstream.
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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'All dataflows (datasets) published by this agency, as SDMX-ML.
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